stanwal
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| Multiple arms, multiple cartridges and geometry? You have obviously set out to drive yourself nuts. Oh, wait; we are audiophiles and therefore already nuts by definition. Sorry, my bad. | |
| How important is an audio rack? I in fact use, and was a dealer for, the Star Sound rack that Studiosoundman refers to. I don't feel that this biases me terribly as 1. I have never sold any and 2. they are not currently being produced. They are quite effective but there are many... | |
| How important is an audio rack? It is much easier to set down the names of those who do know something; saves a lot of paper or electricity also. Whatever you place your gear on has an effect on sound quality; as do various suspension devices. I demonstrated this to a couple of ... | |
| In defense of quantum products. I am not a physicist; my PhD is in the History of Science. But I have read quite a few book on Quantum Theory and find the explanations offered for "Quantum" effects unintelligible. Most apparently refer to "Quantum Tunneling" , which is a critica... | |
| Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 MC Phono gain Enough to work with a Denon 304 or AT 33EV. I have used both. There is a switch. | |
| Multi Arm Table I have a Basis 2001 I had listed on here; it has now expired but if you might be interested I will re-list it. Really good sound; I just decided to go with one table; has a SME 3 on it now but other arms are a possibility. I have a Graham 2.2 I am... | |
| Linn lp12 Could be the power supply; I changed mine for the Mose Hercules. It requires a push to start on 45 but no belt change and starts itself on 33. If you need a used power supply mine was working fine when I replaced it; just wanted better performance... | |
| New Pro ject tube box or used ARC PH-3 ??? If you did get the Project get the SE edition, it is suppose to be considerably better; I would probably get the AR; although I have never owned any myself. | |
| Conrad Johnson Sonographe sa400 or McCormack DNA-1 If I were buying one I would get the McCarmack as I think it is a considerably newer design; I was a Sonography dealer but that was a long time ago and I can't remember what the sa400 sounded like if I ever had one. Adcom is/was a marketing compan... | |
| Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround Not that different from what I can see. I use to be a Spendor dealer but not currently one. I am a dealer for other products brought in by the current importer so I see price lists and technical info. The best bet would be to get them direct from ... | |
| Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround Are you dealing with Spendor or with the American importer? I recently had an importer ask me to pay $400 for an IC that was avalable in quanities of 10 from a large supply house for $40 each. I eventually bought 2 for $64 on ebay. The importer's ... | |
| acoustat X That is a blast from the past! I use to have Acoustat in the mid 60s; at least one pre and an amp I built from a kit. They carried the Xs at Allied Radio, which I use to frequent. They had a built in amp if I remember. Should still be a good speak... | |
| musical fidelity m3 phono input Miker is correct. I get better results from mine using a Bob's Devices SUT into the MM input but that is an extra expense. Also not mentioned is that you can seperate the pre and amp sectiones by simply disconnecting the ICs between them. When I t... | |
| Spendor SP100 mid/bass rubber surround I have had 2 pairs of S 100s since about 1990 and both are still working perfectly. | |
| Metrum Octave Dac experiences That is where it excels; lacks the "Digital" sound even most very good dacs have. Very hard to get a handle on the sound; which is always a very good sign. When I get a component that is considerably better than my old ones it is very hard to desc... |