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| Turntables: 2 Tonearms. What do you Have or Know About? Dynavector XV/Triplanar + Ikeda Kai/Ikeda on Dr. Feikert TT. The low compliance arm/cartridge are preferred for musical jazz; medium compliance for audiophile vocal (e.g., Harry Bellafonte). My gold standard for comparisons of sound stage, dynamic... | |
| GIK Acoustics can't ship without damage Regrettably I’ve had the same problem. The panels’ finish quality was poor on several occasions. However, GIK was responsive and gracious in providing replacements. My experience is that their challenges arise from inadequate control over manufact... | |
| I need Hign compliance cartridges Another vote for Koetsu for low compliance cartridges. Can be found in your price range used, if you’re patient. Their flagship Kai is for sale discounted at TMR, but still outside you range. I experienced it as worth saving up for purchase. | |
| Omega Micro cables BTW, Mapleshade ain’t sonically close to Omega. | |
| Omega Micro cables I’ve used their cables for ~20 yrs in a 2 channel, analog system that is sounded for musical detail and “speed”. I highly recommend their products but reinforce warnings about their fragility. They’re not eye candy — frankly odd and cheap looking.... | |
| Power conditoner.. I’m so pleased with the PP that I use 2 of them. I can hear the improvements with them. The larger one is used for my 300B monoblocks and tube preamp. I can similarly hear improvements with my Studer RTR. The smaller regenerator is for my paired s... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? Like beauty, art, and a good movie, isn’t overpricing in the eye if the beholder? | |
| Experiences Selling Stuff On Audiogon? Gon 👍🏼, especially for high end equipment. eBay was disappointing. | |
| Accurate and revealing subwoofer I’ve a pair of Rhythmic F12SE used with single driver Voxativ Ampeggio speakers. Front end is Revox A810 RTR and Dr. Feickert TT with Ikeda and Dynavector MC cartridges. Integration was easy and the results are detailed and musical. The Rhythmic F... | |
| Wayne's Audio Turntable Periphery Stabilizing Outer Ring I’ve had two is Wayne’s heaviest weight rings — one for several years and would not buy again. I used with a Dr. Feickert Firebird TT. The TT has 3 motors for the platter. The improvement in sound is modest — if any. The ring is a hassle to mount ... | |
| New Outlets Lead to Better Sounding and Tasting Coffee Erik_Squires, the Mel Brooks crowd are proud to follow your data driven guidance. | |
| The 300B World The rectifier tube should be a consideration in 300B SET build. | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback Consider a restored Studer A810 from http://www.reeltoreelhaven.com/ The Otari MX series are very nice, but the differences c/w Studer in sound, build, and transport are evident. It’s a B quality versus A quality comparison. | |
| What was the most impactful addition to your system? I’m happy for you Scott. You’re another verification that we are a community. | |
| Speakers that are good with tubes Consider a high quality single driver speaker like Voxativ, if you’re searching for musical speed and detail — especially with 300B driven SET. Zu audio can be driven nicely with a low power amplifier but offers more bass with its powered woofer. |