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| Favorite phono cable? Wire World Micro-Silver Eclipse 8. Replaced the stock silver conductor cable ($700 upgrade in the early 2000s) that came with my Graham 2.2 tonearm. The most neutral and transparent cable I''ve yet tried. Neutrality in a cable is very important to... | |
| Help with DC power connectors please While we're on this topic, what have folks found to be the best two conductor DC bulk cable for this application? I'm guessing shielded would be preferable to unshielded. Thanks. | |
| Herron VTPH-2 added to system (almost) Tremendous phono stage. Congrats. | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? Grado GS3000x. I spend much more time listening to speakers so I didn't want to invest much more. Still, by far the best I've heard and I can't imagine wanting more. I was able to compare to Audeze LCD-5 in my home and much preferred the Grado ph... | |
| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice ATC US consumer prices were just recently reduced: SCM7 from $1999 to $1349. SCM11 from $2899 to $1999. SCM19 from $4799 to $3249. | |
| Advice for bookshelf speakers BTW, ATC just drastically reduced their US prices. SMC7 down from $1999 to $1349. SCM11 down from $2899 to $1999. SCM19 down from $4799 to $3249. | |
| The Best Room I've Ever Heard You're welcome. | |
| The Best Room I've Ever Heard Yes, the book covers home theatre and subwoofers. I attended his RoomPlay reference session in Cummings, GA in 2019. I found the experience extremely worthwhile especially since he uses the same speakers I do, Fyne F703. BTW, this session is ster... | |
| The Best Room I've Ever Heard Jim Smith's RoomPlay Reference room. RoomPlay Reference | |
| Legacy Audio Focus XD @audiotroy +1 | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @jaytor That's some really nice work. I'll bet it sounds fabulous. | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits I've built several ANK kits. With a little creativity, you can get much better performance than their stock builds. These kits offer tremendous value. Determine your power requirements and choose that amp kit. | |
| Cartridge Recommendations for SME V Arm BTW, SoundSmith is currently having a sale on existing inventory, Paua being one of those on sale. I'm sure you can negotiate a $3k price with an authorized dealer. One big advantage of SoundSmith other than great sound quality is rebuilds of all... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations for SME V Arm +1 SoundSmith. I have a Paua mk II on my SME V. | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions @yogiboy Wow, new SME Model 6 tables at $5999!!! I'd be surprised if they have any left in stock. Thanks for posting. |