twl
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| What would a 2a3 based amp. bring to the table? A good 2A3 amp can give a more detailed and open sound than a 300B, but with less bottom-end warmth, and of course, less power. Most are around 3 or 4 watts. This means that you will achieve about a 98db maximum SPL at 1 meter with your speakers, ... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? Poorguy, yes I think they are. The Revox is a very well made turntable with Swiss precision. Unfortunately they decided to use direct drive, which inherently puts the motor vibrations into the platter, even though most DD makers claim it doesn't. ... | |
| Shelter 501 with Wilson Benesch? Well Plato, one thing is for sure, if you don't like the matchup, there will be a line of people waiting to buy it from you. So there is almost no risk involved with that purchase. | |
| Shelter 901 vs. Dynavector XX-2 or TE Kaitora Tonneson, the MMT was designed with MM cartridges in mind. At the time, Sumiko was building "The Arm" for MC carts. I think it is a little light for the Shelter, but I would not totally rule it out. I do think that if you are getting a cartridge t... | |
| Shelter 501 with Wilson Benesch? Plato, I would say that looking at the design of the WB 0.5 arm, that even though it is a unipivot, it stands a decent chance of being able to match up with a Shelter 501. It has lateral stabilizing outriggers which add lateral mass to both assist... | |
| What's next after my 300B Rega Turntable Wait a minute. We have a question here about which of the "Poobahs" is higher. Is it the Great Poobah, or the Grand Poobah? Is anyone "pulling rank" here? Is there some kind of accepted "Poobah" hierarchy? | |
| Shelter 901 vs. Dynavector XX-2 or TE Kaitora Well, I'll try to give you my impressions, which may vary a little from what others think, but I'll give it a shot.First, I think that the Shelter is probably one of the best cartridges in the world right now, or very close to it, if it is in a ve... | |
| Continuation of my Thread on VPI, Basis, Origin... Rwd, I think that looking at your situation the way that you are is very commendable. You are looking at moving toward the best sound that you can get, without "clinging" to any one particular item. This is the way to get the best out of your syst... | |
| How important is aesthetics to you in purchasing I love to have good looks along with my good sound, but I have some good looking stuff, and some not-so-good looking stuff. Sound is the first priority, but good looks never hurts, if nothing sonically is sacrificed to get it. | |
| Shelter 901 vs. Dynavector XX-2 or TE Kaitora All three very nice cartridges.My choice would be the Shelter 901 if you have an arm that is good with low compliance cartridges.If not, then either of the Dynavectors would be very nice sounding, in maybe a unipivot or lighter gimbal arm.I may ad... | |
| Rega P25 Tonearm Lift Thanks, Dave. Have a good weekend, and enjoy the tunes. | |
| Rega P25 Tonearm Lift David, you're treading some pretty dangerous ground here. I tried to be nice about this. Calling my statements "bull" is not conducive to good rapport with me. Please discuss this in the area of "opinion", as I did. Thank you.And I have not mentio... | |
| Rb250/ incognito or standard Rb300 arm? I would pick the RB250/incognito package. The wiring on the Rega arms really can be improved, and the 250 is actually a better sounding arm than the 300. When fully modded, a modded 250 will outperform a modded 300. The tapered tube on the 300 is ... | |
| Origin Live vs Incognito? The OL structural mod is the best end stub, the Expressimo Audio Heavyweight is the best currently available counterweight, and the Incognito rewire kit is one of the better wiring kits, and is definitely better than the standard Rega or OL wiring... | |
| Rogue Amps: Unlike other Tube amps I think alot has to do with the fact that they are not Audio Research or Conrad Johnson, or other well-known name brands. Rogue is pretty well known in some audiophile circles but not near as well as ARC and CJ. Even though Rogue has very good sou... |