wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| Your first amp? Pioneer SX-525 receiver with Marantz speakers and a Dual 1214 turntable. Ah, the early 1970s.... | |
| PMC vs. Salk Sound Speakers. Which is better? FWIW, I just came across this recent review of PMC IB2i by Aron Garrecht on Ultra Audio. Some conclusions:"What the IB2i made clear is that, as always, sound is paramount, and when it came to sound, PMCs IB2i is a beguilingly good-sounding speake... | |
| Stillpoints and reference-level speakers Psag,Definitely worth a try, especially if you can pick up the Stillpoints with a trial period, just in case. Good luck. | |
| Stillpoints and reference-level speakers I haven't tried Stillpoints under speakers but I found them undesirable under source components. I bought a trio of Ultra SS and tried them sequentially under my Brinkmann Oasis, VAC Phi Beta preamp, and Manley Steelhead II. In each case, I found ... | |
| PMC vs. Salk Sound Speakers. Which is better? I listen to jazz most of the time, although my tastes run the gamut, through two extremely refined vinyl rigs with excellent electronics. My PMC IB2i sound terrific to me on everything. Consummate versatility is one of their best features. By no m... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Spirit, if you contact Audion and get a response, please post it. I'll be interested in what you learn. | |
| Waaaah. Snapped off my cantilever. Darkj, that's a serious bummer. I can sympathize because I did the same to a Dynavector ten years ago. Mike Pranka, the US distributor, took pity on me and replaced the cartridge at dealer cost. It was a kind of "leniency for boneheads" policy, an... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Hi Doug,Forewarned by your Tip #1, I was very careful never to raise the arm when it was locked down. What I did do, however, was to leave the arm resting on the cueing bar, lever raised, rather than on the arm rest, lever down. Over time, the wei... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Very informative post, Phil. | |
| TriPlanar Tips I sent my 18-month old Mk VIIuii in to have the cueing device repaired after it lost damping compression. Unexpectedly, while he had it, Tri rounded off the front corners of the headshell, "for better standing wave resonance control," he said in a... | |
| Sound room flooring advice needed Cork is something I've considered but I'm concerned it would be too soft. I brought in some samples; I can dent them with my thumbnail. I'm also wary of it fading in sunlight, of which my room gets a ton.Acoustically, I doubt cork flooring would d... | |
| Question on FR 66s JohnThanks for the explanation. I stand corrected on the relation between P2S and alignment using the UNI-Pro, and on how the micrometer settings are determined. I had concluded (erroneously, it turns out) that they were related because the UNI-Pr... | |
| Question on FR 66s Hi John,Yes, I've come to accept that the offset angle will be a little off using my arc protractors, both of which are designed for Baerwald, with the SME and SPUs. I just don't see any way around it. It seems to me that SPUs are inherently compr... | |
| McIntosh 452/601 to replace Pass X350.5, good? Unless the 601 has quite a bit more resolution and micro-detail than its predecessor, the 501, I doubt it will sound less veiled than the Pass. I owned the 501 and liked it but always found it a bit veiled in the high frequencies. Great midrange w... | |
| Question on FR 66s Chris,The issue about P2S and overhang using SPUs is something I've also struggled with using my SME M2-12R. Especially aggravating is the small de facto variance among SPUs that purport to have the same overhang. I read surprisingly little conver... |