Mainly AnalogueMany of you will know that I sold my Esoteric X01D2 about 2 months ago and have been listening to possible replacements. I was able to arrange for a loan of the EMM Labs XDS1 and finally received i... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueDear Gallant Diva,I would love to hear your system and you are certainly invited to hear mine. I have yet to mount the Ortofon so am listening to the Lyra Titan i. I actually owned the full... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueRtnl,Thanks for your response. Could you detail the mods which you had done and who did them. I have a great deal of respect for the Wadia, particularly modified units. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAt this time, my reference is the Esoteric P03/D03/G0S. I feel certain that the P01/D01/G0s is better but I have no real experience with those pieces outside of audio shows. The same is true of the... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueIt is probably worth pointing out that the Audionote M9/S9 was only hooked up on the last day of Sam's visit and that his listening was very limited, perhaps an hour at most, part devoted to a test... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueSam,Thanks for the kind words and the gracious invitation. I am currently in Indonesia on business and will be back on Sunday but must be at work in Houston on Tuesday. Would it be possible for... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI will note that Tbg had the unit in his system and concluded that its use in conjunction with a normal vaccuum machine such as the better VPI's was even better than either unit separately. It migh... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueDear Sam,Thanks for your kind comments. Of late I find that I am very selective in whose comments I read in Audiogon. Yours are one of the few that I always read and enjoy.I am currentl... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAlbert,As usual you have cut to the heart of trhe matter. I think that this will be dependent on the system (particularly whether it is tubed or solid state and on the listening preferences... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueChangster,While I have not received the EMM yet, I have extensively compared the PD with the X01-D2 and the P03/D03/G0. How one responds to either unit is to a certain extent a function of ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueHello Jim,I have not gotten around to trying the Slvr HiFi Tuning fuses in other locations but certainly intend to do so given the extremely positive results with the Einstein. These fuses ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueWhile I have yet to reach a point where I am completely content with the sound of my system, I am spending much more time listening to music and less obscessing over the next thing to change. I hav... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJust curious whether you have tried the Ortofon MC90 on the Rockport w/o damping? While I have not owned an Olympos, I am very familiar with the Titan i in the Rockport with various levels of dampi... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI spent much of last weekend listening to different tubes on my Balanced Kegons. While I was able to improve the sound, I would categorize the changes as evolutionary rather than revolutionary. I f... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleWhile Carlos was kind enough to try to explain the theory to me, I quickly became lost in the technical details; however, he was able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the various techniqu... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleI have visited Carlos a number of times and can confirm that he does in fact have a stategically placed listening chair as well as supplemental seating to the side at a bench. He is a superb host, ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 ProjectUnfortunately, I have not, but will make an effort to hear one. Is there currently a US importer? posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 ProjectAt some point prior to my Rockport purchase, I went on a quest to find the "best" clamp for my then current Goldmund Reference. After listening to 10 or 12 clamps including the one provided with th... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI have watched this thread over an extended period and have found your insights often rewarding. Given that I have some familiarity with Albert's explorations of the Mk 2 and Mk 3, I am not really ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueGiven the pricing of the Zyklops, most of us are unlikely to purchase more than one or two for our systems. With respect to my system, I have found that the best "bang for the buck" resul... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI hope that you and perhaps some of the attendees will ppost your thoughts after the listening session. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueIn addition to substituting the Zyclops power cord for the Mexcel on my Esoteric X01-D2, I decided to also purchase an additional pair of 1 meter balanced Jorma Prime interconnect for the X01-D2 to... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueThe visit came off without a hitch. Brian was a superb host and very open to switching out equipment and making comparisons. As with other systems of this complexity and resolution, when everything... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI am visiting Brian Ackerman the importer for Acapella, Einstein, Ypsilon, Isoclean etc. this weekend for two days of uninterrupted listening to his Triolon based system. Given that he has undergon... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueI visited friends Saturday evening for an impromtu power cord shoot out. They had previously decided that the place in their system that was most sensitive to electrical changes was the cord which ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment |