wrm57
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ARC Reference Phono vs. BAT VK-P10 SE As this thread is decades old, it must have been the Steelhead. The Chinook had yet to be spawned, I believe. | |
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? I listen to digital, I pick up a book. | |
An Amp Nobody Talks About, Bricasti Design I heard Bricasti electronics driving $45k Tidal speakers at the Cal Audio Show a few years ago. It was the best sound at show, and maybe the best I’ve ever heard. | |
Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? @mrdecibel, stacked Advents! Those were the days! | |
Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? Cornwall IV are decent in stock form but not great, IMO. However, if you’re willing to put some effort and $1,500 or so into them, they become great. Change out the capacitors and resistors in the xover according to the Don Sachs recipe in the lon... | |
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records Sorry to hear this. FWIW, I’ve been using a Degritter for 18 months with no degradation to 100+ LPs I’ve cleaned, some several times because I sometimes leave them on the platter overnight. | |
MoFi "Mobile Fidelity" Master Phono. Thanks guys, this is helpful. I’m thinking about bringing one in from MD to supplement my Allnic H3000. It’s been ages since I’ve heard an SS phono in my system, and I’m very curious about the current option for my low DCR carts. Can always return... | |
MoFi "Mobile Fidelity" Master Phono. Giving a bump. Anyone heard thus unit yet? | |
Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs Returning to this excellent thread, which serves as a handy reference guide on SUTs... @mulveling, by now you’ve no doubt received your EAR MC4. How does it stack up against the MC3 and, by extension, the others mentioned in your exemplary compari... | |
How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? This weekend realized in one LP side that I don’t much like the Rothwell MDX I bought from MD last week. It’s a demo, from the looks well-traveled, so I doubt break in was the issue. Further listening confirmed my initial reaction. Requested a ret... | |
How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? For the past few months, a DS Audio ST-50 when I feel like it, typically every 5 or 6 sides. Before that, a slice of Magic Eraser on a business card. If I can actually see anything on the stylus, I touch it first with the short- bristled Ortofon b... | |
Tube amps under $7500 Oh, sorry, I missed the stipulation for balanced input. The Aric is single-ended, at least mine. You could ask him about balanced. | |
Tube amps under $7500 Look into Aric Audio. For $5k, the Transcend Push-Pull is a steal. It runs a variety of output tubes, all in Class A, which makes big difference to my ears, and it sounds terrific. I borrowed the top Prima Luna and found it decidedly substandard. ... | |
How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? The H3000 is a high bar, especially if you’ve rolled the rectifier and tried alternative footers under the power supply. I’ve been running mine for a decade. The best rectifier I’ve found is the Riccardo Kron Anniv 5u4g. Many people like Stillpoin... | |
Speakers On Wheels? @soix +1 on the Herbies rec. I use the Giant Gliders under 3 sets of speakers that I slide in and out of a large closet adjacent to my listening room. I think they sound good. And they certainly make moving heavy speakers on hardwood floors extrem... |