wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ? A timely question. I’m curious about the Arindal, too. Very little on the web about this speaker. The Otello, with its more manageable price, is also on my radar. Never heard either one, unfortunately. But their beauty, reputation for sound, and t... | |
| Plinius balance mode xlo not working Ralph Abramo is the man to ask. pliniusaudiorepairs@gmail.com | |
| Grace F-9E @lewm , understood about about the universally high internal impedance of MM carts. My point about the F14 having a lower impedance was speculation about why it sounds best at 47K while my F9 was best at 100K, not so much about why it sounds bette... | |
| Grace F-9E I picked up a NOS NIB F9e a few years ago and quickly replaced the stylus with the Soundsmith TOL, which I found superior to the decades-old, if unused, original. To my ears it needed to load at 100k for best results. Grace apparently thought the ... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I have Mints, Accutraks, Uni-tractor, original dedicated Wallys, and an older multi-arm Wally. The dedicated Wally’s are my favorite by far. I just wish I had one for each of my tonearms. Fortunately, the multi Wally fills in most gaps. Mints are ... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I have two Class A amps (modded Plinius SA103 and Reference Line Silver Sig) and love ‘em both. But I’m open to this new GaN-FET stuff. A friend is bringing over a Peachtree and the Atma monos in 10 days for a head-to-head against my amps. Should ... | |
| looking for tech support familiar with Accuphase in the San Francisco Bay area I believe Nick Gowan at True Sound in Campbell is an authorized Accuphase tech. | |
| Does an Audioquest Niagra 1200 limit amplifier dynamics? "How can I estimate or measure the factors in my electrical setup that are either causing audible problems or impeding audible improvements -- if any?" @hilde45 +1 | |
| Phono preamp with best mid bass You might also want to play around with speaker positioning, including toe-in, before you jump into a new phono stage. Mid-bass can be dramatically affected by surprisingly small changes therein. | |
| Experience with applying Kilmat to Cornwall IV Horns? I covered the midrange horn, tweeter horn, woofer frames, and ports in my CW4 with Dynamat Extreme. I like the result. I also upgraded the resistors, most of the caps, and the binding posts at the same time, so I cannot pinpoint the contributions ... | |
| Couple of OCC Speaker Cable Options Audio Sensibility in Canada makes nice OCC cables terminated with WTB connectors. | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners +1 for the Degritter. Pricey but effective and easy to use. I’ve owned a nice Clearaudio vacuum LP cleaner for a decade but seldom got around to using it. Cleaning that way is its own time-consuming project, so I’d save up LPs to do in a batch, wh... | |
| Does Everyone Use 2 Phono Cables with SUT Yes, two phono cables. | |
| Sound bar I’m a picky audiophile who is extremely happy with my Sonos Arc with surrounds and sub. Fills my large room with immersive, dynamic sound that makes all programming more enjoyable. For years I ran my TV and Blu-ray through my very high-end 2-chann... | |
| What is a good turntable preamp under $500? If you want to run a test without risking much, pick something within your budget from Music Direct. It has a 60-day return policy for full refund. Several of the units mentioned here are available there. |