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| Grado Statement 3--any experience? I have a Statement3 on an SME 12A turntable. Long story short, everyone that has heard it so far is reconsidering their fixation with MC cartridges. Interesting since, I believe, Grado received the original MC patent.I guess the real news is how m... | |
| Opinion on SME 15 The armless SME Model 15 currently retails for $13.5k. The armless Model 20/3 is $17.7k. | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono Keith Herron will continue to produce the 360 line stage and M2 amps but yes, he's nearing full retirement. | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono The Herron phono stages are sold out. Perhaps used if you can find one right now.A friend loaned me his Stellar. I connected it to my system, powered it up and did something else for a few hours while it warmed up. I returned, put the stylus in th... | |
| Coda Tech Amplifier Anyone with Coda amplification should audition Legacy Audio speakers. | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading Keith sold his last VTPH-2A a couple weeks ago. There will be no new design. | |
| ATC placement help The best speaker/listening position set up methodology is described in Jim Smith's Get Better Sound book.https://www.getbettersound.com/ | |
| Looking for recommendations for a pair of full range speakers for ~8k or under Try and audition a pair of Legacy Signature SE speakers. | |
| Anybody using studio near-fields Mini monitors as home minis? I use ATC SCM20ASL Pro Mk II active speakers in my studio. I could live happily with them in any of my listening rooms. Would probably want to add subs though. | |
| ATC Scm 19 V1 Upgrade or what? The SCM40 will work fine in your room assuming have the time, patience and skills to properly set up speakers and listening position.Jim Smith's Get Better Sound book is a great guide. | |
| New turntable: TW or Obama? Consider an SME turntable for your excellent Series 5 arm. | |
| Sub-$1250 DAC w/ built-in Headphone Amp Black Ice Audio FX Tube DAC DSD WiFi (has built in headphone amp). | |
| ATC Scm 19 V1 Upgrade or what? I would move up to the passive 40, a big improvement over the 19 (either version).Yes, plenty of power, a great match.The pro active 20 is roughly the same price as the passive 40. Since you already have ATC amplification, the 40 will give you mor... | |
| Why not more popular? Some of Legacy Audio's more expensive speakers are partial open baffles. Legacy calls these speakers hybrid dipolar. Very well regarded sound quality. | |
| New Stereo Times review on CODA CSiB Integrated Amplifier I agree, based on personal experience (except I have not yet heard the No. 16), with everything the evil reviewer Terry has said. |