twl
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| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Nobody knows it all. We're all continually learning. That's part of the fun of this hobby. | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar, it is important to match the tonearm and cartridge well. If you want to use a "pretty" unipivot tonearm, then the ZYX will give a better match than the Shelter. In fact, the ZYX will be much more likely to match alot of other tonearms, due ... | |
| Are horn speaker colored or more open and dynamic? TBG, I agree that is the consensus, and that consensus has merit. Horns are very likely to impart additional colorations to the sound, due to the nature of their operation. However, if the horn design is very good, the colorations can be minimal, ... | |
| New Teres 360 Well, my take on it is that it is a step in the right direction.Regardless of the visual aspects, which may or may not be acceptable to some tastes, there are some good ideas there.First, the brass is definitely a better sounding material than alu... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar, if you intend to use the Shelter cartridges, I don't think that the Hadcock will be a suitable platform for them. The Shelter cartridges have shown themselves to be quite difficult for unstabilized unipivot tonearms. I concur that for the H... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? I think it depends on how fussy you are, and how much trouble you want to go through to perfect the sound of every record.Since record thicknesses vary, you'd need to adjust the VTA, for every record you play, if you want "perfection". I don't thi... | |
| Are horn speaker colored or more open and dynamic? Performance of horn speakers is very design-dependent, and must be assessed on an individual basis. The designs and implementations of "horn speakers" varies so greatly, that it is almost impossible to make a generalization. Auditioning is strongl... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar1, I agree with Doug's assessments on the Teres 245. You only have to finish it yourself if you want to save the money. I bought my 245 finished, but there is quite a bit of assembly work to put it together when you take it out of the boxes.I... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path My preferences are in this order:2145Don't know about Sumiko Blackbird.For TT/arm combo in your price range, I like the Teres 245 and Origin Live Encounter.YMMV | |
| Cable Madness There are cable companies which will let you audition the cables in your own home for free(30-day money back satisfaction guarantee).You have to pay for them up front, but you'll get your money back if you don't want them. | |
| Which is better, gain in phono stage or pre amp? Jyprez, in your situation with a SS phono section and a tube preamp, I'd say you are doing the right thing already.The SS phono section is generally quieter than most tube phono sections when High Gain is selected, because there is no tube noise. ... | |
| Freezer Cryoed Cables... Rpatrick, I think it is fine if you have discovered a tweak that you like. It costs nothing, and if it makes you happy, that is great.Personally, I am quite skeptical of the technical veracity of this technique because it wouldn't seem to lower te... | |
| Warning - Audiogon pfish email trying 2 steal info I also got this Phish email.I have checked with Audiogon about it because it appeared bogus, and Audiogon responded to me that it is definitely a FAKE.Do not respond to it. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Well Doug, it's great to be able to move up in the world. I'm real happy that the Silver and HiFi mod were able to get you through the early times with good results. | |
| Anyone using baffless speaker with a full range? Getting bass from that type of system is a challenge. Basically, if you widen the baffle enough to get good bass, you impair the "airy" reflection from the wall behind the speaker, which is why you go open-baffle to begin with.So, you'll have to d... |