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tomic601

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Basis Audio Fans
The SOTA was ground breaking, still is some 40 years on….  
What makes the biggest difference in sound quality?
Grab em by the fish !  
How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers?
Hyman and Masse playing together should be magic. Everyone should own a set of horns at some point in the audiophile journey…. I don’t think the market share numbers mean much. There will always be a place for horns. Try putting dynamat on the ex... 
First tubes in 30 years
Supercool ! Nice work.  happy listening Jim  
Testing the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber headshell.
I have several spacers Brian, waiting to listen as i am making some other changes and i am a one variable at a time guy. Will advise. jim  
Recommendations Wanted
Question for the OP ? Has the 240 been refurbished and or modified ? i run 87 db speakers with a heavily modified 240. Most 240 make 52-60 wpc before leaving the factory THD spec behind. Mike Samra does a great McShane style mod of the 240 if you ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Spencer - Ya Man on the Ray Brown disc ( Jeton ) it is typically very pricey..but imo worth it.  Lindley / El Rayo-X - Win this Record Jim  
Basis Audio Fans
Dave - I think you would have enjoyed AJ. Quite a genius but self aware to understand he didn’t know everything.  It’s a shame we no longer have the + light he put into this world. He built a wonderful sounding and affordable parts bin table for a... 
Can Anybody Give An Example Of?
My favorite is the MAGIC moment when all ( not really all, in fact just a few.. ) of the evangelicals, klansmen, patriots, convicted felons, etc…fill in the blank… discover the fairytale Leonard Cohen Hallelujah song..you know the one …where she t... 
Are tubes psychological?
…just knowing they are there….. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Terrapin Station running thru head all day..so it shall be.!   I am starting to like the idea of the TT wives gathering, Trish aka Patty ( she hates that ) Davis…. i am a name dropping Robot    
Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers
Well..that was crisp and on point !  Jim  
New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono
Congrats OP ! enjoy the music  
What makes the biggest difference in sound quality?
I think @tubebuffer might also play Hockey, maybe i spelled puck..wrong…. We had Prime Rib and Ham last eve, no fowl…. Bit of Elk summer sausage on the appetizer tray paired well w Basil H. Rye. Carry on ! Jim I am a vegan trapped in a meat pu... 
Basis Audio Fans
i also don’t currently own a Basis TT, but i appreciate the work, inventive genius of AJ and importantly the sonics achieved by both his “ price point “ and cost no object designs. MC is a low sample size hyperbole opinion audiophile. No doubt he ...