terry9
Responses from terry9
| LaScala dac with telefunken tubes @designsfx I used to - but now I'm too old. Andy's tube services was good, but the very best came and went on Ebay about 25 years ago. | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? 'Best' components? At Parts Connexion, right now, there is a Vishay VAR series 120K 0.6W resistor marked down to $58. One resistor. | |
| LaScala dac with telefunken tubes Not all TF tubes sound the same. I have a TF E88CC early 1960's, which sounds positively shrill - but I also have 5 E88CC TF tubes selected for HP, also early 60's, and they are far the best 6922 tubes I have ever heard. Although, for all I know... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @newtoncr Thank you ! Mike has already said this, but the extra detail is welcome. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? Panzerholz is a material like any other. It has it's uses in places which require good rigidity and high damping, like tonearm wands for low compliance cartridges and turntable motor boards. No magic, just engineering. | |
| Phone preamp question Glad it's worked for you. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? I find that Pz warps only when left unsealed. Is your experience otherwise? Thanks! | |
| Speakers that scale Magnepan (any) and Quad ESL’s, if you like planar sound, which I do. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Thank you for the compliment, Raul, but I don't know enough to have a useful opinion. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? No question, more is better. My sample of B25 is 19 layers of birch, 18 of phenolic in 19mm, right on spec. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? @pindac I use Panzerholz quite a bit. My DIY air bearing turntable uses a platter board made of Pz topped with carbon composite. Dead as a tomb - and quite unnecessary as the air bearing produces no noise whatsoever (it’s air in all 3 dimensions).... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Nice catch. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @dover Thank you very much! I'm looking to get another cartridge to complement my diamond Koetsu. Front runners at the moment are Grado and DaVa. What ARE the best cartridges you have heard, and why? I know that's a lot to ask, so please don't b... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @richardkrebs Thank you for your review of the Hyperion. @aj523 Why do you like yours? How would you characterize the sound? Comparison? Thanks! | |
| Need 25 foot interconnects As others have mentioned, the starquad configuration is best for a noisy environment. Canare L-4E6S is the very best because the shielding is the best: heavy, braided, pig to work with. Mogami is almost as good, but the shielding is twisted, so no... |