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| How important is spending time with your gear? Equipment is a means to an end for me. It's all about the music. I have never chosen a piece of gear because it was aesthetically pleasing. On the contrary, I've wound up some gear that I would pretty much describe as ugly. I would probably ha... | |
| Low Output MC recommendations? Lyra if you can afford one, Hana or AT at lower price points. | |
| Competitive class D amp suggestions How is the PS Audio Gear? I also had a Stellar S300 for around a year. Drove my Maggies flawlessly, always ran cool, and it was a steal at that price. I replaced it with a Bryston 4B SST2 that fell into my lap at a price I couldn't resist. ... | |
| Top linear trackers @ledoux1238 For my ET 2.5, I use a shop compressor located in my garage. I ran an air line to my listening room (standard NPT 1/4" fittings) that runs into a water trap/filter and into a precision low pressure regulator. From there I have a barb... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II I run my MC cartridges into my Herron VTPH-2A with no loading according to Keith's reccomendations. My Lyra Delos and my other cartridges sound better all around compared with any loading including 47k. | |
| Top linear trackers Definitely consider the ET 2.5. Bruce is still making them, but you need to order direct from him I believe. He also has spares and does a great job on repairs and he's a pleasure to deal with. Using the right combination of arm wand and leaf s... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? In my case, I bought my speakers first. I wound up buying Magnepan’s 1.7i, as that was the best speaker I could find within my budget at the time. I wound up replacing my preamp with a BAT VK-30SE (used obviously) and it was a significant improvem... | |
| Cartridge Loading for a phono pre amp If anyone wants to do a simple experiment on how loading affects a magnetic circuit, one can use a speaker. It’s similar to a MC cartridge circuit wise as the coil of a speaker moves in a magnetic field just like an MC cartridge. Start with an op... | |
| Vandersteen Speakers.. Are All Other Speaker Makers Doing It Wrong ? When I auditioned the 2ce sig iii last year, I found the Vandys to sound good, but too dark for my tastes. I wound up buying Magnepan 1.7i. I've been very happy with the Maggies. | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? My main system last had an integrated in 1982, an Onkyo Integra. My second system last had an integrated in 2002, an Eico ST70. Never go backwards. | |
| DIY TT @mijostyn Battle? I thought it was a discussion, an exchange of ideas and experiences. I have the Sota Total Eclipse package on my tnt, and it is a fine drive system. I may consider it for the DIY table. | |
| DIY TT @mijostyn In the video, the turntable is on a floor stand. Mine is not. I do not have any vibration or rumble issues in my setup, Springs isolate in both directions, and while they may help in some situations, can also prevent passing higher fre... | |
| DIY TT @pindac I'm sure we would get along great. I've found that the choice of materials is extremely dependent on the environment. When my listening room was on a suspended floor, my old Logic DM101 (similar to Linn/AR/Ariston), but also similar to... | |
| DIY TT @mijostyn I don't need that kind of isolation. No structure borne vibrations make it to the plinth. The sub floor is a cement slab. Springs of any sort do not provide any positive sonic benefit. In any event, if I did need a suspension as yo... | |
| DIY TT @pindac I have tried glass, marble, and granite in the past, but not with this plinth. I have found MDF to be preferable to either of those materials as a base shelf material. However, I don't have a suitable sized piece of MDF right now to us... |