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| Best SET Compatible Speakers, $4k-6k used Lowther or AER or Fostex drivers in appropriate cabinets are the standard choices for low power SET users. If you are getting a 45 amp, then high efficiency is a must. This narrows the choices to Lowther or AER. For $6k, there are numerous very go... | |
| An arm to live with for years to come I am guessing that you want the liquid midrange that the unipivots can give, and the solid bass response and detail of the SME gimbal-bearing type arms. Usually you have to give up one to get the other. Except if you get an OL arm like the Silver,... | |
| Rega P2 setup - high end newbie Yes, the tonearm floating away from the center is from the anti-skate mechanism. Don't worry about it.Regarding the hum, this is common with Rega and Grado. Check the archives about solutions. Other cartridges do not exhibit this humming.Squeak on... | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? I had a pair of Stax Sigma earspeakers and the Stax SRA-12S Class A headphone amp/direct drive system quite a while back. I thought they sounded awesome, and felt like you do, that this was the best way to go. I found that I tired of this after a ... | |
| Dynavector DV-507 Mk II ? Dave, the very short arm that does the vertical travel creates some vertical tracking issues, and some effective vertical mass/resonance issues. Dut to the ultra short geometry of the smaller arm, it creates wide swings in VTA as even small warps ... | |
| Where to go from Basis 2000/RB300/Glider? I think the table is the place to improve. If your selection is limited to the brands you mention, I'd lean toward the Nottingham Hyperspace. But I would depart from Nottingham at the arm. The Origin Live Encounter or Silver arms would be a better... | |
| Dynavector DV-507 Mk II ? Some people really like this arm, some don't. It has an interesting design which solves some important problems, but unfortunately creates others.Whatever the opinions, it is a very well made arm. I personally feel that you could do better for les... | |
| Help, I'm going crazy with vinyl noise Try a different loading for the cartridge. When using step up transformers, the loading is usually set at the transformer input, at a value that is approximately 1/2 of what you would set on the direct input to the preamp. In other words, if your ... | |
| Need some advice....Please They are good. Also consider Gram Slee phono stage. | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? As long as any of you simply "look at" and "measure" these cables, and do not listen to them, there is no real determining being done. That would be like me "listening" to the Mona Lisa, and determining that all paintings were alike. Or "watching"... | |
| King of SE Triode Power Tubes? The term "king" can be applied in different manners with each of these tubes. One may be "king" for power output, while another may be "king" of sonic quality, and another may be "king" in popularity.There is no question that the 300B is the most ... | |
| Monster Alpha Genesis, what happend to... I have heard a rumor that the Monster Alpha Genesis was a cartridge made by ZYX called R-100. This R-100 is currently available from ZYX. I cannot confirm if the rumor is accurate, or not. I have not compared them. | |
| Music Reference RM200 or David Berning ZH270? Very good, Asa! Regarding your comparison of the Berning to the AirTight SET, it is not really a fair comparison. SET vs Push Pull, and all that. If you want a fair comparison, try the Berning Siegfried 8w SET ZOTL against the AirTight SET. Only $... | |
| High End Myth Glossary. Personally, I feel that numbers 1-6 are not myths.#1 Paying 10% for cables may seem outrageous for a $100k system, but what about a $10k system? I'll bet most of you out there who have $10k systems have at least $1k(total) in cables, including pow... | |
| Cartridge recommendation for Rega P-25 I'd suggest either a Goldring 1042 or a Dynavector 10x4. |