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| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k One of my customers had a Ref 3 for quite a while and recently replaced it with a Ref Anniversary. Is it better? Certainly, but I don't know if I'd call it night and day.I too like manufacturers who offer upgrades when they make sense, not on a ca... | |
| AXPONA anyone? Buconero, the murder rate in Rosemont, where the Axpona show is being held, is likely nonexistent, unless you cross the mob that allegedly runs the town. But remember, in the bad parts of Chicago (I hear there are a few), walking will keep you hea... | |
| Top monitors 3K - 6K range Those attending the upcoming Axpona show in Chicago are invited to visit our room, 902, to listen to the Transmission Audio M1i Reference Monitors. $4500/pair. | |
| Bungee Cords Understood, Geoff. Copper foil is good for shielding, and I suppose as long as it's completely adhered to the surface on which it is mounted such as a window, its acoustic effect should be small. But aluminum foil rattling in the breeze is quite a... | |
| Bungee Cords Geoffkait: The guy isn't an engineer by any stretch, he's a salesman with an inflated opinion of himself. What's your reaction to the aluminum foil on the walls, used with his Martin Logan speakers? | |
| Bungee Cords I know a guy who suspended his CD player on bungees from an aluminum ladder stretched across some crates several years ago. It didn't sound very good, sucking the life out of the music. Later on he scotch taped aluminum foil all over the walls, so... | |
| Cryogenic experience wanted. Constructive please Don't do it unless you're willing and able to replace your equipment if you don't like the results. | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm I tend to think of it as understated, certainly not plain-jane. | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm Dgarretson, that was not a redesigned Stabi Reference, that was the new Stabi M, introduced last year at the Munich hifi show and shown for the first time in the US at the recent CES. It has a single large 3-phase DC motor and very different belt. | |
| Kuzma 4 Point owners - Do you use damping? Hamburger, having gone to all that expense and not having everything aligned well is unwise. Either do it yourself if you can or hire someone to do it for you. As for damping, just try it. The paddles for horizontal and vertical damping should pro... | |
| Kuzma Four Point compared to SME V-12 tonearm David,Classic 'table you have there.I've sold and set up several 4Points, with each and every customer thrilled with their purchases. One of them had owned an SME V and a TriPlanar, preferring the latter but feeling he could do better. From the fi... | |
| Best and Worst names in Audio Geoff, actually the Number Cruncher was an Entec product, Demian Martin's company. Bob was merely a big fan of it and came up with some worthwhile modifications of it. The CTC modified version of the Parasound HCA3500 amp was the BBQ, never spelle... | |
| Slindie Rabco arm David Shreve in southern California has worked on and modified Rabco arms for several decades. One of the really great guys in the business.Email me for his contact info.Brian Walsh | |
| Best and Worst names in Audio It's not a brand name, but Adcom preamps and amps are named GFP- and GFA- respectively, which are acronyms for Great F-ing Preamp and Great F-ing Amp. Really.Personally I've always been amused with the names Vendetta Research and CTC Blowtorch, bo... | |
| Out of this speaker rockort, Atlair I respectfully disagree about the MBLs, which tend to need a big room and significant listening distance, not to mention gobs of power. And then there are aesthetic considerations. I could not live with their appearance.The Altairs are the best of... |