tomic601
Responses from tomic601
| Bob Weir: "George Jones is my favorite musician." Ya….Charlie - Love Blackberry Smoke… they kick A live…. | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords A lovely honest assessment, good on you and the host. ‘imo and excluding shows, I hear 20…30 systems a year…subject system have reached the mac limits of resolution. | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? esoteric = intended for a few… Now is golden…enjoy it. But just in case…i run a ( heavily modified ) 1961 MC240 in one of my systems… | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers Aesthetix Mimas is fantastic ;-) i’ve setup three systems w those…. finesse and drive. | |
| Sound stage of studio recordings Trinity was done with an Ambisonic ( array ) microphone…. and with speakers that don’t destroy the subtle time and phase information… can be shocking… | |
| Listening Room Shahinian….. big fun for the tradeoffs of a wide sweet spot Also…i have both a dedicated and more multi use space… many dedicated rooms are overtreated … you might be ahead…. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Always a BIG fan of RM’s Music Reference work…including the power amps…but they are super neutral ….hardly overly tubey but very very musical… get fantastic RAM tubes for them ! 9 mk2 or the 200. IF you have fairly efficient speakers or don’t lis... | |
| ABX testing with AQ Dragon power cords @baylinor Nailed it and meticulous installation of the various components from ground to panel, picking phase legs, wire to dedicated outlets and hospital grade high clamping force outlets are a must. To the OP…. your rack / gear make a nice prox... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @lalitk Cool ;-) Speaking as a guy with just 4 turntables, n +1 arms, cartridges approximate Tribbles….. | |
| Phono Stage in inputs for 2 tonearms Yep, Jim White at Aesthetix does everything well. I run an ARC Ref 2se but. could be very happy w Jim’s phono. Modwright and Zesto also build excellent multiple input PH stages | |
| Solar flares are here, everyone unplug your dryer! The issue w blocking is one can lose the opportunity to correct the poser experts when they give out bad advice… like calling a FET an Op Amp, etc….or heaping praise for an unheard component, etc…. etc…. But of course, buyer beware always applie... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Max length is iffy in RCA and very doable w XLR. the RCA depends a lot on the RF situation, grunt and drive of the phono stage output…. Maybe trial the RCA w a reasonable cost but well shielded Mogami…. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 1961 MC240….. mostly black n chrome…no biasing but no XLR….. Have fun Hickamore | |
| Tale of two turntables There is a brisk trade in modified versions of the much adored 103. i would seek out an example w a more refined stylus shape w moderate hours… no bent cantilevers…. have fun | |
| my own experience with Tekton Design Wonderful ! Enjoy the music in great health. |