fsonicsmith
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| Can I go wrong with Stillpoint Ultra Mini anti-vibration isolation feet? I have them under a massive plinth built by Russ Collinson of Layers of Beauty housing my Garrard 301. Before getting the Stillpoints, I was using edenSound Bearpaws under the same plinth. I usually hear differences with footers, In this case, I h... | |
| Art Dudley passed away. Rest in Peace My favorite audio writer by far. This is devastating to me. | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 And does your post above mean that you have only heard 8 brands of amplifier in your lifetime?Implicitly equating the performance of ARC and Parasound is another gaffer. | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 erik_squires;You seem to have gone off the deep end lately. You used to be a reasonably affable and knowledgeable bloke and now this? Do you really not comprehend the difference between MP3's shortcomings (and all of digital's) for the totally sep... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... Very tough question gearhead. In fact, I disqualify myself from answering it. My tube preamps consisted of the long-discontinued Audioprism Mantissa and the almost current ARC Ref 6. Do yourself a huge favor and call Galen Carol. He will not steer... | |
| Is the 2.5 way speaker the ideal home speaker? I think it is helpful to think of speaker design as largely being an evolutionary process based upon consumer demand. There is a reason why large Altec Lansings and Klipsch K-horns gave way to acoustic suspension like the AR3a and KLH to Advent an... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... You are right Gearhead, sorry. On your budget an amazing solid state amp value is a used (only way to get one) McCormack DNA.5 that has been upgraded by Steve McCormack. They are ridiculously good for the money is stock form at full list price but... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... Just as a very general guideline, the Spendors are more in line with the vast majority of loudspeakers out there from B&W, Joseph Audio, PSB, slim towers with two and half way designs incorporating two 6.5 inch drivers and a tweeter. There are... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? .also note that the guitar amp world soldiers on using a lot of tubes, with new amp designs (and reissues of old amp designs) coming along all the time. Don't fear the tube...they simply make music sound a lot like it's supposed to. While I ten... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... Can someone tell me the trick to do the @(name) thing? I can't figure it out. I am dumb. three_easy_payments, you are quite welcome. The statement I am about to make is purely subjective and it may change over time. That said, if forced to choose ... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... @fsonicsmith Just curious how you would describe the sound of the D7’s vs the O/93’s. I have the D7’s and agree with everything you said about them, including how to maximum the listening experience. I’ve been curious about the Devores too Just t... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... They may cause splendor, but the name of the British company is Spendor. I own a pair. And a pair of DeVore O/93's. I switch one pair out for the other every six months since they each bring a markedly different set of strengths to the table. At $... | |
| Rega P10 v Complete rebuild Garrard 401! I have reached a point in my audiophile life where the purely objective aspects takes second chair to the sensory. A prime example would be my Manley Steelhead. When I power it up and watch the blue lights come on and can see in an instant which o... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 fsonicsmith... the inherent superiority of 9" arms over longer arms to minimize latent reaction to groove modulation...Will you please explain what "latent reaction to groove modulation" is?I can’t tell if that is snark or not. The concept is that... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 I'm also sorry, but your argument about the effect of a high mass counterweight is specific to FR and Ikeda, and I am talking in general about the calculation of tonearm effective mass. A heavy CW, which because of its weight can be placed close ... |