xagwell
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| Decide between ARC Ref 6SE and Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse Hopefully this thread is alive as I am in the exact same position with the ARC or Aesthetix question. I currently have and ARC LS-15 and Rhea Eclipse with Manley Mono's and Maggies. I'm looking to upgrade my preamp with the 6SE or Calypso Eclips... | |
| My thoughts on the HiFi Rose 150B I I've had the 150b for about three weeks and loving it although it provides more options that I'll ever use. I originally had a Sonos Port which was only intended to get experience streaming in my 2 channeI set up anyway. The service I used was... | |
| Basis Audio Fans About a year ago I upgraded to a Basis 2800/Vector 4 from a loaded LP-12 which I owned for >15yrs and have absolutely no regrets. I echo those who talk about the company and customer support of Jolanta and Alex. During my homework phase I di... | |
| How many turntables have you owned? My first was a Dual/Grado Black combo, followed by a Yamaha/Ortofon OM 20 in the 70's/80's. It was followed by a maxed out LP-12/Benz/Shelter 90X from the 90's thru 2020. My current and last TT is a Basis Signature/Umami Red and I am loving it ... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Jperry I am overhauling from top to bottom as my system is 15+ years old and I'm retired now so one more time. I am 95% vinyl so that has been taken care of. I'm jumping to speakers and there is a battle between Vimberg Mino and Focal Sopra 3. ... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Hey gang an update for you. I did not get the SoundSmith but surprisingly I ditched my Linn instead and moved up to Basis/Vector 4 Tonearm around January last year. Initially I went with a Clear Audio Stradivari because I auditioned it but snagg... | |
| Transparent vs Synergistic Research? Yep I'm still a Transparent customer too and satisfied although the Kimber KCAG is still on my phone stage. However I am updating my system and in evaluating the Vimberg Tonda Kubala Sosna has been brought to my attention but I have no experienc... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? Skinzy I rec'd the Rhea Eclipse yesterday and only put 5 hours of listening on it so far. I had taken a pic of the standard Rhea before the upgrade so I immediately noticed the significant changes in circuitry. The 2nd thing was the complete elim... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? Skinzy my Rhea Eclipse is scheduled to be returned on the 10th and I am sitting on the "edge of m,y seat." Given the pandemic. parts, and staffing the turn around was 12 weeks instead of the usual 6. Aesthetix has advised me that the complete br... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? Good to know your are heading toward happiness and remaining with the Rhea. I also have had a Rhea in my system for many years. I recently bought a new table and thought about the phone stage also but decided to get the Eclipse upgrade. Haven'... | |
| Value of adding Vandersteen Sub 3's with M5-HP high pass filters to Treo CTs? FWIIW I have used the crossovers >10 years with a Vandersteen 2W sub/Maggie 3.6's. I use two since I have Manley mono block amps. This fall I sent them in to have the 9v batteries replaced for north of 100.00. I also have the Umami Red cartt... | |
| CD Alternative As usual great stimulating responses from the community. I am not aware of an "appreciable" monetary value associated with CD's. Accordingly, the rip/server route is appealing. I just read about an Aurender A30 which has server/streaming capabi... | |
| CD Alternative Some great responses/suggestions! I have stayed with the Cal Audio/BenchMark combo because it is a carousel and of course is convenient and sounds great. It was also in a hard wired 6 zone "whole house" system which allowed me to play it from a... | |
| CD Alternative I just read that the latest version of my original Benchmark DAC 1 is a A+ recommended component. While appreciating the limitation of such "recommended component" lists a newer DAC could be an option. OTOH there is no way I am spending time rip... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Enjoyed this post tremendously! I bought a Basis 2800 TT earlier this year with Vector 4 Tonearm/Hana Umami Red after 20 years with a fully loaded LP-12. I initially looked into VPI and Clear Audio because of familiarity, budget, and access wit... |