tonyptony
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| Where to go from XP-15? XP-17? XP-25? Agreed. I've been very pleased with the support I've gotten from both the Pass gang and Mark. | |
| Where to go from XP-15? XP-17? XP-25? Well, when I spoke to Kent he said the new 17 and 27 have improved power and also lower noise (with of course the 27 being better still). Mark at Reno says I should expect a blacker background and improved dynamics. As I use some low output carts ... | |
| Where to go from XP-15? XP-17? XP-25? A long delayed update. After speaking to a bunch of other folks, including Pass' Kent and Desmond at AXPONA, I decided to go for the XP-17. I can't swing even a used XP-27, and both K and D use and prefer the XP-17 over the XP-25. While none of th... | |
| AR ES 1 our buy a newer TY Depends on how much you want to spend, IMO. The price you've stated for the ES-1 (unless it comes with an arm) is higher than the selling price when it was new. I bought mine in the late 1980s for $500. Over the years I fully tricked out my ES-1 w... | |
| Telefunken Tube Information Sources? Alo do a search on the Asylum Tube section for posts from Bambi B. A lot of great firsthand use info on the 12AT7 variants. | |
| Roadrunner reapearance It doesn't seem they offer the Roadrunner with a motor controller except as an upgrade package with a new motor. | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC Let me toss in a suggestion for the exaSound e32 MkII. Granted, you'd have to piece it together with a streamer, but exaSound is offering a package with their DAC, their Sigma Streamer and a Teddy Pardo supply (highly recommended) for $3399. 30 da... | |
| Soundsmith Progression: MIMC Star > Sussurro Mk II Thanks @slaw. Mine appears to be the same. | |
| Soundsmith Progression: MIMC Star > Sussurro Mk II @slaw , where did you settle on the VTA for the Sussurro? Is the cart body level, or tipped up the rear a bit? | |
| Sussurro MkII and surface noise? Maybe, @slaw . I set up my Benz SL when I first got a 3D arm in about 5 minutes. I figured the cart alignment gods were smiling on me that day. | |
| Roadrunner reapearance D@mn. I was at AXPONA and missed the SOTA booth. Would have liked to have seen that. | |
| Sussurro MkII and surface noise? The AM setup seemed to optimize especially well for clarity and channel separation. Yes, this is what I've been concluding as well. | |
| AVA Vision Set 400 v Belles SA-100 IME the closest I've heard would be the Pass X series, specifically the Pass X250.5. Different systems but speakers from the same manufacturer, so it isn't a side by side comparison. Tough call as to which amp was "better". SET? Maybe a bit faster... | |
| Sussurro MkII and surface noise? Since the only person that I need to please is myself (from a system perspective), I did not feel the need to remeasure and validate my set up using the software. Yes. While I can appreciate the logic behind what AM is doing, I think the final ju... | |
| Sussurro MkII and surface noise? @folkfreak and @testpilot, what kind of distortion numbers were you getting from the VTA adjustment? |