tomic601

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Help me decide on first turntable purchase
well for $3 k and some effort you could get a SOTA Sapphire and skip past spending $ on isolation ( btw Townsend is hardly the Apogee of TT isolation - pick your expert advice carefully )A decent used Jelco, Sumiko, SME arm, a used KC Vibe or Nova... 
The "Snake Oil" Trope
one million voltrabbits give or take..Seriously, fuse on order so i can listen in REF5se firsti just find the quantum bit over the top marketing…because in the end EVERYTHING is Quantum and Seismic… 
The "Snake Oil" Trope
Heavy - please pray for my $71 
LPS on a NUC or ROON NUCLEUS ?
I have 2 NAIM servers ( Atom w stripped down operating system ). They come from factory w SMPS w ferrite choke. I get better sonics with Teddy Pardo LPS. Importantly the system benefits because the SMPS is not dumping junk back into my AC line. Al... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@undefined yes, indeed welcome. You will fit right in ! 
The "Snake Oil" Trope
since you claim nobody is fibbing, please do explain “ Quantum Tunneling “. i am on the board of a Quantum Software company, chock a block full of Q phd level folks…nobody seems to know…Good thread tho…. 
My Experience With Tekton
Sell the fleet and get $30 k speakers….just kidding.You seem well adjusted, emotional intelligence intact / present, Ego in check, fellow Chet Baker fan, therefore your review will be well received by most. Very importantly you chose to write this... 
Helping a friend build a new system
welcome to audio consulting ! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Agnes - Aventine ( server )so called “ Chamber Pop “i like her, this i think would sound spectacular on tube driven 57’s 
Luxman M900u match with Modwright LS 300, one or two 900s needed?
what didn’t you like about a REF 10 ? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
just be sure to get 4 of them…ha.Agnes Obel - Philharmonics 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
remember the premise of the “ white van speaker deal “ ? same idea… 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
shrinkage aka product going out the back door..in America ? no way, impossible 
RMAF is no more
relocated to Texas or Florida, the long lines are for ventilators 
Helping a friend build a new system
Yes brother in law has the newer version, coming off Odyssey Khatargo SS amp and Candela pre. He as i suspect bought a low hour trade for half of retail. My sense is they sink to about that level and flatline, if it does not impress it, flip.I pro...