Albert Porter's SystemI visited Albert over the weekend and as is often the case, he had made several changes to his system including the installation of a Vibraplane, new transformers in his preamp and additional adjus... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSubsequent to the listening sessions over the weekend, I was able to have a couple of listening sessions comparing Stage III Vortex Prime AC cords with the Stage III Minotaur. Both of these session... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI had an interesting, if costly, weekend. Many of you will remember that about a year ago I purchased a Stage III Zyklops power cord for my digital set up. At the time, it seemed like the best choi... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSystem edited: Several additions to the system, including the EMM Labs XDS1 a Weizhi AC line filter and several Stage III power cords. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemGallant,A loading of 85 ohms with a tracking force of 2.01 grams works well in my Rockport; howver, I suspect that both of these will vary somewhat depending on your TT and phonostage. Trac... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueOne thing which I really appreciate about Ryan is that he is brutally honest, not mean or unkind, just brutally honest. His comments Friday night were interesting. As usual, he reiterated that the ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert,Could you expand on the system changes? Do you have any initial impressions of the Ortofon or Allnic? posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI had the chance over the weekend to hear the FM122 phono stage in a friend's system which also included EMM Labs separates, the FM Acoustics mono amps, a Walker TT and a Lyra Titan i cartridge. Pr... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSam,The X01-D2 is to the P03/D03/G0 about the same as the CDSA is to the XDS1. To be clear, the more expensive Esoteric gear basically addresses what I perceive as the weaknesses of the X01... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemsam,We did not compare the same title in both formats. In this instance that was unnecessary. The differences are clearly audible and repeatable from tape to tape. I suspect that some recor... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI spent most of Tuesday with Albert in Dallas listening to his system and meeting some of his audio circle which normally meets on Tuesday evenings to eat Mexican food, drink Scotch and listen to m... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI purchased the EMM Labs XDS1. It has been a revelation, particularly since I am intimately familiar with the Esoteric X01-D2, Playback Designs and had an EMM Labs CDSA in my home for the 6 weeks p... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueNo multi-channel is currently planned for the primary sytem; however, I need to completely revamp the small system used for video. The thought there would be something enjoyable but cost effective. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueIt was an interesting weekend in many respects as I drove to College Station to visit Norm Luttbeg (Tbg)to hear his Tidal Contriva SE speakers and Bergman Sinde turntable/Ortofon A90 cartridge. Aft... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI think that the sound of the XDS1 is consistent whether through the M9 or the Einstein; however the two line stages impart different flavors to what is run through them. The Audionote is clearly s... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueDan the "cartridge man", at least that's how I think of him, my expert on cartridge set up, visited Friday evening to preview the Ortofon A90. dan already owns one but is currently playin... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI have been experimenting with the loading of the A90 and at this point can say with great certainty that 40 ohms is way too low and 300 way too high. The cartridge, at least in my system, sounds ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemOne of the nice things about having two turntables and four arms is the ability to optimize the arm cartridge interface and to be able to compare multiple cartridges in real time. I think that the ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI initially set VTF at 2.3 grams as recommended by the factory but have since dropped it to 2.1 grams. I am trying to track with the bottom of the cartridge parallel to the turntable; however, I fi... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI have now put about 10 hours of play on the Ortofon A90. Several friends who own A90's have suggested that a minimum of 50 hours is needed for breakin and that it opens up at that point. For those... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI have been listening to the EMM Labs XDS1 today and after about 200 hours of play, it is already state of the art in many respects. Leading edge definition is still a bit soft. The soundfield that... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI am not convinced that an SACD player knows the difference between various types of software played unless it is designed like the Esoteric gear so that different circuitry is used for Red Book an... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueMapman,The unfortunate thing is that with respect to power cords, one size definitely does not fit all or at least, I have not found one cord that works equally well with all components. Digita... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueA few additional thoughts. I had been using a Jorma Prime to supply power to the Weizhi distribution box and then used another Prime to the XDS1. I took out the initial Prime feeding the Weizhi and... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI am currently auditioning with the Einstein. posted over 14 years ago | View comment |