yeti42
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| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? I’ve been known to leave the mono switch on after playing a mono album an not notice for a day or two of stereo recordings so probably not a major issue for me. What I do dislike is when the sound dives for the closest speaker when I listen off ax... | |
| Kuzma/Koetsu feedbak?? With a VTA micrometer built into the tower would a 4 point 9 have greater rigidity than the 14 and work better in the context of an XL and a Naim 500 system. (I have the latter but not the former.) | |
| Quality streaming for newbie Are we talking Naim ND555 ($33k) or a MAC Mini and a budget DAC, what do you mean by quality? | |
| Warm, lush and dark ... Dac up to 1.2K For SPDif the Rega DAC-r using filter 3 and fed via a Belden 4794R cable (with a BNC to RCA adapter at the DAC end) this combo let the emotion flood out. When first tried using a Chord Shawline it failed to excite but with the Belden (~$20 from bl... | |
| Anti-skating adjustment REGA RP6 I had my first 17D2 too long, I was also setting antiskate on my RB300 arm to the same value as the tracking weight. Result after a few years was a misaligned cantilever and a stylus that had worn more on one side. Then I learnt about using a blan... | |
| OPINIONS PLEASE - Phonostage for new Rega P8/Apheta 2 - Sutherland 20/20 or Allnic 1201 Rega’s own phono stages would match the apheta better than most, the Aria and the higher spec Aura. Is auditioning an option? | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) Something without a crossover, the Eclipse TD 712 say or if they’re not dynamic enough there are other single driver speakers about, some with horn loading that exchange dynamics for colouration. | |
| POWER CONDITIONERS FOR AUDIO QUALITY So how does it sound with no filtering, any more dynamic, coherent, do you notice a higher noise floor? | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? Belden 4794R SDI cable from BlueJeans works very well for not too much money if you have BNC on at least one end an adaptor doesn't compromise thigs too much if you only have RCA on the other. It's a bit on the stiff side mind, you can't bend it t... | |
| Trouble Decreasing Treble Too high a resistance load will make the highs rather piercing, get it too low and the bass goes rather too soft. It looks like there's provision to customise the load so you should be able to land right on the optimum with a bit of effort.How are... | |
| What is the first album you purchased, and do you still have it? Pink Floyd, Relics. I no longer have that copy but have recenly bought the reissue. | |
| What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid? About 10 years ago I bought a pair of Thiel CS1.6, my first new speakers since the Mission 700s I started with 20 years earlier. Reading around I came across the "Sumiko Masterset" method for placing speakers and decided to give it a try. My first... | |
| High-end TT setup with phono stage built in VPI Player? Not quite up to budget but if a lifestyle product is your requirement and you can improve the cartridge maybe.Build yourself a Lenco based deck, you can make space for a phonostage in the plinth you build yourself, you get to pick the ... | |
| Thiel Owners My only experience of amps on the 1.6s has been Accuphas (too tame), Rega Cursa/Maia (not quite enough in reserve when called upon but up for it), and Naim 282/250 same RMS power as the Regas 80W but with a much better transient reserve and these ... | |
| Thiel Owners OK Thanks Tom. I have a pair of Naim NBLs in another system and they have a specified tightening torque of 3.6Nm for the mid range drivers (but just a warning not to mess with the bass) possibly a bit tight for the Theals, which do have metal to m... |