tomic601
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| Seeking informed advice on speaker acquisition (Vandersteen vs. OHM Walsh) @roberjermanand I thought you said DCM timewindows were the best.....which might be something we agree on......DCM stands for Drug Capital of the Midwest.....i sold a ton of them and Vandersteen 2’si may have been sober.... | |
| Seeking informed advice on speaker acquisition (Vandersteen vs. OHM Walsh) wave propagation thru a cone and time and pase aligned pistonic behavior are NOT the same....period.not sure comparing current production to a 20 year old speaker is fair, you should at least borrow some current sigs from Alan imo...if you like th... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe @thyname well sorted indeed, love the maple shade bases, etc...they make some great recordings also...making something really improves the ear :-) imolove the nuc, I may go that route if I get serious about ROON.... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Setup Questions Jaclyn will mail you all the spike shoes you need, they are reasonable $$$$ imogood advice on the 1hz sweep...load the top of the antique chest up with ramdom stuff....natural diffuser......love the room..... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT Setup Questions @nrenter good thread for sure..i don’t seem to spend much time there....music calling I guess.....the setup kit is in work for sure but probably not as comprehensive as suggested....the machined laser alignment tool is coming ala the 7 which makes... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @jetson talk w Johnny R alsopretty sure he has the Etna Delos ( and way North of that ) and tge NOVA as it is in Musical Surroundings group - as is a table you are consideringi was advocating a used Basis, who knows Johnny is so plugged in he may ... | |
| Seeking informed advice on speaker acquisition (Vandersteen vs. OHM Walsh) hopefully I hear better than I spell....... | |
| Seeking informed advice on speaker acquisition (Vandersteen vs. OHM Walsh) apples and salmon, they are that different......i have not heard any current production Walsh speakers - I am quite familiar with them from years back and tge essential design principle remains.i own 3 pair of Vandersteen, so I am biased.Alan is f... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart i can say the Delos into a NOVA II is quite sweet..... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @jetson this is where I believe it is very necessary to have a trusting relationship with your dealer. Johnny R is IMO that kind of dealer - they disply the 7 and Richard who is a hyper fan of Vinyl stops by there and listens and they get great so... | |
| Vandersteen 5a vs Genesis 5.3 ? i have heard a medium size current production monitor at Gig Harbor Audio but not the 5.3i owned 5a for many years in a variety of acoustic spaces and with some work ( following tge hyper detailed setup instructions ) they always provided stunning... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe I would not call the Ayre dark... ever | |
| spade lugs won't fit My recollection is that Anticables make a nice light weight copper vintage gear sized spadeAudio Classics is a great source for all things Vintage Mac | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart To be truthful I have never heard a Herronwhat is out there for a Delos ???into a NAIMthe Nova II is pretty goodand I have some supposedly fantastic Tom Evans coming.....we shall hear.... and then seeor not....ha | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart basis w Vector armthe Triplaner is wicked good but out of range $$$DelosAesthetix my $.02does Ralph have a stand alone phono pre ?i would consider his gear also |