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| Need really simple advice. How do I use the DAC side of my ARC Ref CD-9SE to stream music? I find upsampling to have exactly the same effect in my system. It imparts a brighter, thinner & seemingly more detailed presentation but I really don't like it. With critical listening the "detail" and "sense of air" is actually false IMO, an... | |
| has anyone tried chinese cables? I just replaced all my power cables with "Chinese cables". Initially I replaced only connectors (male/IEC) on DIY power cords that I'd usedfor years that were cryoed DH Labs Power Plus with cryoed Marincoconnectors. Those outperformed a number of ... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. "if there is surface noise when playing back vinyl (even after thorough cleaning) isn’t upgrading the table a nearly useless endeavor beyond a certain point since the noise floor improvement from a better table will never be realized? Am I being a... | |
| AT-ART9 cartridge on Marantz TT-15s1 - I don't think I'm getting the performance I should Agree. Likely alignment issues. The arm is spec'd (most closely) for DIN Baerwald so aligning to Stevenson would seem counter intuitive and the cartridge would have to be jammed up against the rear of the headshell and angled slightly to achieve p... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable That AT wouldn’t interest me. It’s just too basic a cartridge for a $350-$450rebuild IMO. I would rather buy the new AT that I linked to than take a chance on that. IMO you want to look at late 80’s to early 90’s cartridges that fly under the rada... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable Elliott:Your phono stage has 59 dB of gain and 100 ohm which is pretty close to ideal for a .35 mV cartridge with a 12 ohm internal impedance IMO (others may differ-and lots here probably will-in their opinions but I feel that, in general, in many... | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable New AT OC9XEN looks like a high value proposition at $350if it’s suitable for your arm. Mates well with your phono stage at .35 mV, better IMO than a .5 mV cartridge. Tracks around 2 grams but I don't see a problem with that, again, if it is a goo... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I just ordered the new Gary Bartz & Maisha D2D and it should arrive shortly. I have the Sean Kuti & Egypt 80, also on the Night Dreamer label. I like it but think that the Bartz/Maisha might get a bit more play based onwhat I've heard on ... | |
| Owners of Jelco arms? Different systems, different ears and subjective listening preferences perhaps. Funny, but I found the high frequencies to quite possibly be the one area in which the Audio Sensibility Impact cable most showed its superiority to the Jelco cable (s... | |
| Owners of Jelco arms? Another vote for the Audio Sensibility. I use their copper version (2 in fact) and found it to be noticeably better than the the Jelco cable-I used the 506 balancedversion for many years. I described the differences that I heard in a review of the... | |
| How often to demagnetize mc cartridges? I use the Cardas Sweep Record every few months and find that it isworthwhile to do. But my limited understanding is that this is a verydifferent (and probably more lightweight) process than the demagnetization provided by the Sumiko Fluxbuster and... | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? @simao "So those of you with the ethos on this: I have the Jelco 750EB coupled with a Hana SL cartridge. Compliance complementary?"It is borderline. Light cartridge and medium compliance. The Jelco 750 series, however, offer quite a bit of flexibi... | |
| Headshell recommendations for AT33SA on SL1200G The Ortofon LH-9000 would seem to me to be a bizarre recommendation in this case. Cartridge/Tonearm resonance is just about ideal with the OP's combination currently and if Pintree's experience is to be believed (and I see no reason why it shouldn... | |
| Is a Lyra Kleos good with a current-mode phono preamp? What is the input impedance on the EMIA unit you are using Lew? | |
| Is a Lyra Kleos good with a current-mode phono preamp? I've used cartridges with internal impedances ranging from 4-14 ohms with no problems with my Aqvox, and think that all worked well. I've also used an AT MONO3/LP with an internal impedance of 40 ohms and thought it worked reasonably well with my ... |