viridian
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| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Tom, my apologies if I came off as cranky. It was not my intent at all. I have the greatest respect for everyone here. | |
| Linn LP12 and Stax tonearm cartridge recommendation Both should work well, the AT with a livelier sound, and the Shure with a richer one.The Linn cartridges were based on the AT95 and, having owned both cartridges, I prefer it. But if your system needs some richness, I would start with the Shure, o... | |
| Interconnect cables for turntable What cartridge are you using? If you are using a MM or MI cartridge the frequency response will be affected by the capacitance of the cable between the turntable and the phono stage. | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Monitor Audio Silver S2 Speakers I would respectfully disagree with Gator, as I find the electronic distortions of amps much more jarring to my ear than those of loudspeakers, so I would also allot much more of my budget to electronics than speakers. I like where you are going wi... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Almost forgot, something else that may completely invalidate my opinions. I'm a "source first" believer, so I allocate the largest part of my budget to sources, quite a bit less to amplification and just a wee bit to speakers. Overall, I am much m... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Dave, very nice post. I appreciate your experience and it is something that enriches all of us.Orpheus, I believe that you are misinterpreting my posts. I did not say that synergy was the "gospel truth", in fact, I said "I think". It's just an opi... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Orpheus, I have subscribed to Stereophile since it was a journal sized magazine edited by J. Gordon Holt. So I feel that I am familiar with it. And having lived in New York and LA and being a member of an audio society in both cities I have hear m... | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. The Brits have been doing it for years. There is a wealth of collective experience both on their fora and in their print media on what constitutes synergy within a system. I think most of them could tell you that a Linn speaker sounds better with ... | |
| Upgrade Opinions, Thorens vs VPI If you like the Thorens you will love the Linn LP12. VPI is a very different flavor. | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. This who this whole "A", "B", "C" thing is utter foolishness. We don't listen to a component, we listen to a system and system synergy makes, or breaks the quality of the illusion. Rather than spend time, and money, switching boxes, why not just b... | |
| Tonearm Shipping Issues My apologies for misreading your post. I have had claims go both ways with UPS but none involved international shipping and damage by customs, so I am of little use. But best of luck with the claim, it has truly put you in an unfair position. | |
| Tonearm Shipping Issues Audiogon is clear that the item must reach the buyer in the condition described in the ad. The financial onus is on the seller in the event that there is shipping damage.I had a similar situation and asked the buyer if he would prefer a, mutually ... | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl The OP said he would like to spend around $550.00. | |
| Help, my system sounds lifeless! Well, I'll go against the grain as usual. IMHO, you have lifeless sounding electronics. Try Exposure, Naim, perhaps Rega or Heed. The life will come back. | |
| Jazz at the Pawnshop Not bass heavy at all. Nothing like Swedes cutting loose on Dixieland jazz. |