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| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? @skinzy Glad that your new turntable and cartridge are settling in nicely and sound better than your previous configuration. Agree, love the experience of listening to new equipment and being happy after hearing improvements. | |
| Experience with DS Audio Optical Cartridge Systems @lewm , I agree. Did you go to CAF? We might have passed each other in record alley. Let's continue this dialog for sure. | |
| Experience with DS Audio Optical Cartridge Systems @lancelock , I heard the new DS003 at the Captial Audio Fest and while it sounded good, it is hard to say that in a direct comparison situation to other cartridges, what that "difference" means. Different is not always better, but another "ingred... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? | |
| Best speakers around $130k? Classic Audio Loudspeakers, T 1.5 reference | |
| Dustcover Blues @mijosyn, LOL, they sure do. This excerpt from your statement is so true ""But, experience is always the best teacher." Excellent point. Speaking of dust covers, after our last move, my Denon dust cover ended up shattered, in pieces, and mis... | |
| Dustcover Blues @mijostyn , Glad you have things started out and now you are able to "rock out" again and play your music at listening levels that only a few appreciate...I get it. I also like to play loud every once in a while. Well, perhaps, more lately;). Th... | |
| Koetsu Jade Platinum vs. Koetsu Jade Plat. Diamond Well, since this post has been resurrected from the dead, has anyone had experiences going from a Jade/Onyx Platinum to a Diamond version? | |
| Hana Umami Red vs Dynavector xv-1s Analogforum.de is a German audio forum. There are a couple posts in English and links to English reviews, but overall, the entire forum and most of the pages in the Umani Red discussion are German. Google translate might work for the site. | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? @skinzy Yes, the newer or upgraded (sent back to factory for refresh) Io phono amps are fantastic. Since you already have experience with tube rolling, you will find that you don’t have to with the newer Io Eclipse versions as Aesthetix is caref... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? I have heard an earlier version of the Pass Phono at a friends house and compared that to my Aesthetix IO Signature (now Eclipse with two power supplies) circa, 2008. I though the Pass Phono was an outstanding phono amp as it performed its duties,... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions; can I improve upon my Aesthetix Rhea Sig ? Congratulations on your new upgrades, That is a tough call, because only you will be able to determine if something will be better in your system. Yes, typically, a more costly, or the next higher device in a lineup should sound better, but; that... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon @mijostyn I tend to agree with that logic with regards to SME perhaps restarting their tonearm business. One can hope:) The vinyl resurgence is tremendous and manufacturers who are well rounded will be/ are able to capitalize on customer dema... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon Hmmm, that’s interesting. I have the latest catalog but did not look at the tonearm section. I already own two SME Vs, but this would be good news for anyone wanting to purchase a new in box SME. I did a quick search on the Music Direct web site a... | |
| New Transrotor TRA9 tonearm coming soon @lewm I agree, Transrotor was in a bind by not having SME tonearm/turntable bundles anymore. I am not sure if Transrotor baselined and tested their turntables with SME arms. It would only make sense if they did. I know when I purchased my Trans... |