big_greg
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| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? When working from home I listen to KNKX on a Magnum Dynalab Ft-101a Etude tuner. Sound quality is close to CD with my roof antenna, even though I'm about 40-50 miles from the tower. Not all FM broadcasts are equal, but if there's a good one in y... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? It may depend on other factors. I have 4 subwoofers in my room and there's a lot of bass energy.. Priority one is to have a table that won't be (or will be minimally) affected by the bass. My Sota Sapphire is a champ in that department. I've h... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? Audeze LCD-4 are my best, but the Sony MDR-Z1R are a very close second for a lot less money. | |
| Rythmik or REL Subs to pair with Totem Element Metal V2? Rythmik all the way. More for less is better, and more subs are better. You're paying a lot extra in dealer markup for REL vs. buying direct from Rythmik. | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome At your budget level I suggest throwing the Parks Waxwing into the mix. The Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena is a good choice if you can find a used one. | |
| How to connect susb to my system Something like this can address the impedance issue - https://ifi-audio.com/products/micro-itube2/ | |
| How to connect susb to my system I missed the part about you having 2 subs. Same answer, just use the Main 2 outputs, connect one to Main R, the other to Main L. This is your answer. I have 4 complete systems, all have subwoofers. One system has an ARC LS 26, similar outputs... | |
| Ultrasonic cleaning I use Klaudio's ultrasonic machine and distilled water and that suffices for the vast bulk of my LPs. Same here. I still have my VPI 16.5 that gets used for really dusty/dirty used records. | |
| How to connect susb to my system Main out 2, preferably the XLR. Right or left, doesn't matter. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge There have been a lot of different cartridge recommendations but no one is telling me they will make my rock records sing. Does anyone have first hand experience in the cartridges recommended with rock music? What does "make my rock records ... | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge I have a Zu Denon DL103 that came with a turntable I bought. It sounded awful and I was going to throw it away, but decided to send it to Andy Kim to see if he could bring it back to life. Boy, did he ever! I have a Hana SL and it's a very nic... | |
| How easily can you distinguish between different DACs? I've been through a number of DACs. Different chips, SS, R2R, tube buffers, etc. They all have their own sound. The bits might all be the "same", but how they get converted to digital is different and sounds different. You may not be able to tel... | |
| Experience with Modwright products? A disaster. Guy is a charlatan. Read my explanation of a simple transaction with him. He’s an abusive liar. Case Link. Let me get this straight... you buy a player without ever listening it and have it sent directly to a company whose busines... | |
| Herron Audio...Still in business Keith told me that one of his design goals is to build gear that will not come back for repairs. That's why all his amps are SS. | |
| Herron Audio...Still in business Keith may be retired now. Last I looked, his website is gone. I have Herron M2 monoblock amps, Herron vtsp-360 preamp, and the VTPH-2A phono stage. All his gear is clean, detailed, and neutral sounding. If you come across any of his gear, it’s a g... |