fsonicsmith
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| SW1X II balanced DAC I owned the DAC II Special and then upgraded to the DAC III Balanced which I still own. Somewhere in the archives from about five years ago you should be able to find my "reviews". My previous DAC was an Abbington Music Research DP777 which I also... | |
| why do expensive amplifiers produce a better soundstage Sub-par transformers, circuit layout, and attenuators/volume controls are where soundstage gets lost in many preamps. The conundrum is that some tubed pre-amps add artificial soundstage through second order harmonic distortion. The same second ord... | |
| why do expensive amplifiers produce a better soundstage It has been my experience that a great tube preamp does help foster soundstage. Since the preamp must mate well with the amp they both can play a role. | |
| Audio Research S-200 Thank you Kapland. I will be taking a close look (as in considering purchase) at the S200 soon. I have two ARC amps at present which I switch in and out, the Ref 150 SE and the 80S. I have lost all faith in New Sensor and production of reliable an... | |
| Mofi Sourcepoint 8 made me realize I’m a critical listener I am not surprised. I heard a significant amount of greater air and transparency when I bought Dynaudio Contour Legacy Heritages compared to my Devore O/93's and Spendor D7.2's. The Dynes imho are simply superior in every way to the Spendors. I ca... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project The plinth is beautiful. Congrats. I did not see your post as to idler wheels until now. It has been so long since Greg Metz rebuilt my TD 124 and Garrard 301 that I can not remember which brand of idler wheel he installed-they were after-market t... | |
| QOBUZ Support After six years I am about to quit. Qobuz often stops functioning in my car for no apparent reason. Everything looks fine until I pick an album using the "Discover" function since Apple Car Play and/or my Honda Ridgeline will not allow me to enter... | |
| I am sick of cables The thing we forget when debating the benefit of various cable designs is that science does not fully understand how electricity flows in wire. From AI; No, how electricity flows along a wire is not yet fully understood by science . While clas... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project So many owners of vintage idler tables put, or leave on, vintage tonearms to achieve the proper look. But, if one uses a state of the art modern arm on these tables, they are remarkable performers--lively, engaging and fun. Many will, even when... | |
| Where's Mijo? I don't miss him but I do sincerely hope he is well. His strong views as to turntable design, denigrating any idler, pops to my mind. I hope he returns. | |
| Clone DarTZeel amps? If you are into cycling you know the long tired deal about "Chinarellos", Chinese clones of very expensive Pinarello carbon fiber frames. Real Pinarello's are handcrafted in Italy with premium carbon fiber lay-ups. The Chinese knock-offs are made ... | |
| Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap Is a very darkly tanned giant head of Elvis on black velvet second-best? Maybe a Cheetah? This is one silly-arsed concept!!!! I got one! Double Moshe Dayan's! (that means eye-patches). | |
| Anyone have experience to share regarding the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC cartridge? It is one of my favorite cartridges-I commented on it in the "5,000-10,000 MC-is there a difference?" thread that has crept down in the most recently commented-upon threads, but not too far. In short, despite currently using a $10,000 Lyra Etna an... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? I have purchased about fifteen phono cartridges over the last dozen years, all new, in all price ranges. Among them are Benz (I once hoarded Glider SL's when they appeared scarce), Ortofon, Soundsmith, Van den Hul, and Lyra. My profile shows my tw... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Tom Wait Uh, wait for what? Wait for Godot? Wait a table? But seriously, I don't understand why a gravelly voice like Tom Waits or the nasal voice of Bob Dylan dispels so many. I once had a friend who boasted of his pitch perfect singing voic... |