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| Jay’s Audio CD Transport @ja_kub_sz - You're certainly checking out a lot of great gear. I'd be very interested in your findings on the Matrix Audio MS-1 once you get it, haven't seen much on it yet since it's so new. Very impressive build with a lot of potential. I look ... | |
| Advice on a recently purchased Maplenoll Athena Interesting, I thought Bob Dilger was the owner of Maplenoll. This post has many details on the tables and other posts in the thread may also be of interest. | |
| Dali Epicon 6 vs Rubicon 8 Epicons are a superior design being a tier above the Rubicons, but the Rubicon 8 may have a bit more bass extension than the Epicon 6. You should check out their new Rubikore series which incorporate many advances in their driver designs. | |
| Is this a bargain? Interesting... I have a buddy who has had one in daily use for a couple of years without any issues at all. Of course he's careful with it but does nothing out of the ordinary. Its performance is really quite stunning. | |
| Is this a bargain? Apparently it's been sold, but I've heard the AT-ART1000 and it's in an entirely different tier of performance compared to their AT33PTG/II or their other carts in that range. The ART1000 uses a unique magnetic system with the moving coils positio... | |
| LUMIN U1X and U2 Just a note which may be of interest, if you look at Lumin's site they are no longer offering the U1 in any form. Their only current network transports are now the U2 and U2 Mini. | |
| Revel Salon 2 The other thing to keep in mind about the Salon 2s is their low sensitivity, which results in their demand for high power. Their designer recommends amps of 500 watts or more, and while of course they'll play with less they really open up and come... | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! @jimboman - Think CA refers to the site previously known as Computer Audiophile (now Audiophile Style). Did a search there on SFP and this may be the thread @greg_f was referring to: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/59632-optical-networkin... | |
| Qualio IQ owners, still happy? Do you guys have standard IQs or the Ultras? Haven't seen reference to an SE version which @teajay mentioned. | |
| Dimond Cantilevers And Tip Mass The Audio Technica AT-MC2022 was only manufactured in very limited quantities and has been sold out for years. The DS Audio Grand Master Extreme cartridge uses the same one piece cantilever/stylus but retails for $22,500. | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery There's apparently a market for these products. | |
| Graphene Sluggo - Unlocking Sonic Scenery If you think this is "a bridge too far" you should check out some of their other product offerings, like the Lotus Harmonic Enhancer and the Meow Electro-Acoustic devices. | |
| Stack Audio-SmoothLAN Network Filter- WOW! With all due respect, what audible effect ferrites have in an analog cable (signal or power) would not necessarily be consistent with how they may work with digital cables. They would still reduce high frequency noise but how that may impact the r... | |
| LAIV Harmony This new review by High Fidelity in Poland may be of interest here: https://highfidelity.pl/@main-1394&lang=en | |
| DSD coming to Qobuz streaming? The Boston album linked to is shown in CD quality, and if you select the option to buy the album download it only shows availability in CD quality. |