williamdc
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| Yggdrasil analog 1 (original) vs analog 2 upgrade. I was one of the first to get the upgrade to Analog 2. I think it is excellent and highly recommend it. If you do decide to get the Analog 2 upgrade, consider that Gen5 USB will soon be replaced with Unison USB. Reviews of beta testers are very pr... | |
| Stereophile mistakenly writes Mytek Review as dCS When I read that review, I thought of the expression "damning with faint praise". Which, given a lot of audio reviews, was kind of refreshing. | |
| Is New Vinyl Exempt from Loudness Wars? The Dynamic Range Database is a good resource for comparing new vinyl and CD releases, at least in terms of raw dynamic range:http://dr.loudness-war.info/The vinyl releases aren't always there, but are listed enough such that I use it as a resourc... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I purchased an M20FL because of this thread and am enjoying it. Thanks guys.Glueing is an interesting idea. I wouldn't want to do it in a permanent manner myself but I can see possible advantages.On a similar subject, the M20FL stylus has a stylus... | |
| Soundsmith "The Voice"? Mosin,Thanks. What do you mean "the particular cartridge was built to match". Do you mean that you have the medium compliance version of The Voice? | |
| Soundsmith "The Voice"? What arms work well with The Voice?There are two versions, I believe, one with a 22 um/mN medium compliance and one with 28 um/mN high compliance. | |
| K&K Phono I had a C4s upgraded Seduction. It is good, with fabulous price/performance. However, it isn't in the same league as the K&K. | |
| Teres 260 or Galibier Serac? Yeah, it is my recollection that Doug mentioned that the Verus motor he got was one of the first and it didn't maintain a constant speed.I am very happy with my Verus. I have a 255 and upgraded from Belt Drive. For me, the biggest advantage was th... | |
| K&K any comments? Like Shakey, I've been enjoying my K&K since 2003 too. I built it as a kit. I've also added the two upgrade kits.About a month ago I installed the new Lundahl LL1931 step-ups and they are another excellent "step up".If anyone gets the new tran... | |
| It's 2008. Why aren't there better options ? Rob, regarding your comment:***PC/Mac/NAS rigged with wires/routers/DACs/Pace Cars. Seriously?***I've got a Pace-Car/Squeezebox feeding my DAC. It took me about 15 minutes out of the box until I had music playing. I'm not kidding. Start-up time is... | |
| How many more years before cd's become passe? I just looked at the Naxos site.Sadly, what they call "CD Quality Sound" is actually 128 kbps. This bit rate isn't even close to CD Quality. | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option I got mine today. Initial comments here:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/67/675079.htmlBill | |
| Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player? Oh man, I am interested in anything Thorsten does, but 93 lbs! I had a SCD-777ES at merely half that weight and messed my back up a few times... | |
| DIY connectors for a VOLEX power cable Here is the late great Bob Crump's suggestion for terminations:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/7885.html(The Volex 17604 and 17605 cords are made from Belden 19364 wire) | |
| K &K Audio Phono Stage Upgrade I did the upgrade last week. I agree, it is well worth doing.Results: better punchier bass, more nuance across entire frequency range, better PRAT, and like 4yanx said more liquid sound. |