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| Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700? That's the plan, Albert. Thanks for your advice along the way. | |
| Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700? Done. Under $600 total...all from E-Bay.A mint Thorens TD 160 MKII with TP16 II tonearm, a Stanton 681EEE cartridge, and a Lehmann Black Cube SE with PWX power supply. | |
| Line Conditioner:To plug or not to plug Big Amp in A Shunyata Hydra 2 will not limit current. | |
| The Shape of the Watt / Puppy and Others I have heard the WP8, WP7 and WP6. The WP 8 are clearly better than the WP7 and WP6. More coherent, organic sound, and better, more refined highs with less bite. It's a slippery slope to make a WP7 buying decision based on hearing WP8, IMO.My gut ... | |
| Unable to audition used speakers a problem Being from a small town originally, I am generally trusting of strangers who share a common interest with me. My wife, who is a native of Los Angeles, is not so trusting.I am usually open to allowing auditions to local buyers, but my wife is less ... | |
| Do ground lifters alter sound? Silly? Maybe not.Take some fine grit sandpaper and clean the grunge off the adapter blades. Treat them with CAIG ProGold (or any uber expensive audiophile paste), and away you go!Oh yes, treat the blades of the power cord, too... | |
| The Shape of the Watt / Puppy and Others Have you investigated flying to Las Vegas next week for a day to hear these speakers? Airfares are fairly reasonable on Southwest at the moment... | |
| Suggestion for speakers 1k Arcam/Rega/Bryston Totem Arro | |
| What's better than Oritek X-2 This is a subjective question that only you can answer by trying cabling until you find some that please you. As you have likely discovered, there are many, many brands and models of wire recommended by users of Audiogon. I'd suggest buying a few ... | |
| Anyone settled in on Purist Aqueous interconnects? Have you auditioned Purist Aqueous, Leonx? Perhaps I missed that post. | |
| The Shape of the Watt / Puppy and Others I sympathize, Ozzy. You get what you get on the printed page. Good luck. | |
| The Shape of the Watt / Puppy and Others You are asking a subjective question to which there can be no definitive answer. The answer appropriate to you can only be determined by listening to the choices yourself. | |
| Has Anyone Heard the new Modwright Power Supply? I own one, and two friends own them as well. We are all owners of Modwright Sony 999ES Signature Platinum edition DVD players. The tube rectified power supply is a significant upgrade. More natural sound with less grain than the solid state power ... | |
| What happened to all the tube amps? What an utterly ridiculous troll of a thread. | |
| Anyone settled in on Purist Aqueous interconnects? The two reports of rolled off highs in Aqueous interconnects have come from people who auditioned balanced versions of the cable.I wonder if the XLR versions were not wired in a manner that corresponded to the pin configuration in your equipment? ... |