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| Isolation Feet Upgrade BTW, I'm also a goofy foot.I built custom equipment racks. Used 4" HD EVPs to support the rack and isolate it. Each shelf is 1.5" hard maple butcher block supported by four 2" HD EVPs. Tighter, clearer, deeper bass is the main improvement. Darker ... | |
| Isolation Feet Upgrade I've also had good results with AV Room Service EVP feet. | |
| Recommendations for a modestly priced analog system There is the very highly regarded, like new Pear Audio Kid Thomas on AA Trader at half price. | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? Coda Continuum No. 8 stereo amp. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage Female RCA plugs; infinite loading possibilities. Have some cake. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage I've owned both. Herron hands down.I really don't like designs that put cheap microswitches directly in the path of the very small signal cartridge output. Not good when new and worse as the unit ages. Keith Herron came up with an elegant solution. | |
| Larsen speakers ... anyone here heard or owned them? Can't speak for the Larsen 9 though. Never heard it. | |
| Larsen speakers ... anyone here heard or owned them? One of the things that impressive most about my Larsen 8.2 speakers is how great they sound with my many mediocre rock recordings (played on both very high quality analog and digital source components). I have not experienced what others above hav... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? IMHO, ATC active. Probably why their pro monitors are used in most of the best recording studios. Removes the amp/speaker interface question as well as all the problems even the best passive crossovers present. No more need for expensive speaker c... | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers My wife loves music and prefers it reproduced properly. She's a allowed four listening rooms and a recording studio. One is a Michael Greene turnable room. I'm very fortunate for this and other reasons. | |
| Larsen speakers ... anyone here heard or owned them? Good luck finding a pair to audition. Very few dealers.BTW, I respectably disagree with sound_real_audio. My room, living room and kitchen, is very large. Definitely not a small room speaker. | |
| Larsen speakers ... anyone here heard or owned them? I've had a number of speakers in our large living/kitchen area over four decades, some over $10k. My wife doesn't want speakers too far out in the room. I've finally found the perfect speaker for that room and those restrictions, the Larsen 8.2. N... | |
| Speakers good for close to wall placement I've had a number of speakers in our large living/kitchen area over four decades. My wife doesn't want speakers too far out in the room. I've finally found the perfect speaker for that room and those restrictions, the Larsen 8.2. No need for subs ... | |
| Speaker Positioning Another endorsement for Jim Smith's Get Better Sound. I've heard Jim's work both at his home studio and at shows. About the best sound I've heard in each case, regardless of the components used. I may be wrong, but I recall Jim saying that the Wil... | |
| Power Conditioning / Surge Protection Just on the dedicated audio line. |