wrm57
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| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup A drug habit, indeed--mainlining earoin! Spirit, how quiet were the NAT amps during your demo? Of course, you were listening to relatively inefficient speakers (i.e., not 101 db), you said, so perhaps hum and tube noise weren't so apparent. Hum is... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Spirit, your post prompted me to check the NAT website. Those amps do look interesting! The smaller 30-watt, 211-based Se1 MkII monoblocks look like a great match for the Def IV. As a sidebar, anyone care to describe the meaningful sonic differenc... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? The wait is insanely long for the upgrade, at least in my experience. I was on the Musical Surroundings wait-list for something like 18 months. The only reason my arm was finally upgraded was because I had an issue with the DIN connector and had t... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Andrew, I appreciate the tip on damping fluid. With my PII, I filled it to just under the edge of the square shank. Seems the Supreme benefits from a little less. I'll let you know.Jameswei, I can understand why that would bug you. Graham can be s... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? You're preaching to the choir, although I do think the newest Tri-planar bests the Graham 2.2 I owned for years before the Phantom II. | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Hi Andrew,Your description of the Tri-planar is right on, IME. That fullness is quite attractive, especially when paired with a cartridge that compliments it well. I have a Soundsmith-retipped Shelter 901 on mine now and works surprisingly well--b... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Thanks Phil at al. That's good to know. Phil, your speaker placement is almost identical to my current arrangement for a very different kind of system, which would be convenient because my options are constrained. BTW, I looked at your system; we ... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Hi all. Interesting thread. You Zu-dudes are an informed and informative crew. I have a low-watt, high-eff system in my home office, built around a (heavily modded) Moth Audio 2A3 amp and a pair of old Galante Silverdale speakers (Radian coax with... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Thanks for the post, Aoliviero. My Supreme-upgraded Phantom II should be here in a week--after a four month absence. I'm really looking forward to it. I have that Triplanar, too, and thought the Phantom II was already a wee bit better. | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic This thread long ago entered what Freud called the narcissism of minor differences, in which the similarities between individuals or social groups foster the exaggeration of tiny distinctions in order to generate or validate uniqueness or superior... | |
| Mythologies on MoFi - Something wrong? ? My copy of Mythologies (#611) sounds a touch dull at low volume but I wouldn't call it compressed. Its dynamic range sounds natural. OTOH, my copy of Sinatra's Only the Lonely does sound a bit dull and compressed. It's my second copy of Mythologie... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic The volume of ad hominem attacks by TW owners on posters who don't share their love of these turntables is really astonishing, and virtually unique to this brand. Dislike the message? Discredit the messenger, either by direct insult or innuendo. T... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic My but TW owners do take it all so personally. | |
| Dr.John I like Black Keys on LP. There's something elemental about their sound and writing that captures me if I'm in the right mood, making me want to stay within their raw aesthetic. Auerbach is a good craftsman of songs. In concert I found them disappo... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? Actusreus, we flawed creatures without mystical audio powers like objective, repeatable, accurate frames of reference. The block works. |