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| The Cartridge and Stylus makes a big difference. Wow! I have had a Benz Micro Gold and Wood SL on my VPI Scout 2 and both carts have been tiptop in regard to performance...It's been a great tracker and I also have never heard a performance by Benz classified as "cold."This leads me to assume it'... | |
| Aerial 7B amp recommendations The Aerial/McCormack combos was one of my favorite pairings in regard to sound.Unless your room is huge or absorbs sound or you listen at insane levels (or a combination of the above) you should have no problem.I’m currently using an Aragon 4004 m... | |
| Speed kills.... Never heard them, but you may want to try:http://www.eminent-tech.com/LFT8.htmlAlso, you may want to try other "planar" type such as Martin-Logan, Magneplanar, etc.This may be your cup of tea.Of course, YMMV.Good Luck! | |
| A song murdered by someone. I hate to say this, but what about "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger (an MTV Award winning video, if I recall.)I believe Family Guy played the entire video on an episode as a joke. Oddly, I never heard it (or paid attention to... | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? Ha! I started with dumpster diving into a Lafayette Audio junk bin and buying a $5 mono tube amp (that's right just ONE) and buying a run of the mill 12" woofer that I hooked up to a portable Sony TC-60 cassette player.Later I "upgraded" to adding... | |
| VPI Prime or Scout or ??? I upgraded from a VPI HW-19 Jr/Rega RB-300 arm (which was the last turntable I was going to own) to my Scout 2 (older model) the current last TT I would ever own (heh).ANY VPI (practically) will give you a simple, nice performing TT that will last... | |
| Best $40 I've spent...maybe ever Clean connections are happy connections. I try to clean mine every 6 months or so (ok, ok, I *try* to schedule it as such.) | |
| The Irrational But Efficacious CD Tweak Meanwhile 11 years later...The disk still works but nowadays (with a slightly different system config) I find that the "effect" is better after regular music is played a while (15 mins?), rather than "fresh" from the IBE disk.Still have not heard ... | |
| Best Speaker cable in the $400.00-$500.00 range for 2 meters Sigh. This is what I would do if seeking advice on speaker cable selection.1. Ignore everyone that doesn't have your amp.2. Use a lending program from a dealer or usedcable.com3. If necessary and if #1 doesn't work, try cables that work very we... | |
| Speaker spike feet? I have a pair of Aerial 7s (the model just prior to yours) and I used these since I managed to score an excellent deal on pricing (way back when):http://starsoundtechnologies.com/Differences were subtle but there. Mostly in cleaning up the midrang... | |
| What's up with Soundstage Direct? There have been issues with them noted on several audio forums lately; the latest rumor is that they are forming new management.My last transaction went ok several weeks ago, but I have noticed lately that their frequent emails have come to a tota... | |
| Philosophy used in assembling your system? All of the above!I guess I lean toward bang per buck, highly modular, "good deal" systems.Although tastes change over the years, I like to get components that have natural growth potential and flexibility so that when there might be either a "quan... | |
| Which HT reveiver to replace Nak av-10? I would look into the Yamaha line and see what you could find at a discount...When my AV-8 died,this is what I did and at well under half the price!It outperformed my Nakamichi in almost every way (although setting it up was more complex, but once... | |
| The Irrational But Efficacious CD Tweak Yes it does work.For vinyl fans, I suggest that you try:Cardas Frequency Sweep and Burn-In RecordMastered by Stan Ricker Just bought a Graham Slee 3 Fanfare and after a while wondered where the life was... played the album above and "Voila!" - ma... | |
| Most helpful audio companies I have had excellent luck in that I have not had *ANY* issue with service from any of the companies I dealt with; in fact bend over backwards service from the following:Aerial Acoustics (met and phoned Mike Kelly)Sonic EuphoriaAV123 (Perpetual Tec... |