wellfed
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| Upgrading what? I would personally work from the middle in either direction, nearly always purchasing the best component you can manage. The exception I would make is the preamp. If possible, skip the preamp until the last piece is in place, but prior to getting ... | |
| Graham and Shelter matching - and other arms/carts The Graham Nightingale cartridge would obviously be a great match with the Graham arm. Graham also makes a matching step-up transformer for the cartridge. | |
| Are smaller high end speakers really better "Are smaller high end speakers really better?" - Naw! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last nightJames Boyk - Debussy/Stravinsky/Schoenberg/RavelBlack Uhuru - Chill OutJudy Mowatt - Working WondersBruno Walter - Mozart: Eine Kleine NachtmusikBruce Coburn - Dancing in the Dragons Jaws | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Ozfly, how do the Von Schweikert VR-11's compare with the Montana WAS? | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? Budrew, take a look at the Machina Dynamica Promethean Base. They offer astounding performance. I have 3 and like them a lot. Please note, they are 8" high and therefore problematic in most racks. | |
| mapleshade It is Reference Audio Mods that is selling the expensive knobs from Audio Consulting. | |
| New ACME outlet sounds worse My system went the opposite way after installing cryo'd ACME's. The noise floor was reduced in an immediately apparent way. I don't know what happened in your case. One audiophile I respect checked out a number of after-market outlets, and ACME wa... | |
| Sistrum or Neuance or...? The Mapleshade Samson is one to look at. Exceptional performance and much better looking than Internet pictures capture. Price is reasonable as well. | |
| Need good speaker cable for modest system. Take a look at the Anti-Cable offered at Zero Impedance. You may have to email Paul for information. I haven't heard these, but Paul has been getting some good testimonials. | |
| Which of these turntables for a new kid in town? The Machina Dynamica Promethean Base is a GREAT isolation solution. | |
| great little speakers I think that Reference 3A has another small monitor beside the DeCapo that was shown recently at CES. | |
| At what level does analog beat digital? I believe it takes a fairly spendy digital system and a lot of attention to detail to beat a moderately priced turntable with a smaller amount of attention to detail.I think the answer to all of your questions, is yes.There are a lot of issues inv... | |
| Wadia 861 SE VS. Wadia 27ix v3.0/270 transport Sorry, I have never heard the Wadia(s). The Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete is definitely worth an audition in any case. | |
| Wadia 861 SE VS. Wadia 27ix v3.0/270 transport Mejames, Leisure7 over at Audio Asylum has compared the integrated to the seperates. Not sure about the exact model numbers however. |