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New FARAD Level 2 Silver Mod for Chord DAVE!
I have this set up as well. As jaded as I am its difficult not to be impressed with the Farad upgrade. The Dave is still a top tier DAC imo and in the used market-makes a lot of sense. I am keeping my eye out for an m scaler.      
Chord Dave and lInear power supply
Purple fuse update for the Farad Supplies on the Dave, To my ear , more body, better separation and sense of space. If you don't use or believe in fuses- I respect that. Just offering my impressions on my experience.   Now, looking for impressi... 
Chord Dave and lInear power supply
@rshad0000  I know you will be impressed. It's not debatable and not a nuance- its obvious. While isolating the 5V line is a good idea- too much surgery for this DAC I'm capable of doing it but not interested in attacking the board on a product ... 
Chord Dave and lInear power supply
I have ordered purple fuses.. I will report back with the potentially controversial observations, lol. When I have heard the Mscaler on lesser Chord Dacs I have been suitably impressed by the results. Others here say M-scaler was not positive for... 
Chord Dave and lInear power supply
Everything Dave does well is better, Space, depth, air around instruments- sometimes Dave could be strident or lean- gone. Well worth the upgrade IMO if you want to keep the Dave. I just got mine used recently so for my all in price it is was wo... 
Chord Dave and lInear power supply
I recently installed the Farad power supplies on my Dave. Really transformational. I will of course try the fuse upgrades next. I am on the hunt for and m scaler now. The retrofit is very easy and completely reversible if need be.      
Kuzma Stogi 12 arm w VTA tower queing problem
Couple of things to check:Make sure your platform and table are perfectly levelMake sure your anti skate is not set too high- try cueing w/o anti skate as an experiment.The rubber pad that the arm sits on will get glazed over time and should be re... 
Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms
Syntax,Glad your experience was positive, my outcome mirrors yours. Rick is not only an analog enthusiast- but he is highly skilled and meticulous with these refurbishments.He has re-worked dozens of arms in just the last few months since finishin... 
Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms
I had my FR64s refurbished by Rick Mak. I can't think of anyone that has actually seen more of these apart than Rick. He did a fabulous job on mine. 
FR64s Dynamic or Static Balance
Thanks for the input everyone. 
Lyra Kleos vs Koetsu Urushi
I have a Rosewood Signature Platinum with almost no hours on after sending it to Koetsu in Japan for a rebuild . I got impatient for it to return and bought a GFS. Talk about a different flavour with the Clearaudio. I also have the Atlas and Etna ... 
The nightmare of the cartridge buyer...
I do not think @daveyf is being too pedantic... well maybe a little.Its amazing really.  I'm one of those guys that has several top flight cartridges that had never heard any of them in my very own set up. I maybe heard a sister cartridge at the d... 
Fidelity Research FR-64x
@chakster  I have both the heavy and the medium weight.Heavy 245g 2.5cm longMedium 175g 2.0cm long 
Fidelity Research FR-64x
I have recently received a FR 64s as well along with the B-60 and a FR 7f cartridge.I had to make a new bore in an arm board to accommodate it and have yet to mount it. It is ready to go --so I will be interested in your comments for geometry and ... 
Fidelity Research cartridges
This is great to see all this information here from experienced users.I just got a FR64s and FR 7f that I hope to assemble this week and try. I also have the Koetsu RSP that I will attempt to put on the arm with a Jelco headshell for now. I do hav...