goldeneraguy
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| Ortofon's new A95 - titanium SLM cartridge Stringreen , you are correct.Per Winfield is an impressive cartridge.I own one.But I've been thinking about the A95 and will be meeting with Jeffrey tomorrow. | |
| Windfield Cartridge It's hard to say what a cartridge will sound like in an unfamiliar system.Plus the fact that although we all enjoy music our bias' are different.So,keeping that in mind I find the Windeld to be the most enjoyable cartridge that I have owned.And th... | |
| Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show Ahh, Fun and Games.Great stuff Syntax.Enjoy | |
| Tell me about the Ortolan Cadenza Black I used the Black with my Kuzma Stabi Reference and Stogi Reference arm.I thought it to be a steal at its price point.When i upgraded to a TW GT and 10.5 arm I opted for a Windfeld.I very seldom recommend anything but if you can swing it the Windfe... | |
| RMAF 2014 Observations Hi Phil , Best of luck and have fun on your speaker journey.I hope you didn't feel slighted when I addressed Whart's system on a post to you.You have put together a fantastic systemIt's just that i've become a horn guy.Enjoy your music and thanks ... | |
| RMAF 2014 Observations Philb7777 , thank you for your impression's.Its good to hear from knowledgable listeners.Just wondering why you are thinking about new speakers.Bill Hart,Everytime I view you systems pics I want to jump into my car and drive up there for a listen.... | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair And now I know why Heinz made 57 varieties. | |
| Is a 12au7 a safe replacement for a 12ax7 Thank you to the above postersin the past,when rolling tubes it's usually different nos brands of the same tube.I have also tried 5751 tubes to lower the gain.This helped somewhat.Even tried 12ay7 's.This worked for the gain but I couldn't find a ... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Brownsfan, Thank you for your well wishes.I have plans for house hunting next month.If I can take the heat and find a room for my System (emphasis on system} then I may be the only one wearing blue in a sea of red at football games.Again all the b... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Hey Brownsfan, I just logged in to this thread and as a retired old guy thinking of a move from NY to Az. I wanted to wish you and the Mrs. all the best.As a Brownsfan you have suffered long enoughEnjoy | |
| Best 845 SET mono amps? I have a deHavilland Aires 845G .I can mention all its superlatives but the fact that I use this amp to drive my Hornings and receive its signal from my Tron should say how good it is.Now I'm wondering why I'm thinking about selling it and trying ... | |
| do i change the preamp or the speakers? This seems simple enough.1-Re-read John Grogan's post.2-And when selecting a new preamp follow Almarg's caution on preamp output impedance to amps input impedance | |
| Rockwell: audiophile term "just like a pedophile" Mr,Rockwell makes assumptions based on his thoughts and beliefs as to an audiophile. Dr. Freud reborn ?He also states that amps make no difference. Mr.Hirsch reborn ?He also asks for donations.Mr.Barnum reborn ?Mr Rockwells remarks are not new, It... | |
| Neutral and open sounding 300B tubes As Charles1dad indicated,what he experiences with Takasuki may sound different in a Wavac amp.Although my amps are not 300B powered I have heard many 300B tubes from the same maker sound very different in different amps.So different that you would... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store This website has become a sounding board for what seems like angry people venting for reasons not pertaining to audio.In the old days these people would be banned from the site.By allowing these types of posts I now think that Audiogon should be b... |