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| The best speaker cables you’ve had Stealth Hybrid MLT was the best owned followed by Siltech 550 (owned) | |
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? I started with Spin Clean but found the results marginal at best. Next step up was the https://squeakycleanvinyl.com/ system which is a vacuum system using the shop vac of your choice. At $175 CAD it’s a serious bang for the buck cleaner. I stil... | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? Biggest mistake was dealing with Mike Powell FWIW, I really like Mike's foil power cords. My worst mistake was commissioning a pair of custom speakers from Mike's audio-show buddy Ryan Scott of Vapor Audio. I never got the speakers nor a ref... | |
| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? 1. Vintage tubes. For around $100 each I’m not sure there is a better bang for the buck out there.2. Empirical Audio Off-Ramp 5. This USB converter absolutely transformed my digital system for less than $1k used.3. Audience aR2p power conditioner... | |
| Denafrips Terminator Purchase? Duty? Why not order it from the US distributor Mike Powell? | |
| What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems? I replaced an Audioquest Diamond USB with a Revelation Audio Labs Dual Conduit cable after extensive A/B testing (not blind). Both cables sounded great but they did sound different and I slightly preferred the RAL in my system as it had a richer s... | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? I rolled out of the ElectroHarmonix and Sovteks. Ive got NOS Telefunken in the phono stage now. Lush sound, but alot of rush at my listening levelsPhono tubes, especially NOS, are tricky to get right. I'm lucky to have a local tube dealer that bri... | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? Someone on another site sold me a fake Siltech SPX-800 power cable for $350 USD claiming it was authentic. The cable worked properly but it didn't make a noticeable difference on my amplifier so I had my suspicions about it's authenticity. I sent ... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @jetson I swapped out a few phono preamps recently: Zesto Andros to ARC PH6 to Whest PS.30RDT SE+ (the Whest was the keeper for me). These phonos all sounded vastly different and in my case I liked the clarity and lower noise of the Whest. One thi... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart The VPI feet do not seem to be very good. Many people prefer to place VPI tables on Stillpoint cones or Bear Claws and remove the VPI feet.True enough! I replaced the rubber inserts on my Classic 3 with Symposium inserts and added a Symposium Segu... | |
| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings I use the VPI ring clamp with my Classic 3. It does seem to help flatten out slightly warped records but honestly I don't hear much of a difference with it. It's also a PITA to get installed correctly on some records as it can slip off an edge. I'... | |
| Speaker Cables for Magico I use Siltech 550L with my Magico S1's. They sound great together.Todd | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? @o_holter I too had reduced my woofer pumping with each of the following steps:1. Cartridge setup tweaked by my VPI dealer2. Replaced my cartridge3. Added a Symposium Seque ISO platform4. Added Symposium VPI footers5. Added a custom 2" walnut plat... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? @o_holter - You mentioned earlier in the thread about an XLR filter. I was struggling with the same woofer pumping problem and finally commissioned Dan Satoni at DTS electronics to build a custom balanced high pass filter for me. Problem solved wi... | |
| Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus! I currently have a loaner pair of Teo Splash Rs between my ARC PH6 phono and ARC Ref2 MkII preamp. They sound amazing in my system. Now I just need to talk wifey into buying them for an early Christmas present...Add me to the list of Teo supporter... |