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| Turntable /Cartridge hum 9/10 hum is grounding related. Have you tried grounding the tonearm wiring to a different component or even not at all? What happens to the hum as try these different variations? Does your phono stage have a grounding connection to the line stage?... | |
| What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles? The Autumn Defense...a side band led by John Stirrat and Pat Sansone of Wilco, with drummer "G-Wiz" Greg Wieczorek also in Norah Jones' band and bassist James Haggerty. If you like Simon & Garfunkel, CSN and Big Star, check them out. I'd start... | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. @rvpiano, like I sound about 50 posts ago, "The only thing that I found significantly better than my Gumby is very pricey Aqua Formula.".Any one here dump their Gumby for something they like better(other than an Yggy)? What did you go to and how m... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp @kijanki @audioengr You guys have made some great posts in this thread that clearly explain many of the obstacles between mediocre and excellent sounding digital playback.I suggest to those who haven't, go compare the sound of one box solutions a... | |
| Affordable integrated pure class A? Assuming you meant 85db, not 85hz, you're correct that those are low efficiency speakers and will need plenty of power. It could be class A, but that would cost you a pretty penny, for sure, especially if you go tubes. If you are on a modest budge... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers David, where do you reside and frequent? Maybe we can find you somewhere to listen? Cheers,Spencer | |
| What is the best 5k-plus Preamp with balanced outs and Phono stage? Going with separate phono stage might not necessarily offer better value due to costs of a separate chassis and power supply, but I would still suggest it because separating those will often give better sound quality. Better phono stages often hav... | |
| Electrostatic Speakers @davidclarke, Relationships between distributors and manufacturers are a funny thing and have an often dark life of their own. If all your communication has been through the distributor, perhaps talking directly with Quad would be worth a shot vs.... | |
| Does a ripped cd onto a digital format sound better than the cd played on the cdp Lots of great comments in this thread.IMHE, while I agree that it's hard to single out any one of the factors already mentioned as the only important one, that best overall path to improved digital is moving away from spinning discs. Then moving a... | |
| Arm suitability have you run the numbers on the vinylengine calculator tool to check resonance? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Questions to ask as I shop for a tonearm? @williewonka Thanks for that post. I just bought an Audiomods V, which is at Sota to be mounted on the new Series Six Nova they are building for me now. My hunt (discussed in another thread) came down to the Audiomods or the new Jelco 850, 950s. ... | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? @audioengr Steve, ever try Lumin app with that setup? vs. Kinsky & Kazoo, it’s got a mighty friendly GUI. Plays well w/mimimserver. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. Yggy certainly plays high rez to 24/192. Don't see much source material higher than that. It doesn't do DSD, so if ripping SACDs is your thing, look elsewhere. BTW, Darko's reviews and news on Analog 2 etc. are worthwhile reads. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Recommendation for DAC needed. The only thing that I found significantly better than my Gumby is very pricey Aqua Formula. Improving what feeds it is often neglected and can make a bigger difference than what you might expect. Cheers, Spencer | |
| Questions to ask as I shop for a tonearm? @toschsii,You're being very smart to ask those questions. It's a complicated and often frustrating subject for some. You are lucky that there are many helpful experts here. I would suggest paying close attention to comments from@almarg @raulariega... |