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| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings Introducing my Woodsong Garrard 301 inspired me to upgrade every other component. It may not be the best but it has a drive and life-like sound that is addictive. Especially now with the Lyra, Triplanar arm and Atma-Sphere MP-1. The $28K MP-1 is a... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Yes, I am now an owner and major fan of AGD. I am so impressed with my $8350 Audions that I am considering upgrading to the top line Gran Vivaces. However, I can’t imagine any amp sounding better than my entry level AGD Audions. But that is always... | |
| Manger Audio Loudspeakers. Has anyone listened to these? I used to be one of the very few dealers of Manger in the U.S. many years ago. Their uniqueness was attractive but I never got behind selling them. Did not care for the sound. Did not think they were very musical. | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers @lewinskih01 I lived with 300B and 45 SET for many years.The SS vs SET thread got me to understand that there was at least one SS amp that could satisfy me-Bakoon. I bought their headphone amp. They create a clear window into the music without any... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings Yes, it was $13K, but the improvement in SQ with the Lyra Atlas SL makes ALL my record collection great. By pulling out so much information out of the groves, I love every LP. Sure, the rest of my front end is a match but a world class cartridge h... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... I searched for years for a great rebuilt Garrard 301.Ever since my old friend, the late Winston Ma, told me that he used his 301 as the source for one of his $50+ gold CDs (FIM).I finally found a beautiful Woodsong 301 with an Ortophon RS 309D arm... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? Installed a new Lyra Atlas SL today.The performances jump out of the groves!The AGD amps stay right up with the Lyra.What was already amazing, is now killer!Turning off the rig was incredibly difficult.I am not interested in any other amp. | |
| How much reality do you really need? The performances jump out of the groves with my new cartridge today. Does it sound real?No, it will always be an electronic recreation.Do I care? NO | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers The AGDs are transformative. Different from other Class D based on the only GAN MOSFET designed for Audio. Patented. Right now listening to an Opera recording. Never cared that much for it. I never wanted to hear all that screeching. Now hearing t... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers I learned a lot and radically improved my system after my AG thread,”Is there a SS amp that can satisfy a SET guy?”.I did discover a few and have forever moved away from 8 watts of 300B. I found a SS Class D amp that, with super low distortion and... | |
| Why did you choose the components and speakers that are in your system? In my current system, the TT was the inspiration for upgrading the whole thing. After looking for many years for a cherry rebuilt Garrard 301, I found a beautiful one built by Woodsong Audio. Being of very high quality, I upped my entire system to... | |
| My experience with bi-wiring A rather unique and clever way to bi-wire was invented by Jeff at Silversmith with his Fidelium speaker cables. The bi-wire addition is a jumper-like length of cable that connects the four binding posts in a "c". And the single wires connect to ha... | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings For my analog only system, by getting more out of the groves, each upgrade improves my enjoyment. Surely, even unlistenable LPs prior sound good now and, yes, good recordings sound even better.This is the case for front end and other upgrades. | |
| So how can a great system solve less than great recordings Thanks audiorusty,I have always shied away from any signal processing. Even tone controls. I don't even have a separate phono stage using the one built in to my preamp. K.I.S.S. | |
| How much reality do you really need? dweller - This is usually the case. I know that each improvement in my system brings more appreciation and enjoyment. The upgrade process seems never ending and many who put more and more into their systems not only experience diminishing returns ... |