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| Kuzma 4Point vs Airline - is it worth the upgrade? The 4P is an excellent example for engineering which fails the sonic spot by a mile. Soft dynamics, soft soundstage, everything wrapped in clothes, a real sleeper, one of the biggest disappointments I ever listened to. But probably the right Arm f... | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital I think, some analog Set Ups can create ear cancer. Analog reproduction has a lot to do with precision and the knowledge what-is-responsible-for-what....Digital can be ok, when the Mastering of this silver thing was made from someone who was not t... | |
| Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System My advice: Buy 2 :-) | |
| Helikon Retip Experience? Send it back to Lyra and ask them to install a better diamond. What Soundsmith can do, they can do, too... | |
| Best Pre with a built-n phono section? The Manley Steelhead is a very good choice, also the Line Preamp from Stan Klyne, Model 7 with Phono Stage, excellent sound, adjustable for a lot of cartridges and the preamp also has 2 gain pots for all kind of connected amps. When you look for a... | |
| What Interconnect for Mcintosh mr-78 tuner Try 2. Hand Audioquest Cheetah. Excellent cable. | |
| Vinyl composition effect on noise floor In the black vinyl is more soot. This softens the vinyl and reduces noise in general. Promo-Copies for example have much more soot inside than normal pressings. | |
| Leveling Phantom I - armtube or headshell Go for the Headshell. | |
| Need a MC Cartridge recomendation... You can also try a Lyra Delos. It sounds much better than a lot of more expensive carts. True in tone, healthy output, Detail and holographic Body. | |
| Lyra Helikon setup sensitivity? The Helikon is just as normal as a lot of other cartridges in set up sensitivity.Is your Diamond really clean? When there is dirt and dust on it, you will never hear more than subtle differences, no matter what you do. | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Wouldn't a schroder talea on a saskia shoot out be wild!?it depends on your level of understanding what is going on. When you like to watch horse races and there are some cows running there too with a nice and expensive saddle, the jockeys onto s... | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? No. Most noise is coming from older records which have grove damage based on defect cartridge or too high VTF. Scratches aren't normally that deep that they reach the ground. A lot of distortions are based on dirt in the grooves, most can be remov... | |
| Ortofon A90 broken stylus All cartridge manufacturers I know do the rebuild service. But they charge money for it. When Ortofon made it for free, great. | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 When someone is looking for a different Brand , there is some interesting information about Turntables, details in the technical papers from BASIS Audio.These are no-nonsense products. Sometimes available 2.hand. | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 How about the Audio Technica AT-LP 120 Turntable?A unit for the serious user. And available in black, too. That Stealth technology is a major step in braking room resonances. Plus USB Port. |