theo1124
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| Why are modern arms so ugly? I disagree with chackster about the tri-planar arm, I think that they are beautifully designed arms that deliver world-class sound. but that is my opinion. They are designed and built with a watchmaker's precision. Each piece of each arm is made ... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I've been running tube preamps and SS amps since my start in this hobby. I currently have a ARC Ref 2 Mark II preamp with a pair of maxed out Odyssey Audio Kismet Monoblocks. I l love the combination and the SQ is great, | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? Last year I bought a pair of Kismet Monoblocks in stratos cases. Thery were used and I had them sent to Klaus for an inspection and upgrade.He installed the latest soda can sized output caps and an power supply upgrade. He said that the time that ... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly This past Saturday I bought a sweet vinyl sugar cube mini. This unit does the job and removes most of the noise a record has. It will not take a flea market reject and turn it into an audiophile pressing but it works really well and significantly ... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly I agree with Johnread57 above. I have hear the sugar cube unit in operation and it works great. It is a little pricey but not a budget buster. | |
| Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying My response to the folks who complain about Audiotroy trying to sell then you are obviously not interested in hearing from knowledgeable and intelligent audio experts. I find Dave's posts very informative. He has a view point and understanding tha... | |
| Lumin T2 impressions? Dave, thanks for spending 15 minutes with me yesterday reviewing streamer options and especially highlighting the Lumin T2. After speaking with you it is definitely on my audio bucket list. I hope that sometime early 2020 I can purchase one. As so... | |
| Axpona reviewers perceptions and reality I was there for 2 days and there was just too much to see everything. But the best room, in my opinion, was Odyssey audio. Klaus's systems really rock and for the money, you can't find better. He really knows how to set up a room to optimize the s... | |
| Is it possible to have vinyl nearly noise free? I was at AXPONA this past weekend. I heard several talks about vinyl cleaning by some experts, The folks from Kirmuss record cleaning systems have done a lot of research into how to best clean a record and backed up their information with detailed... | |
| Odyssey monoblock thoughts. I just had a pair of Kismets delivered by Klaus a few weeks ago. These were a used pair that he upgraded to the best he could do. They sound awesome. Klaus has a sterling reputation and works hard to give the best product. I cannot speak to anyone... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 I am sure that some of the pricing strategy is " charge what the market will bear" but remember the USA/global economies are minting new billionaires. The owners of the company I work for just bought a 150 yacht last year that must have cost at le... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? I will vote also for Odyssey mono blocks. He was at Axpona this year and his gear rates with the best. Magico uses his amps to voice their speakers! | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) Source Loudspeaker Technologies from South Windsor CT. They are very under the radar but make great speakers. They have been around for 30 years. They don't do trade shows or advertise. Seems that their business model is OEM work, custom home inst... | |
| Best Tonearm Lifter? Have had the Douk Audio tone arm life for 6 months now. The are about the least expensive at $87 with shipping from China. Works fine seems well built. | |
| Cambridge Audio Azur 851N I have had an 851N for more than a year now. Love it sounds great. Cambridge Audio has announced a firmware update to enable streaming Tidal very soon, in the next few months |