williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| Audio-Technica VM750SH or Goldring 1042 A couple of things to consider Goldring 1042 - Contact Line stylus this would require a very detailed setup to achieve the best performance it would produce very detailed playback some might consider this stylus type as too analytical ... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component @tee_dee - Cables, without a doubt I sent my nephew interconnect cables and a speaker cables he could not believe the transformation of his very entry level system he now has an idea what the audiophile hobby is all about My "modest" syste... | |
| What sonic qualities connects to you deeply and emotionally? Venue acoustics - those little background echoes and reverberations they add the reality otherwise missing they provide the "height" of the venue Regards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @norco74 - nevr tried it, but I would think that the Helix would be an improvement over a more conventiona speaker cable because it does not colour the sound but it really depends on your hearing. I play bass guitar so my ears are accustomed to... | |
| The weirdness of it all @celtic66 and @brunomarcs I started with Furutech bulk cables/connctors and have graduated to making my own DIY cables from scratch. http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html But if you are not into DIY, the b... | |
| Pro-ject Tube Box DS - power supply Getting the right tubes to suit your musical taste is a key factor with this little box - tubes can make the difference between a very musical presentation, or being too analytical Unfortunately My days using tubes are not even in the rear view m... | |
| Rega planar 3 (50th Anniversary) The two upgrades that made the signle biggest difference to my Rega TT was replacing the Rega arm with an Audiomods Arm. It was a very simple "exchange" - no additional twaking - simply remove the rega arm and replace it sith the Audiomods... | |
| Rega P3 vs SOTA Comet III +1 for the SOTA, but I would change the Rega arm to an Audomods arm, with a one piece harness and KLE Innovations RCA plugs I’ve had the older Series III with the Micometer VTA Adjustment for about 12 years and never looked back its one of the... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. @tubelvr1 - since it does not look like you have settled on a solution here's what I found made the biggest improvements the phono stage - I now have a Simaudio Moon LP 5.1 RS Cartridge - I had a Denon D103 and had the cantilever & stylus ... | |
| Synergistic Research SR30 Power Cables RE: the more of his products the better Just to elaborate on this statement a little further - It’s not compulsory to use all of one brand of cable, but in the case ot Audio Envy and a few other great brands, the cables within a product line sh... | |
| Most Difference @jasbirnandra - as someone else posted - too many variables - but here’s a few points that might sway you one way or the other ETHERNET - designed for data transfer from the ground UP long runs can be accomodated with ease CAT8 is a very good... | |
| Cartridge question @rocky1313 - I see a couple of conflicting views in the posts above support for Sherical support for the more advanced stylus profiles So it really depends what side of the fence you are leaning toward - DETAILS or MUSICALLITY a sherical... | |
| Third Party Services - Phono Cartridge - Retip - Refurbish - Rebuild Services. @pindac - thanks for starting this thread There should be a Category just for "Services" where we could post useful threads such as this one Perhaps monitored by audiogon to prevent comanies from posting ads Great work !👍 | |
| Concrete Slabs @dogberry - It would appear that you have no problem, so pouring concrete would provide no improvement But for those of us that do not have a 400lb chest to sit our TT’s on... My TT is on a metal rack with 1/2" mdf shelves, but to isolate the TT... | |
| Synergistic Research SR30 Power Cables @blamere - Take a look at Audio Envy. they use OCC copper which should improve dynamics they use advanced insulation, which should improve clarity and image Or you could take a look at Zavfino cables - a little more pricey, but very well de... |