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| TechDAS Reliability vs SME @chauncey I've had both the Sota and SME 20 in house. The SME 15 would be a downgrade, the Sota is on a par with the SME 20. If you want SME you really want at least the 20/3 or a 30. The Techdas is a rehashed Micro Seiki 8000 - which some stil... | |
| Grado Epoch 3 @audiofun Great review. I do have some suggestions for you to consider - The technics will hold the London Reference and is having the bearing replaced with lab grade saphires. In my view you would be better off with silicon nitride balls. T... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story? @labpro According to the dealer, it’s best to have a cartridge with a lower direct current resistance (DCR) than the SUT. The XV1s is 6 ohm and the T2 SUT is 15 ohm (the A23 T1 is 2 ohm). That being said, no harm in trying the T1. Thanks for th... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story? after careful set up ( Smartractor for alignment and microscope for VTA) I have 50 hours on a new Dynavector XV1s. Using TW Acustic Raven and TW Acustic 10.5 arm. SUT is an Auditorium 23 T2, the correct SUT for this cartridge according to the d... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme On the topic of SMPS (switched mode power supplies) the problem is noise. Noise CAN be controlled, but it is difficult. Thank you - the first intelligent post on this thread. That is the issue - linear power supplies vs switched... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? there are no serious audio-grade SMD components, Hilarious "audiophile" with size, shape, lovely colour, gold plated leads, pc triple c copper leads, aged, brewed - I have a bunch of audiophile components in the spares bin that were easily o... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions @skyscraper Dover and Karl, it would be nice to acquire a new phono stage, but honestly not in the cards right now. I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it - you have a great system - probably better than most here. Tweaking the loading would be ni... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions @fsonicsmith The EQ-500 has continuously variable loading from the front panel of 30k to 100k Ohms which encompasses what the vast majority of MC cartridges need. You have misread the specs. The MM input has variable loading - 30k to 100k. ... | |
| Cartridges @baylinor Didn't mean to show arrogance, sorry for those offended. I see many posts of folks who don't even attempt to install a cart on a uni pivot and have to get a "professional" to do it for them and charge them multiple hours labor to do s... | |
| Lyra Kleos arrives after eight months. . Worth the wait? First impressions @fsonicsmith Actually Luzmans' top phono stage has very little ability to change the cartridge loading. If he was to invest in a phono stage he would be better off with a different brand - there are many posts on this forum on the lack of adjust... | |
| Cartridges the folks who put down the uni pivot is because it is too difficult for their level of mechanical knowledge to adjust it properly. What an arrogant statement. Not in my case mate. I have listened to VPi unipivots for 30 years, set up a few,... | |
| Cartridges @hysteve You have a fairly balanced system. I am familiar with most of the gear you have. The problem is that the tonearm is the weak link if it is the VPI unipivot and you won't get the best out of a cartridge upgrade. The conundrum then beco... | |
| Phono stage options - balanced with XLR both input and output... @atmasphere The balanced phono inputs were an option. They replaced the RCA's ie - no single ended input with this configuration. Still had the extra 2 RCA's for resistive and capacitive loading though. Designed for use with the 846 line stage. ... | |
| Phono stage options - balanced with XLR both input and output... @atmasphere Burmester 838 fully symmetrical phono pre-amplifier and the high-level 846 companion unit. They were being sold here in 1985. Had one in the shop. Very good but still preferred tubes myself. | |
| Phono stage options - balanced with XLR both input and output... @atmasphere Atma-Sphere was the first to offer a balanced phono input, back in 1989. Really - I hooked up a Burmester pre with balanced phono inputs back in 1985. |