stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| Experience with Metrum Octave DAC All the DACs I have used are sensitive to transport used; I use a Meridian 200 with Transparent Reference digital cable; the cable has a list price about 50% above the Metrum. | |
| Has anybody tried the Musical Fidelity M1 ViNL? I had the kW, it was very good; only sold it as I got a Basis Exclusive which is better at 3x the cost. I now have a V-LPS which I bought as a back up and to use with MM cartridges. Used with my Little Pinkie PS it is quite good and a real bargain... | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube They forgot to include the Burndy cable; shipping in the morning. Will report when I get it running. TeddySuperCap and Burndy together were $1685 inclusive of shipping. The TSC looks quite good and well constructed; ordered mine with WBT Nextgen R... | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube Power supply came today but not the Burndy cable I thought I ordered with it; emailed but not heard yet. More when I know anything. | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube I bought my Superline on here for around $1900 and paid $1600 for power supply and cable so price wasn't too far above a new Uphoric [ what a hell of a name]. The Uphoric would be a good deal used if you could find one. | |
| Best real world radial / omidirectional speaker Shahinian Compass if you can find a used pair. | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube I am getting a Teddy Pardo version of the Supercap; the Naim version is over twice the price of the Superline; in the HIFICRITIC tests the Uphoric was quite good but not as good as the Superline; which is about twice as expensive as the Uphoric. I... | |
| Denon Pre Amp no sound Take the case off and look inside, both on top and bottom of circuit board. I was once fooled by a Kenwood 917 tuner which had them in both locations. This does not require advanced skills or tools beyond a screwdriver or allen wrench. | |
| Comparison of Musical Fidelity CD players I also have the M3 and had the TriVista 21 in the past. I actually like the V-DAC better than the 21, especially with a Little Pinkie power supply. I would forget about matching looks and get a Metrum Octave; you may find yourself listening to CDs... | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube The power supply for my Superline is in the mail; I'll let you know how it sounds when I get it. I am currently using a Basis Exclusive. | |
| Denon Pre Amp no sound Have you checked the fuse(s)? I have bought things from ebay with no problems; just like here you have to be careful who you deal with. | |
| preamp out instead of MC transformer It is likely that Al is correct and the gain would be far too low. In my first response I had assumed that it might be possible; however , even if it were remember that the output of a line stage is measured in volts and the input sensitivity of a... | |
| preamp out instead of MC transformer It is not even wrong, as Wolfgang Pauli use to say. A preamp output would hideously overload a MM input. I thought I had heard every strange idea in audio; I was mistaken. The good news is that this is a strong " worst idea of the year" candidate.... | |
| Naim Dac or power supply? A third path might be to look at the Teddy Pardo power supplies. I just ordered a TeddySuperCap for my Naim SuperLine. MUCH cheaper than the Naim unit; it has been shipped but not here yet. Path no. 4 is to buy a Metrum Octave DAC; I have one and ... | |
| Headshell Washers : Nylon or Stainless Steel? I use stainless steel because it gives a tighter fit; never liked the feel of nylon under pressure. I don't really understand the last paragraph; it seems to me that a tighter fit would affect the vibration pattern of the cartridge/arm combination... |