albertporter
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| How delicate (or strudy) are cartridges? The cantilever on the Transfiguration is likely to sheer off (break) if hit hard enough. Anything less, simply sends it to the limit of the suspension system, most likely doing no real damage. The diamond which is bonded to the cantilever is absol... | |
| Maximum cable length I am currently using a 12 Meter (40 foot) pair of Purist Dominus in single ended configuration. This length has been successfully driven by three different preamps with no apparent loss. The quality of the cable has a lot to do with this. All cabl... | |
| Mating a Frog with an Oracle... Changing to the Graham will be a religious experience for you. I suggest you listen to the Benz line too, and if you can afford it, the Koetsu. The turntable you have is not state of the art, but once you get the arm and cartridge on it, you will ... | |
| Wolcott amps The best tube amps? Hi Snook2, I just responded to your request by e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you! | |
| Bose Bashers Read This ! Yes Harvardian, why does Bose think that sticking the front speaker more than one inch above the finish level of the instrument panel in the new Volvo is attractive? I know it lends identity to those who want to be recognized as purchasing a "prem... | |
| Wolcott amps The best tube amps? Hello Dan2112, and others. The Wolcotts are extremely good, I have owned two pair of VERY expensive mono block amps just before this pair arrived. By comparison, these are a bargain! Unfortunately, for the final word on ultimate performance, I nee... | |
| Best Preamp under 10K I agree with Gerrym5, and his comments about the Aesthetix. I've owned the Aesthetix IO (phono stage) for a good while, and just recently purchased the Callisto (line stage). the Aesthetix line stage is the best preamp I have ever heard, and I hav... | |
| Help LP playback is lacking Snook2, I just got my Wolcott amps yesterday, and notice a lack in bass on both the LP and CD. Obviously, mine are not broken in yet, so lets skip that as a problem until I know more. My Wolcotts have already had three sets of input tubes, and one... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Regarding "taking the Pepsi Challenge", I logged on to the Pepsi web site, and cannot find where they actually market a Upsampling DAC of any kind. Thinking Gthirteen confused Pepsi with Coca Cola, I visited Coke's site too....still no DAC's. Are ... | |
| Rowland 7 monoblocks These guys answering you are in agreement with my experience. If I were to buy transistors (I am a tube guy) Roland and Gryphon (Sweden, now no longer imported) are two of the only amps at the state of the art end of the price scale that I would c... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge I am not Carl, and I do not disagree with your comments about LP. having a high frequency roll off. Perhaps it is the RIAA, or perhaps a flaw in the original design of the LP format (it is quite old). However, the roll off in the extreme highs is ... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge I am not Carl, and I do not disagree with your comments about LP. having a high frequency roll off. Perhaps it is the RIAA, or perhaps a flaw in the original design of the LP format (it is quite old). However, the roll off in the extreme highs is ... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Gmkane. I appreciate your answer, I have copied and pasted the part of your statement that I ABSOLUTELY agree with: Suppose you have the best audio gear that money can buy - either analog or digital. I think analog offers the best state of the art... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Gmkane, I have been reading this thread since it began, and made no comments, as I really cannot contribute. I do have a question though. In the CURRENT state of high end, home (two channel) audio, does the ULTIMATE digital transport, D to A, etc.... | |
| "hey throat" from a live rock concert I'm not a Metallica fan, but you can cure the raspy voice, at least temporarily by doing what Robert Plant did when his voice gave out.....suck on a lemon. The astringent qualities will revive the vocal cords, at least enough to call in to work an... |