mglik
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| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing IME, the Atma Ds are far superior to the AGD Audions (MK II). And a bargain. What is also super impressive and one of a kind is that Ralph actually recommends his Ds over his much more expensive and highly thought of tube amps. And tubes are a ha... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? Sadly, the London Decca Reference cartridge is no longer available. It seemed that the next best thing was the Grado Epoch 3 MI. That is what I bought for $12K and have been enjoying for quite some time. Grado has been manufacturing cartridges ... | |
| Napping while listening Like @ghdprentice and @mahgister I frequently fall into a meditative state while listening. I feel the “spirits” of the musicians and composers. Better than sleep! | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? BTW-I was never into Rock. No longer. Not only do I now love it. I get it. | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? I am very biased. Have been a loyal Quad 57 owner for far longer than any other speaker. They don’t do big dynamics and are a bit frequency limited but what they do is truly natural and lovely. And their transparency is addicting. However, afte... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? Aurender certainly would be biased. However, they say the streamer is 30% and the DAC 70%. I currently have a dCS Lina DAC and Lina Clock. I am not particularly happy with its built n streamer and am considering an Aurender W20SE. Although I did ... | |
| Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000 I am waiting on Jeff Smith of Silversmith Cables for his new XLR cables. They should be out in a few weeks. I have had great success with his Fidelium speaker cables. Very reasonably priced at about $1200 for an 8’ pair. They absolutely creamed m... | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? I have recently, after many months with no TT, upgraded to a much better table. I had a really good Woodsong Garrard 301. And am using a super nice Triplanar arm, Grado Epoch 3 cartridge and great full function Atma-Sphere MP-1 preamp. But after... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Ralph, I have to believe that musicality, immersion, involvement and, ultimately, suspension of disbelief has much to do with an amp designer’s taste and ear than simply harmonics and distortion. I would say that your sensibilities as a musician ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation I am quite surprised that no one has suggested, to me, the slam dunk answer-Silversmith Fideliums ($1295 for an 8’ pair). They replaced a $6K set I had. Those are now, relatively, junk. After the introduction of Fideliums I was sure there would ... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier I use what I consider to be not just a preamp with a phono stage but a “vinyl playback machine” the Atma-Sphere MP-1. A tube device, it has 6 tubes for the preamp line stage and 10 tubes for the phono. However, currently a fully loaded MP-1 sells... | |
| Looking for Turntable Reccomendations Can’t post the link but there is an Artisan Fidelity Lenco for $2999 on Usaudiomart This is an amazing TT for a steal. It is Pearl white if you don’t mind that. Lenco has been mentioned. I own a very similar TT. It is the best I have ever owne... | |
| New Generation Class D - AGD Audion Mkiii upgrade That is, Ralph’s statement on tube amps being on life support. | |
| New Generation Class D - AGD Audion Mkiii upgrade @ghdprentice Was using my AGD Audion MKIIs. Actually, I now have ARC Ref 80S. Very similar to George’s Ref 160S. And between the AGDs and the ARC I thoroughly enjoyed Ralph’s Class Ds. The AGDs are beautiful sounding and very musical. However... | |
| The most natural sound in the world. Grounding is the issue at hand. TriPoint makes very pricey devices. I am considering the new Shunyata Altiara which is reasonably priced. Only concerned about how to connect it to my components. Only my TT has a dedicated ground post. For my... |