wrm57
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| Aesthetix Rhea or Manley Steelhead I compared a Steelhead RC and a Rhea Signature in my system and much preferred the Manley for its superior dynamics and drive. The Aesthetix is good but the Manley is the better performer, I found. | |
| SUT decision: Ortofon Verto vs Ortofon STA6600L Pani, I've come to that conclusion myself, namely, that SUTs into an MM phono stage is the way to go for me. The Allnic H3000 is by far the best phono stage I've had in my system, and it is essentially a tubed MM phono stage with built-in SUTs for... | |
| SUT decision: Ortofon Verto vs Ortofon STA6600L I have to revisit this thread, especially after suggesting Lundahls earlier. Since then I bought one of Bob's Devices SKY 30 SUTs for use with my Miyajima Kansui. I'm shocked at how good it is, even before full break in. Huge, deep soundstage; ric... | |
| SUT decision: Ortofon Verto vs Ortofon STA6600L Another option is the K&K step-up. It uses excellent Lundahl transformers and has adjustable gain. You can also ask Kevin to supply slide-in resistors to give you loading options. | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE I find conversations about about the pointlessness of threads to be more pointless...I find posts about the pointlessness of meta-conversations about pointless threads to be more pointless still...Eek...would someone please pull me out of this poi... | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? Perhaps nostalgia is the ultimate system upgrade. Unfortunately, it only upgrades the systems we no longer hear. | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? I had an Acurus 250 amp, like Wolf-garcia, but with the Acurus linestage and P-10 phono stage. Turntable was a Yamaha PF-1000; CDP was a Luxman D-105u; tuner was a Luxman T-02 (which I still use); speakers were ADS L-880II; cabling was all Audioqu... | |
| How long does it take you to install a cartridge? No more than 60 minutes, start to finish, to get it 90% there using a Mint, Wally, or UNI-Pro, followed by a Foz. The UNI-Pro is faster than the arc protractors but I only like it with some arms. The next 7% or so is refined over a day or two by e... | |
| EXPERIENCED VAC USERSmost bang for the buck That's a great point, Al. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Shadowboxing with Punch? | |
| Rethm Maarga Impressions. Jhardy, I appreciate your comments. People do seem polarized by the Zu sound. Gotta hear it for myself sometime. | |
| AMG V12 vs SME 20/12 I'm with Jfrech. Try auditioning a tube phono stage or preamp at home. Either would give you a new window into your system; and you could always roll tubes to alleviate future boredom. I use a VAC pre-amp with my Bryston amps and like the synergy.... | |
| Rethm Maarga Impressions. Thanks, Jhardy. Care to elaborate? | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup I'm curious, has anyone compared the Def IV to the newest offerings from Rethm, especially the Saadhana 3? The top Rethm would seem to be the Def IV's main competitor among truly full-range speakers with a small footprint, designed around a full-r... | |
| Rethm Maarga Impressions. Jhardy,Congrats on your new Saadhana and please let us know your impressions as they settle in. I'm curious, did you compare them to Zu Definition IV, by chance? These would seem to be the two main options for high-efficiency full-range speakers w... |