stanwal
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| Custom Armboards There are probably local shops that could do it for you, wood especially. | |
| Apogee Duetta vs Mangnepan 3.6r I have a pair of Duetta Signatures. I have heard the 3.6s and did not care for them. | |
| TT Weights VPI center clamp I don't think so, I just bought 2 of them for my VPIs. Since I am a VPI dealer I will confine myself to saying that the clamp is not my favorite VPI product. If you are worried go with a record weight instead of a clamp. I have not used them long ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? I have had liner tracking arms in the past, starting with the Marantz SL 12 in the 60s and some of the Technics tables in the 80s. Most of the audiophiles I know who have tried them have eventually given up on them. Some of them. like the Maplekno... | |
| Replaceable stylus and quality of cartridge Yes, there is general agreement that a more rigid one piece system is inherently superior. This in no way means that replaceable stylus cartridges cannot be good, just that they have to make a compromise that non replaceable ones do not. If you wa... | |
| B&W 804S + $2,000 used integrated There is a used NuVista M3 in that price range that I would look at. I use to be a B&W dealer and still have a pair of 805s. I use an M3 myself on my main system. | |
| HDCD VS SACD I have several HDCDs, they play on my system that usually includes a DAC produced before HDCD was introduced, do they add anything in this case or just play as standard discs? The format came up during my sabbatical from audio and I have never bee... | |
| High output MC cartridges It is entirely dependent on the sensitivity of your preamps phono stage. Not all MC phono stage will handle really low output MCs. Compare the output of the cartridge with the input necessary to drive your phono stage to full output. You may find ... | |
| Dynavector 20 XL or H for Rega 600 arm The H is intended to be used into MM inputs for those who do not have a moving coil capability. The ordinary phono stage will be looking for an output of several millivolts. A hi output moving coil like my Denon 110 has an output of about 1.8 mill... | |
| The Hub: QUAD ESL-57, Some good things last a lifetime. I got my first pair in 1964, I don't think there was a importer just then, I ordered them from C.C. Goodwin, a famous English audio dealer of the time. After a trip across the North Atlantic in a crate I went down to Calumet Harbor and picked them... | |
| Would adding another REL STRATA Help? Yes, REL recommends two when possible, I use two Stadium subs i a much smaller room. | |
| Dynavector 20 XL or H for Rega 600 arm As I have always understood it the difference between high and low output MCs was in the number of windings in the coil, the high having more. The rest of the cartridge is the same so the arm isn't the component to determine your choice, it is the... | |
| Opinions...Krell KMA 160 Monoblocks Unless I needed the enormous low impedance power output I would look elsewhere. Unsound is being kind in his assessment of recapping costs, a technician friend of mine has been given Krells by owners who don't want to spend the money to have them ... | |
| Krell KSA 200 stereo amplifier I think you will find that time has marched on and something like the Krell S 300i will actually sound considerably better and likely to be cheaper. In addition it is an integrated thus saving cost of line stage. It puts out close to 400 watts at ... | |
| Aries 3 and Super Platter I should have added that I have no specific information from VPI on the conversion process. I did attempt to put the Super Platter on a Scoutmaster, which I assume uses the same bearing and platter as the Aries and it did not appear to fit. I only... |