wrm57
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| The River Alph Depends whether your room is a cavern measureless to man. | |
| Stepping Up From A Graham 2.2 On A Basis Audio Debut Deck @rooze , congrats on your Phantom. I skipped the original version, holding onto my 2.2 mainly because its lighter weight was better-suited to the suspension of my turntable at the time, a Michell Orbe SE. When I changed to a non-suspended deck, th... | |
| New Class D amplifiers @ddafoe , glad you found the Atmas to your taste. No doubt your back and energy bill will be as happy as your ears. Smooth and warm are the characteristics I most recall from my brief time with them, which left me wanting more air and sparkle. But... | |
| New Class D amplifiers FWIW, a friend brought over his two class D amps (Peachtree stereo and Atma monos) to compare to my two class A amps (Reference Line Silver and modded Plinius SA103). The class A was better in virtually every way. He was disappointed and sold his ... | |
| Stepping Up From A Graham 2.2 On A Basis Audio Debut Deck I went from the 2.2 to the Phantom II, upgraded it to Supreme, and then bought a second one, replacing a current-model Triplanar. So you know what my my recommendation would be. All the Phantoms are a step up from the 2.2, with each successive inc... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? I went from the Steelhead RC to the Allnic H3000 v2 some 8 years ago and never looked back. I liked the Steelhead, bought it new and used it for 4 years with a variety of cartridges. It’s very good. But the Allnic I found to be a significant step ... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? My HK430 into ADS L1290ii sounds really quite good in my shop/gym. I'm always surprised. But I have three other systems in my house that sound better, all with recent components. | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? As Seinfeld said when asked about how many cars he owns, think of a number that’s the outermost limit of what is rational, and it’s more than that. | |
| Any racks that use coasters/ wheels ? +1 on Herbie’s threaded gliders. | |
| Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ? @garebear My dealer spoke with the Verity distributor today. Apparently, the Arindal is so new that it is not fully in production yet. And Verity is apparently very slow these days in churning out models that are already in production. No idea why... | |
| Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ? A timely question. I’m curious about the Arindal, too. Very little on the web about this speaker. The Otello, with its more manageable price, is also on my radar. Never heard either one, unfortunately. But their beauty, reputation for sound, and t... | |
| Plinius balance mode xlo not working Ralph Abramo is the man to ask. pliniusaudiorepairs@gmail.com | |
| Grace F-9E @lewm , understood about about the universally high internal impedance of MM carts. My point about the F14 having a lower impedance was speculation about why it sounds best at 47K while my F9 was best at 100K, not so much about why it sounds bette... | |
| Grace F-9E I picked up a NOS NIB F9e a few years ago and quickly replaced the stylus with the Soundsmith TOL, which I found superior to the decades-old, if unused, original. To my ears it needed to load at 100k for best results. Grace apparently thought the ... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I have Mints, Accutraks, Uni-tractor, original dedicated Wallys, and an older multi-arm Wally. The dedicated Wally’s are my favorite by far. I just wish I had one for each of my tonearms. Fortunately, the multi Wally fills in most gaps. Mints are ... |