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| Speaker recommendation - 3K budget The Totem Mani-2 is impressive--and very hard to drive. If your Plinius puts out over 100WPC it just might manage them but you'd be happier with more wattage still.I like Totem speakers but I love my Meadowlark Shearwater Hot Rods. I'm sure you wo... | |
| Linn Ittok vs. Rega RB-300 Haven't ever listened carefully to an Ittok. I'm using a modded RB300 on my LP12 Lingo, with a Cardas Heart Reference. The arm mods are: Cardas wiring, Expressimo Heavy Weight and Michell height adjuster; the stylus pressure spring has been remove... | |
| Linear tracking arms Mikelavigne : ouch, what a graphic description of the shock of the stylus landing on the record ! I got a good feel for the leverage effect from the groove. Thanks very much for a very clear explanation of the issues involved in linear tracking ar... | |
| Linear tracking arms Amen to all above. In addition, I am told there is a danger that a linear tracking arm which is not stratospherically high-quality will shorten your cartridge's life a good deal. | |
| Is it OK to put casters on the bottom of speakers? Oh dear, you have a dilemma. Let us know how you solve it. The tradeoff between mobility and rigidity is a terrible one. Ideally you want to anchor your speakers as firmly as you can, while maintaining a high impdedance mismatch between them and t... | |
| Unknown Tonearm Good idea to upgrade the TT. UHF magazine keeps saying that the Delphi only started working right in its Mk III version. | |
| Any pinnacle-quality SS unbalanced gear out there? The SimAudio Moon amps have both balanced and unbalanced inputs and sound great, better IMHO than some of the makes mentioned above. | |
| Some Tips on UPS claims Excellent advice. My own experience on a UPS claim confirms it. In my case the claim was not denied--I should hope not, given that it was a Linn LP12 in its original double-boxed, styrofoam block, and all that in _another_ box. However it took thr... | |
| Why is Double Blind Testing Controversial? I wonder if a real "blind test" is what is meant here. Certainly swapping any component in and out of your system will allow you to get an idea of what difference it makes. You will even be able to describe the difference, and note it for future r... | |
| Ever Have One Of Those Evenings? The Bose and JVC owners have approximately the warranty period to look forward to before one of the machine's critical components--possibly the on-off switch--dies and requires a fix that costs more than half the price of a new unit.On the other h... | |
| Verity Fidelios VERSUS B&W Nautilus 803's Smjason calls the Fidelios coherent and I have to agree in spades. FWIW I would choose the Veritys myself without a moment's hesitation. If I could afford them, I would have them now instead of my Shearwater HRs. I respect B&W speakers but the... | |
| Please help me sort through this turntable mess If you go to the UHF magazine site ( www.uhfmag.com ) and click on the "contact us" link, you'll be able to ask the editors about the FR cartridges. I know they have some experience with them.Best of luck !Toby | |
| What's best CD player one piece price no object Audiofederation said it. My price no object player would be the Linn CD12. Just after it I would put the Ensemble separates, the Dichrono DAC and the transport whose name escapes me at this precise moment. I would upgrade the power cords and I wou... | |
| OSKAR HEIL Tweeters? I've heard both Oskars and I used to own a pair of ESS AMT1s. Yes, the ESS speaker mated the drivers poorly IMHO, and the bottom end was boomy and uncontrolled as well. But the older ESS and newer OSKAR models are night and day. Oskar knows how to... | |
| Shanling T100 vs NAD S500? I too wondered about the vulnerability of the Shanling's laser lens to dirt and damage. (It's something I could have addressed in my review, come to think of it.) The reader assembly advances in a slot under the lid when a disc is loaded. It retra... |