knownothing
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| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Wow, great posts! What prompted the OP was finally finding the right cartridge for my vintage Thorens TD 150mkII. I installed just this week an Audio-Techinca AT 150Sa which is an evolution from the AT 150MLX no longer available. Right out of th... | |
| Best cartridge to reduce hum under $400 USD Update. Tried Shelter 201 cartridge. Improvement over Grado Platinum in terms rumble and a decent sounding cartridge but as soon as I tried with 45rpm recording it’s shortcomings in terms of arm match were laid bare. Subwoofer went wild to poin... | |
| Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? Good point @mr_m. Also madavid0, is your butcher block made from smaller laminated pieces or a single block of wood. I have found that a single chunk of wood is more effective at improving sound than laminated butcher blocks which are more commonl... | |
| A litlle help for choice of speakers up to €5500 (used or new) Plus 1 for yogiboy and marktomaras. | |
| Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? Oh no madivid0!1. Was the fingernail sound louder, less loud, or the same in the rack versus the block? IE, was the block doing anything as far as you can tell to reduce vibration from getting to your pick up?2. More importantly, can you tell any... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Also, I had meant to weigh in on the suggestions for monitor speakers. Of course smaller speakers will struggle to reproduce the scale that larger speakers can, but with many of these you can get within 90%, with potentially better spatial resolu... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano @snapsc “What do you mean when you say the sound is too difffused.”Let me take a whack at this. I have a family member who had a 5.2 Ohm system with reasonable AB amps and run of the mill DAC. Big Ohms in the front and smaller Ohms in the back. ... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Yes, reproducing piano is hard. But all is not lost. I saw this thread and immediately thought about Maggies. Biggest you can find/afford/power. Others have mentioned Vandys and Quad. Sure. There are many other choices for used speakers avai... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Plus one for folkfreak.madavid0, you can think of cartridge - tonearm - table - phono pre matching like speaker driver - cabinet - crossover - amp matching. They are part of a system, and swapping pieces in and out willy nilly can be an exercise ... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? For the record, for me, I categorically and respectfully disagree with your postulate. OK? My rebuttal is only soft in that you are free to disagree with me, but I would take it less seriously until you have done some critical listening yourself... | |
| Review: Shelter 201 Cartridge oracle914,On other cartridges I have used it was fairly easy to see if VTA was close to right. With the Shelter 201, I found good alignment with the front of the cartridge close to perfectly perpendicular to the record surface. If you are close to... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. Plus one for electrical issues in your new kitchen. I would try listening to your system with the new kitchen fully operational as a baseline, then try:1. Turning off all kitchen lights - listen2. Turning off all breakers to your new kitchen (if ... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Madavid0, I suggest you attend a music matters demo or one of the big audio trade shows where gear makers, sellers and reviewers have set up high end analog systems including state of the art cartridges in front of other outstanding equipment and ... | |
| Need upgrade from Denon 1520 and better DAC My quick response on sound of various brands listed:Oppo 105/105D - really clear upper registers, good spatial representation, decent bassArcam - bit warmer mids, voices. Good treble extension and bass, but maybe not the nth degree of sparkle and ... | |
| Need upgrade from Denon 1520 and better DAC Denon 3XXX or 5XXX universal players are a possible solution, although have not heard those in long time or compared to current or recent crop of uni players mentioned already. In any case older better Denons could at very least serve as solid uni... |