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| Grado Stylus Upgrade I knew Joe Grado personally.....his lab was in Westfield, New Jersey. You always knew when he was in the area when you saw his Lambo tooling around town. He sang with the Met.....a great friend. His state of the art reference system was an AR1... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? To make my speakers disappear, I put squares of carpet on the floor right in front of both speaks, getting rid of an unwanted floor reflection. | |
| Grado Stylus Upgrade I would guess you wouldn't hear much of a difference.....when it's done, let me know. | |
| Speaker recomendation I bet you can get a pair of used Vandersteen 5's in your budget. Call John Rutan at Audio Connection in New Jersey. | |
| NAME SOME RARE AUDIO ITEMS THAT DID NOT TAKE OFF BUT SHOULD HAVE & WHY.HERE'S MY LIST Dayton-Wright speakers..... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors Agreed.....the MINT protractor is best......agree with Raul....again. | |
| Vandersteen 2Wq subwoofers with M5-HP crossovers - help needed John Rutan's the man..... always so helpful and knowledgeable..... one of a kind. (though kudos to Richard V as well) | |
| What component to hang on to? Get rid of it all and start anew when you're ready. | |
| Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series). In my poking around this area, I've found that the plugs on the 2 ends make the biggest difference. I use top Furutech plugs with great success. | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Have you tried solidifying your support table to the wall with an appropriate piece of wood wedged there?? | |
| Best balanced linestage/preamp for $4000 or less ??? See if you can find a Ayre K1xe...I think that's your money ball park. | |
| Am i missing something without a power conditioner? AudioTroy.....Richard Grey was the worst component I've ever had in my system.... Ruined the sound...couldn't wait to get it out. (Ayre/Vandersteen) | |
| VPI TNT Mk 3 – Looking for a tonearm and cartridge The Benz LPS is absolutely wonderful. Install it in a VPI 3D with 2nd pivot. Ask Harry to make you an appropriate counterweight as he did mine. CAREFULLY set it up and enjoy. VPI has a metal template for easy arm installation....just insert the... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Black brings more "high end" performance..closer to the Winfield My Winfield cost 3k new. | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Top Lyra's, Ortofon, and Benz LPS working for me. |