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| Seeking opinions about phono specific interconnects IMO, for you, the best solution would be a multi-band equalizer. I would start with an inexpensive one, if happy with the effect, keep looking for one that fits your system best and perhaps higher quality If nothing else, you will have learned w... | |
| Volume levels OR, is your digital stream compressed? | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range grislybutter thanks for the link to speakerchoices.com I sorted by sensitivity, then find something desireable/affordable that allows easily using tubes without needing too much power/cost/weight | |
| Transport Recommendations I gave my friend this OPPO bdp-83 he used it for years and years as a transport https://www.ebay.com/itm/276302157479 always verify they can find the SACd layer, that means the laser is not too weak. | |
| The Unmeasurable Aspects of High-End Audio – PS Audio Way back when, several golden ear writers finally agreed to a blind test. I forget which magazine, I read several in those days. All SS, high end brands, New equipment, all broken in: none of them could reliably/repeatedly choose anything better... | |
| Smaller plug-in AC Purifiers -- Shunyata, iFi, Puron...something else? What do you like? Furman P-1800 PF R another vote for Furman, you want the PF R version, has 45A reserve for instant peaks of program material Usually on sale somewhere, now B&H https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/616232-REG/Furman_P_1800_PF_R_P_1800... | |
| "Happy To Be Stuck With You!!!" motown-l this Technics combo of SP-15 Spinner, OEM base, Best Easiest Adjustable Tonearm Base/arm wand system is very hard to beat. Exactly what I set up for my friend, works perfectly, sounds great! https://www.ebay.com/itm/32593886525... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range Save yourself $12-25k, these JSE Model II’s sound fantastic. Richard Modafferi’s 2 patents: Infinite Slope Crossover and Bass Shift (unique way of using the 10" and 12" woofers). https://holthill.com/products/jse-infinite-slope-model-2-ready... | |
| "Happy To Be Stuck With You!!!" My JSE Model IIs (a friend has them now, restored), the largest woofer is a DUAL voice coil. You cannot find one, or a dual voice coil replacement. The crossover, Infinite Slope designed by Richard Modafferi, is very unique, so a dual voice coil ... | |
| "Happy To Be Stuck With You!!!" IF you plan on keeping speakers for a very long time, very long time, (as I have done/will continue to do) you need to think about driver replacement, and woofer cone or cone/coil replacement. My 15" woofers, paper cones, are from 1958, Electro-v... | |
| Software to inventory vinyl collection If you make your own spreadsheet in Excel, you can sort various ways, add columns, .... I would want to do that in someone else's software. Discogs: can you download/backup the library? | |
| Placing your record on a spinning turntable. NO, NO, NO Aren't you using a center weight? My JVC TT81 (many of their models) has a start/stop while powered on. My old Thorens TD124 had a 9lb cast iron main platter that kept on spinning, while you lifted with a lever, an overlay thin plat... | |
| Best single volume guide to classical music I would start with something simple, then go for ’best’. https://www.google.com/search?q=guide+to+classical+music&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1081US1081&oq=guide+to+clas&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiA... | |
| Alternative to Ayre k-5XeMP preamp. congrats, looks like a beauty. I noticed the remote control is optional as well as an optional phono stage which I believe uses one of the 3 xlr inputs. oddly no photo on Ayre Site except front. rear not even shown in it’s manual I found this l... | |
| Alternative to Ayre k-5XeMP preamp. XLR inputs a must? if not, an Integrated with pre-out gives lots of options, this Audiolab has DAC and MM Phono that might sound great, you never know). https://www.ebay.com/itm/115774368968 |