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| Some cartridge recommendations @rauliruegas Phasemation T500/T500 featured with XLR balanced inputs, which benefit low output MCs. Have you tried Phasemation SUT yet? It has huge “special winding + permalloy” transformers, which stays linear in the range between 10Hz at low fre... | |
| Best power cord for Audioquest Niagara 1200 @10024skip "will it make a difference?” technically “no” | |
| Some cartridge recommendations @bpoletti +1 on AT-OC9XML I also have AT-OC9XSL, which is also under $1k, and sounds amazing! ART-9 series are superb, particularly air-core with SUT! | |
| Some cartridge recommendations @backwash Phasemation T-500 or T-550 | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @duketbrd88 I think you are good! Enjoi Accuphase sound! | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? my A48 Accuphase stock PC is heavy, ~12mm diam, 2m long. Cable with plugs measures 20mOhms, which is very low, comparing to other AC circuit elements, transformer alone is about 20 Ohms. Home pwr wiring has resistance btw 3..8mOhms/meter. Lower AC... | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @macg19 have you seen Accuphase high grade power cables? | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @duketbrd88 great, your system at y9our usage mode is not sensitive to power connection resistance increase! Surge protection (xtra) is good, I’ve seen damaged equipment w/o it! enjoy the music! | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @duketbrd88 congrats with very nice Accu integrated! -before using power conditioner, have you tried to pluf it into wall outlet directly? I have Accuphase pre and PA, and found as Accuphase is the best on SN ratio among many other devices I trie... | |
| Where to go next with the turntable if you want new TT, try technics SL1200G (GAE). DD system there pretty much the best you can get! Belt driven systems have significant speed fluctuations. Older restored Technics SL1000MK2/3 also are very good, EPA100 (MK2) arm can be dialed for s... | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN @waytoomuchstuff "So, some systems may sound better with PC upgrades.” I debugged many PC problems, mostly were related to bad contacts, some to dielectric degradation, etc. From electronic device prospective, PC is not different than any other fu... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @glupson "...buy American so your home don’t burn down.” I am guilty, :-), I am buying “made in China” Apple iphones, computers and many other things.. as of HiFi related cables, typically China’s brands require some additional work to do to make ... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @webking185 +1 I have one Accuphase A-70 “inspired” Chinese amp, A class, it’s very good, measured and sounds! But.. it took me two months discussing with them what need to be done in details.. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @davetheoilguy +1 Chinas power is built by “stupid and greedy” US/.. companies! | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? @joshindc if Dynavector 20x2 impressed you so much, I would guess Audio Technica AT-ML170/180 (even AT24) will change your mind about MC carts magic! AT MM carts sounds better at 1g track force, vs 2g tf MC carts.. On top of that, MM carts are not... |