jasonbourne71
Responses from jasonbourne71
| System advice The Lampizator DAC will look pretty but compared to a Benchmark DAC it is way overpriced! | |
| System advice Go back to your old system. It was foolish to listen to that salesman's advice! What he wanted you to buy was a waste of your money! He was a predator looking to earn a commission by selling you that more expensive Naim system. | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles I will wait for John Atkinson's measurements in Stereophile. The Truth will set you free! | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles Maybe the Bonneville's can be ordered with grill covers? | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers The Paua is a moving iron cartridge and will work best with a high-gain phono stage - not an SUT. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers @lowtubes : I agree! Different SUT's, like different cartridges, have unique sonic attributes. So experimentation is in order! I have five on hand to try, including a Quicksilver. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers @chipcalzone : The cables from the SUT into the phono stage should be as short as possible to avoid loading down the transformer secondary. This is something that many users of SUT's are unaware of. My Cotter SUT came with fixed output cables of t... | |
| Best sounding closed back headphones under 100$ Grado! | |
| Favorite Cover Album Sinatra Sings the Beatles! | |
| 220v / 110v - Anthem STR Power Amplifier I agree! Buy a proper size/watts AC step-up transformer on Amazon. You don't need to spend $500! | |
| Marantz model 8 Saul Marantz was still owner and running Marantz in 1962. Apparently he had a facility in California building components. I doubt there will be a difference in value compared to the Long Island, NY production. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers I checked and the Paua is indeed a moving iron cartridge like all the others in the Soundsmith line. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Isn't the Soundsmith Paua a moving iron cartridge? That's the mechanism used by Grado and some others. No SUT required. | |
| New Amp Advice Why would you want to spend $40-45K? I guess you belong to the 1% Class. There is nothing wrong with your Michi amp. It is competently designed. All competently-designed amps will sound alike. I recommend the Fosi V3 Monos with two 48 volt power s... | |
| Kenwood KD 650, Stanton cartridge I have one! It's worth at least $500. List it on USAudio Mart and save on paying a listing fee. |