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| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? Hi i have now been tunning with my VYGER: Indian signature where there is a Visio carbon linear tonearm for many years now. It runs great and with almost no problems. Aditional i also have a DaVincy : Grandesse Ref 12” radial tonearm which also is... | |
| I can not live without "Room Correction" Hi I too tried digital room correction but found that the " price " by gaining a better tonal balance was too high. The perspective was partwise comprimised and regarding analog playback, i Got a digital print in the soundstage.my soulution was pa... | |
| Putting your components inbetween your speakers. hi I too moved my system away from the "normal" place between the speaker and i helped in every way. Better imageing and more focus.Remember that between the speaker is the highest soundpreasure.It did however require a balanced setup in order to ... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? I totally agree with Pokey 77 and bmontani.Through the years i haved been climbing up the ladder. Had some nice equipment that i traded in, with some cash added and got a even better equipment/sound. Always tried to find the weak spot in the chain... | |
| CD players = dead? i am a huge vinyl lover for 45 years and went on the CD wagon as well, because like jazztherapist writes, i wanted the music.I could never dream to skip my CD collection, just because i can stream. Looking on the shelve for a good disk, inspires ... | |
| Anyone Using Crystals? Hi SabaiI use some bags 5x3 cm and some a little bigger, i dont know exactly what crystals they contain. Started putting them on the powerinletplugs on all equipments and the result was pretty clear, the soundstage got more natural, siblings were ... | |
| Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ? My expirience has lead me to Stillpoints Ultra 5 under my very heavy Rockport Hyperion speakers, as well as the rest of my system.I beleave that the vibrations in the speakers must be dealt with and one way to do that is to form the vibrationenerg... | |
| How often do you clean cables? And which types do you clean most often? Hi I think the cleaning of cabels, and all other pfysical contacts by removing oxidations, depends on the invioment they are placed in and the metal the contacts are made of.The best i have tried so far is defnatly the Swiss Audiotop set. But its... | |
| Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics? It matters very much and the higher the level the more it matters.I have put all electronics on a heavy brick wall (1200kg/m2) and only the speakers are on the groundfloor. The floor is made of 5,5m3 concreet and is floating on 300mm polystyren. B... | |
| What do audiophiles want from a cable? I also tend to see the system in a holistic angel like renolds 853 and waxwaves. Overall i see the software, hardware, the room and finaly ouer body ( mostly the ears) as all connected to the expirience. I too have expirienced a cable the has huge... | |
| Power Cord Length Hi I have tried many cords and have only emperic knowledge regarding their influence on the sound. My experience is that the better your gear is, the greater the effect on different powercords ( or anything else ) is.I can easily hear the differen... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable In order to get the benefit of good expensive cabels, the rest of the system must be equal good.I think you can only get the full potential of your equipment when you use eg. equal good cabels. The same as with decoupling. The weakest link in the ... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable In order to get the benefit of good expensive cabels, the rest of the system must be equal good.I think you can only get the full potential of your equipment when you use eg. equal good cabels. The same as with decoupling. The weakest link in the ... | |
| Advice on using a laser for speaker positioning Hi i too have a laser ( Leica) but find it difficult to make really precisions work on one spot on the speaker since you are shaking the laser when shooting. When finding the correct distance from the lisening point.I ended up using some strings w... | |
| Turntable recommendation for under 6k Hi go for one of the SOTA turntabels, from Star and up, they are great. Playing at a very high level compared to the price.I have had severals and you get a superb support too.Put a Mörch DP6 on it and because of the possibillity to change the arm... |