uberwaltz
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| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Unfortunately the OP just cannot seem to comprehend that it is not directly related to cost/value of components.Sometimes it is and a collection of high $ items WILL result in stupendous SQ.More often not it is a matter of system synergy which doe... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. If Kosst reference to DMM means digital multi meter it is possible the op does not have a halfway decent one or even know exactly what he should be testing/looking for. If the latter is the case I do hope he will ask for help right here because th... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. @toddverroneI would agree the cables or the interconnects are unlikely culprits but as it is a very simple and cheap test it should not be ignored.It is possible it really was not sudden, a connection may have been corroding or degrading for a whi... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? @asp307 Yes I have heard many good reports on the Lyra Delos, much as there should be bearing in mind the cost.Hopefully I will be pretty happy with the new Nottingham table and Shelter cart for a while before I bankrupt myself...lol | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. To the OPDid you try replacing the speaker cables yet? Anything will do for a cheap dirty test, zip cord, bell wire even regular SO cord ( no you do not have to use all 3 conductors LoL!).I may have missed this but did this start at the same time ... | |
| Best DAC for my situation...Read on! @mesch Absolutely none at allEvery single one including some pretty old well played ones.Only "issue" was about 4 cds of very old and obscure British issue nature did not get correct metadata.Easily and quickly fixed by accessing the vault hard dr... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? @dekay You made me spill my beer! | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? +1 jperry! | |
| MQA decoding and CD ripping One box solution exists for the cd ripping and streaming.Bluesound Vault 2Rips cds to its internal 2tb harddriveStreams Tidal direct and many other services and has built in mqa decoding.Might not be the last word in sq but as far as everything in... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? @inna Thank you for the very usefull information.The previous owner has included in the sale some original oil and a spare belt which is very nice. But the contact for future reference is helpful. I will likely try it on maple blocks first as I ha... | |
| Best DAC for my situation...Read on! After a lot of hours of playtime I must report to being very happy with current setup.Exogal Comet Plus dac/preampBAT VK600SE power ampBluesound Vault 2Wilson Witt speakersAll analog interconnects are Nordost Heimdal All digital interconnects are ... | |
| Need direction for moving CD collection to hard disc +1 for subscription to Tidal!Subscribed myself about 6 months and have never looked back, $20 a month for hires titles that with the right equipment wipes the floor with redbook cd playback.However if you are still looking for a non pc based cd ri... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Why is it that more and more threads lately are opened with a pretty antagonistic header, what exactly does the op hope to accomplish with that besides a number of equally antagonistic responses or outright derision and the possibility of not bein... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? Well I pulled the trigger and bought the Nottingham Spacedeck cw Spacearm and a nearly new Shelter 501 mk3 mc cartridge. This is apparently a medium voltage cart at 0.5mv and was reportedly a good match on the arm but obviously in my system we wil... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? As always Al, your posts are very inciseful and contain many words of wisdom, as do the vast majority of the post already in this thread and I am grateful for each and every reply and the time and effort that goes into them.I was of the opinion th... |