hxt1
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| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? I haven't had opportunity to sample many high end units, the seduction was great IMO, and the bottlehead Eros is now the best I've personally heard!!! After 8 months, I'm still loving it!!! | |
| What's the funniest or dumbest thing you did? I had unknowingly stumbled upon PERFECT synergy in my system... I enjoyed it at every opportunity, transfixed... friends would congratulate me, people would ask how I managed to get such amazing sound from such a simple looking system, even my wif... | |
| Soundsmith dl103r vs. Dynavector 17d3 ruby ? This is a dv karat with factory ruby cantilever. Discontinued, now they do diamond only!I have a grace f9, and shelter 501(possibly)That are broken, and future soundsmith ruby candidates as well...But for right now, the dyna is on it's way home, t... | |
| Soundsmith dl103r vs. Dynavector 17d3 ruby ? Finances dictated my sale of that 103r. Sorry for leaving that little tidbit out?Anything "useful" to add, or is that it? | |
| Soundsmith dl103r vs. Dynavector 17d3 ruby ? Finances dictated my sale of that 103r. Sorry for leaving that little tidbit out?Anything useful to add?? | |
| Any impressions of Almarro 205a mk.ii integrated? I have a mkII. driving harsh, terrible Chinese fostex drivers, double BEN's actually.... I don't know if it's the cabinets, or the mkII, but for some reason those little fostex drivers are kicking the crap out of anything I've heard around here!He... | |
| The best of Goodwill... 'Also the Hispanic immigrant population is increasingly turning to the secondhand stores for nearly anything they need.'Wow Elizabeth! Between the Mexicans and the Turks, it's really tough times for all of us honest, hardworkin folk!!!Something in... | |
| Best Headphones & Amp---Opinions Please I've tried denons, sennheisers, and some great shure in ear monitors!I've even had occasion to hear akg 1000's. But the system that sealed it for me was the almarro a205b with akg 701's. I bought both. I have a little custom made pure tube OPT he... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green I really really truly do not understand how on earth anyone who knows what blues music is could possibly even try to call Clapton a 'bluesman'He's not even American for gods sakes!If it weren't for JJ Cale..........Rocker ? Yes. Bluesman? Sorry, n... | |
| Nordost Red Down or Zu Wax Ahhhh.... Nice, now go pat yourself on the back. I've been interested in Zu cables ever since I had to get rid of my Anti-Cables... My main criterion, obviously is price!I've never even considered anything other than DIY as I cant bear to spend bi... | |
| Anyone have an opinion, Jico SAS stylus? I scored a shure V15 IV with original stylus and jico sas!Cheap!You can imagine my excitement... After following the MM vs MCthread for awhile!It does sound good! But it still ain't in the same league as the dl103rWith level II soundsmith ruby can... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I stumbled across this thread when I was looking for info on MM cartridges.I was hopiing to find a viable alternative to my denon dl103r with soundsmirth ruby cantilever and isotek aluminum body (a'la zu) with cinemag sut.So far I have tried Grace... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Audio Technica 8008 studio series...Any good? Does anyone have any experience with This cart. ?Thanks. | |
| Cary 303, ModWright Sony 999ES, 33 & 45 Vinyl I recieved a DOA laser from singapore... laser $3.99... shipping: $40.00!!!Whatever, I found a new 999es, and transplanted the entire drive into the modwright. It STILL doesn't want to read the sacd layer of most of my hybrid sacd's, but it will r... | |
| Cary 303, ModWright Sony 999ES, 33 & 45 Vinyl ? What?? This thread seems to have simply died... so I am a bit late in the game, I guess... I'm sniffing around for threads on the Modwright 999, as I just bought one recently from an audiogon member. Unfortunately he witheld a "minor" detail....... |