wlutke
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| Audiophiles on Audiogon. Reasonable and not too opinionated. 😂 | |
| Hearing aids I’ve had hearing aids for six months now (I’m 68) and, like so many, I did NOT want to go there. Stubborn, vain and also cynical about their effect on music. I needed them years ago. I was wrong. Music is not artificial sounding (my big fear) a... | |
| VPI H-16.5 record cleaning machine power failure Official VPI forum is now back up and running too http://vpiforum.com/forum/ | |
| 2nd systems- who’s got one? Garage system is all Bottlehead SETs, phono pre and line pre. Speakers are Madisound BK-16 with super tweeters and Mirage sa-8 sub. Ready-made stuff are a Thorens 316 mk2, a Node 2i with outboard power supply and NAD 5100 cd. Back up garage syste... | |
| System bottleneck? You didn't say but streaming by bluetooth would be an obvious bottleneck. | |
| The best phono cartridge alignment tool Here’s a tip for finding the pivot on a Rega and some other arms when using the Feickert. With the arm on the lift I place a 3/8” square of sticky note with a dot in the center over the pivot. With the Feickert pointer over the dot, I’ll swing the... | |
| The best phono cartridge alignment tool I have the Geo Disc, the Mint and the Feickert. Maybe because I wear bifocals I don’t’ recommend the Geo. Sighting down that rail to the pivot is near impossible. I have to stand way back to see the whole rail in focus. The Mint is the most accura... | |
| If you’ve heard an iFi Zen stream, anything better under $1k? I have the newest Node with LPS and external Dac too. Surprising to read about loose bass and high noise floor. My system easily shows faults like those. Not present. | |
| I'm Done with the Fozgometer and the Foz XTR My Fozgometer functions well but has been hit and miss sonically, mostly miss. I picked up a new o-scope off Amazon and now set azimuth by crosstalk instead. It doesn't stop at "sounds good" - it brings that analog magic out - and for less $ than... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? My system has the speakers sixteen feet apart up against a wall with the gear and a couch between. Imaging is only fair and soundstage flat. It sounds incredible otherwise. Much better than a well set up system that images and soundstages like ... | |
| Interconnects for MHDT Orchid Hated the WE 396A (too smooth) until I put the “transparent, lively” cables in. Now they’re just right. There is a socket adapter that allows the use of 6922 family tubes. Some love it. I did not not. Another option though. http://garage121... | |
| Interconnects for MHDT Orchid The Audio Envy are inexpensive, transparent and lively without sacrificing the bass. Click on the link. (In case you missed it) | |
| Interconnects for MHDT Orchid I’m using Audio Envy with my Orchid. I like it over either the Audioquest Earth or A Z Absolute Copper. I have the Satori Shotgun speaker cables. Bluesound Node (latest) with power board and LPS upgrades. Herron 360 pre Pass Xa-25 power A Z Cre... | |
| What Recordings Of Yours Did Not Age Well? ELO, Styx, Boston, Blondie | |
| Bluesound 2i coaxial output sound quality @curiousjim , That's a very good question. Sorry, I haven't heard a $1000 streamer in my system so I can't answer it. I broke into streaming at entry level with the Node 2i and then the newest Node. I do like the OS and especially the remote. ... |