fsonicsmith
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| I need your help. I have an ARC Ref 3, ARC 110, Vandersteen 5As, but no turntable. If it were my money (and has been), I'd go with the Herron Audio VTPH-2A phono stage, VPI Avenger and Lyra Delos. But that's just me. YMMV. YOMV.This is great gear, but it would amount to an expenditure of roughly three times the value of the O... | |
| I need your help. I have an ARC Ref 3, ARC 110, Vandersteen 5As, but no turntable. You are asking a question that has no answer. Your choice of equipment only tells us a little about you. You like ARC, like tubes, and you either seek value in used equipment or haven't updated perfectly good gear in quite some time. I owned that ... | |
| narrow and wide baffles and imaging Imo loudspeaker design is a juggling of compromises, and anyone who says differently is in marketing.I possess a fraction of your technical knowledge, a tiny fraction, but this is my viewpoint too. But just to expand upon that, the people that hav... | |
| narrow and wide baffles and imaging The Devore O/93's do a strange thing in my room-with the right cabling and placement they throw out a wide wall of sound way beyond and above the confines of the boxes-when the recording has it. But what they don't do is provide pin-point placemen... | |
| Morrow Audio re-design announcement: No more Ag coated Cu; Increased numbers of runs. There's a lot of marketing BS here. Mr. Morrow is a businessman first and foremost. "SSI Technology" is a misnomer. There is little or nothing in the way of NEW technology here. True craftsmen of fine audio cable manufacture their own wire or at l... | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? Spending $10 on cables would get anyone nowhere, unless you steal these cables and $10 is your taxi bill. It is remarkable that many don't understand that cables are components, they are equally important. Another mistake is to think that they are... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? How the "F" do you measure "highest quality"? By the quality of the parts? By the quality of the assembly? Performance? Durability? How about versatility with different types of loudspeakers? How about the longevity of the manufacturer and custome... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES Oyaide WPC-Z and Z2...... High performance mounting frame and panel....The appearance of the WPC-Z attracted audio enthusiasts and created a strong impression of mounting frame for wall outlets. In 2007, the long awaited double type base, WPC-Z2... | |
| Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Noise issue driving me nuts! Regardless of which cartridge you are using, the Project Carbon comes with a metal platter and the problem is due to interaction between the metal platter and your cartridge. If grounding does not help, you can try disconnecting the ground pin-eit... | |
| Reed 3P dealer http://www.xactaudio.com/ Steve Dobbins is incredibly knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with. Just be aware that his shop is not open every day and he may take a day or two to get back with you. I bought my 12" Reed 3P from him.He told me that ... | |
| Good carts with SME V The important thing to keep in mind is that the ability of the tone arm to properly track the cartridge is far more important than what cartridge you actually get. In this regard an inexpensive cartridge will totally keep up with one that might co... | |
| Reed 3P dealer If you had the opportunity to make your Reed purchase again, would you go with the 12” or a shorter length? Just curious. I realize you directed your question to Chakster, but if I had it to over again, it would be the 10.5 too. I love the sound f... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers I’m being a bit thick at the moment and don’t catch your meaning about "audit" with the Perspectives. When you audit a class in college, you take it for knowledge but not a grade. I was trying to be a wordsmith; I would love to learn how the JA Pe... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof, I think I've said this before but the 0/93's really impress with synth bass heavy dynamic party music-e.g. LCD Soundsystem. John DeVore is a synth fan and that has some influence on the strong suits of his speakers. They will make you and an... | |
| Blocking the propaganda @fsonicsmith - I think in some ways you overstated your "filter" and drew the ire of other members. For example, you acknowledged learning about a tonearm via the forum, but then did your own research. If so, you are still finding value in the f... |