whart
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| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... FF: I would assume that disclaimer - to go do an audition for yourself- is implicit in every review. Kzhtoo: I think relying too heavily on anyone else's opinion, no matter how experienced, in deciding to buy something expensive is probably a mist... | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... I've been reading hi-fi and record reviews for... a long time. When M. Fremer popped into the thread and claimed that his writing is intended as 'entertainment' (albeit of the 'informed' variety), my first reaction was to say "Hey, wait a minute. ... | |
| Next Phonostage Anybody running old Quads has my vote (at least in the midrange). Good for you, DHcod. | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights My Kuzma XL and factory clamp does use a spindle washer but I am not using it with the Stillpoints weight. I am continuing to experiment, but lost power most of last week due to the hurricane. We are now back up and running. | |
| New level of ridiculousness "Puffery," as I recall is loose sales lingo that no objective person could or should take seriously. | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights The XL mat is some kind of rubberized textile that is bonded to the top of the platter. As far as what's best, screw-down clamp or weight, I don't know- certainly, as I indicated above, Kuzma himself doesn't insist on a screw down clamp for his ow... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights FrankC- when you said you compared it to the Kuzma XL, were you referring to the turntable? And the factory clamp for that table? | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights Al- I have one like that from the 80's as well. I think, believe it or not, it was branded as a "Monster" product, but I'd have to look. | |
| Next Phonostage Wrm- thanks for the good wishes, i sent you a PM. | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights I have been experimenting with the Stillpoints LP1 on my Kuzma XL, which is normally supplied with a heavy screw-down clamp. It definitely changes the sound in the following ways: the overall loudness of the system is lower; there is less apparent... | |
| Next Phonostage Yep, lower Manhattan is a mess right now. We are north of the city 25 miles or so, along the Hudson, and the river towns were just devastated. Just getting in and out of the city is a nightmare, and I know that the utility companies have been work... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? Dayglow- fair enough. The only song from the Trampps that hit my radar was the Inferno song. As to Bros Johnson, Strawberry Letter really does it for me. | |
| Next Phonostage Thaluza- on the question of tube rush/noise, i can hear everything over my Avantgarde Duos at 104db efficiency, funky AC, grounding issues, and neither the Steelhead nor the Allnic gave me a problem with noise, tube, grounding or otherwise. A pret... | |
| Next Phonostage A couple other thoughts, which I should have included in my earlier posts on the subject:the Steelhead is dramatically affected by the tubes used; if the loaner is the one that you thought sounded noisy, that raises additional issues about the tub... | |
| Next Phonostage PHil i think there are a few ARC dealers in Houston-Dallas as well.... |