wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| Graham IC70 v. Furutech Silver Arrow Yes, both of my IC-70s had the stock Eichmanns. I like the Silver Breeze a lot, too, and replaced my AG-12 with it, mostly because I needed a longer cable and it's difficult to buy Furutech cables in anything but the stock 1.2m. I found the Silver... | |
| Graham IC70 v. Furutech Silver Arrow I switched to a Silver Arrow on my Phantom II and prefer it to the IC-70. I compared them directly in my system and found the Silver Arrow to offer everything the Graham does plus its more balanced through the frequency range, more relaxed without... | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF Correction: that should read 2.16 to 2.0, not 2.18 to 2.2. | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF I keep it 2.18-2.2g with the tail raised half as much, on a typical 140g LP, as I raise it when adjusting from level on a 140g to level on a 180g LP, using a Triplanar VIIuii. 2g is too light for mine--it tracks fine there but becomes too lean son... | |
| Next Phonostage A Steelhead shouldn't be noisy. Probably the tubes. | |
| SME M2-12R Cartridge Choices I have an MP-50 that I haven't tried in that arm but I don't see why it wouldn't work, with a self-weight of 8 g and compliance of 8.5 x 10-6 cm/dyne. You might want to pick up a few aftermarket headshells of various weights for experimentation. I... | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear I'll take your word for it. I don't mean to cast unwarranted aspersions. I think it was a weird way to position the thread but I'm happy to let it go.Bill | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear Tubegroover: I never said he's pitching speakers. I said he appears to be pitching Berning, with whom he has a commercial affiliation. That affiliation raises a red flag for me. Whether Berning's designs are SOTA, or whether I've heard them, is co... | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear This is a weird thread. The OP says he's not selling anything, then pitches a preamp from a manufacturer with whom he has a commercial relationship. He asks for opinions on "best single best preamp you've ever heard," but asks that we listen to th... | |
| SME M2-12R Cartridge Choices Don't know why this arm doesn't get more attention, especially since it's basically an upgraded version the classic 3012R, with better bearings and wiring. I've used an SPU Royal GM II and an SPU Mono GMII, both of which work wonderfully. And I re... | |
| Basis table or SME Thanks, Syntax. Another question: do you think a Minus-K or Vibraplane renders moot the benefits of the Basis suspension? | |
| Basis table or SME Is there much sonic difference between the vacuum and non-vacuum versions of the Basis? | |
| Gallo Stradas vs. Merlin TSM-MXRs I have TSM-Mmi powered by a Manley Stingray II in a large, very reflective room with no treatments. The set-up is further compromised by having the TSM in a large wall unit--solid birch and open-backed, but still way suboptimal. Nonetheless, they ... | |
| Micro Seiki, or TW AC-1 Analog bloodsport in the ego coliseum. So thrilling. | |
| Micro Seiki, or TW AC-1 I'll echo Peter's point. I recently added Minus-K platforms beneath my medium-mass Clearaudio (60 lbs) and high-mass Lenco (115 lbs). The improvement was remarkable in both cases, not merely in focus and microdynamics, which I expected, but in bas... |