stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| North Carolina Audio Club I am moving to Waynesville this fall and would like to meet other audiophiles in the area [Asheville, Hendersonville, Waynesville]. | |
| Wilson Audio Sasha break-in time ? Judging from my friend Dave's experence it takes quite a while; keeps getting better for a long time. I would say a few hundred at least for best performance. | |
| Unipivot tonearms less forgiving of Vinyl quality? There is a current thread on Pinkfish on this subject if you are interested. | |
| Asr basis exclusive or naim superline+hicap2 I used a Cardas GR balanced with good results with my Graham 2.2. Now using a Rega 1000 which has captive cables. I also leave mine in the line position when not listening. Once in a while I forget to switch and wonder why the system is not soundi... | |
| LP12 owners: Anyone try the Tiger-Paw Khan yet? Ordered one today; had a long conversation with Roger. He is very knowledgeable and a joy to converse with. Will report on sound when I get it set up. | |
| rear firing tweeters.... Some of the Revels use them; I am sure there are others. As I sit IN FRONT of my speakers I have never noticed a need for them! Just kidding. | |
| Asr basis exclusive or naim superline+hicap2 Mine is a 2006. Only thing is that power supply is HEAVY and the umbilical cord connecting the unit and PS looks like it came off a WW2 battleship. I suppose these things contribute to the sound quality; it is overbuilt to say the least. It looks ... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona M's - add a subwoofer ??? I was going to get the Cremona's but while looking for a pair got a deal on some GamuT L5s that I couldn't turn down. I use them with a pair of REL Stadium subs and they work very well; the Gamuts are similar in size and frequency response to the ... | |
| Asr basis exclusive or naim superline+hicap2 Just by chance I have a Naim Superline with Teddy Pardo Supercap and a Basis Exclusive. Both are GREAT; which is better depends on your system and taste. As it happens I am selling the Naim to my friend Tricon_dave as it is a great match for his W... | |
| Wilson Sophia III vs Sasha We listened to Tricon_dave's Sasha last week with my Naim Superline phono stage. That is a great combination ; speed and definition were amazing. | |
| Metrum Octave First Impressions I bought mine direct but there may now be an American importer; I have seen an ad by someone who was suppose to be the Canadian agent. There is a new model coming out; the Hex, which will be even better and have more features but cost 3x as much. | |
| Diversity of opinion over what As Bombaywalla says no component is ever heard in isolation; we are always listening to SYSTEMS. I am convinced that there is just about nothing that cannot be made to sound bad by incorrect choices elsewhere in the system. I bought my Apogee Duet... | |
| Most suitable tone arm for linn sondek LP12 No Syntax; there is no such thing as "knowledge" about which gear you prefer. Some like electrostatics, some horns, some cones: which are "wrong"? Some like tubes, some solid state; what "knowledge" should we use to determine who is "right"? Turnt... | |
| Outdoor opinions? I remember a feature story from the late AUDIO mag in the 60s about someone who had two large concrete horn speakers made for his back yard; weighed a couple of tons each if I recall correctly. No bass problems but I have always wondered what the ... | |
| Most suitable tone arm for linn sondek LP12 I was a Technics dealer in the days when the SP 10 was new; I never had one as it was thought to be very expensive in those days. I had an SP 15 with EPA 500 arm as a demo. I like belt drive better than direct but YMMV. I have had some large and h... |