Reflecting personal tastesDoug--once again, sorry for the many-month delay! Maybe personal messages would work faster. :-)The Mezzo Utopias are long gone, but their bass was always very satisfying. I find planar bas... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesHi, Doug--Sorry for the delay in my response! In my opinion, Apogee ribbon speakers are much more transparent than the Utopias. Not that that means "better" by any means--it just ... posted about 12 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemThe A80 handles tape... beautifully. ;-) posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHere's my opinion about the A80 versus the A820:The A820 is the most beautiful, best tape-handling machine ever made. In stock form, is it also the best sounding Studer? I say no. In stock ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesRugyboogie and Ptmconsulting--thank you very much for your posts and compliments.Rugyboogie--the Verdier is in the same league as the Micro, in my opinion, and that you also have a DD in th... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemHi, Albert--Yes, we were close in December, and I hope I will be able to visit in the next month or so.My Studer A80 RC MkII was rebuilt by two people: John French of JRF Magnetics ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert--you wrote:Your own system is absolutely stunning, what a line up! Several people who own the MS table rave about them, have you had a top flight DD table such as MK3 or Exclusive th... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert--maybe the occasion of being without your Mk3 will allow you to begin sharing detailed assessments and opinions of the NVS... There are some curious folks out here! posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesHi, Thuchan--thanks for the nice comments! Sadly I am running the Micro close to the floor in that tiny cabinet, and for one reason: the spouse! We are looking at getting a new dedicated listening ... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,Thank you very much for the feedback on the new Allnic Puritas. With a report like that, it has to be on my short list. Thank you!KipPS Sorry to hear about the Miyajima acc... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike--The Beat looks beautiful and I can't wait to hear it the next time I get up your way. I'm really eager to hear your impressions of the new Allnic cartridge as there is a rumor it may ... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,Another thing I think might be interesting for some to admit--and I'll go first--is the feeling that guest listeners of wonderful systems like yours may feel compelled to be overly "po... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesC1ferrari--Coming from you this is a huge compliment! Thank you very much. I see you are quite modest--your system looks to be amazing, and includes a Studer A820! The King of all transport... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesHi, GD! Thanks for taking a look. I'm just starting this journey, so I have my Tape Project Series 2 subscription tapes coming in and a handful of 2-track tapes I've acquired from eBay (one of whic... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesSystem edited: I have added the single most transformative component to my system which has made me completely reassess how well analog music can be reproduced: A Studer A80 RC Mk II reel-to-reel t... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Small room: detailedBeautiful system! Wish you had some pics... :-) I bet the vinyl is sounding fantastic with your latest collection of gear. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesSimon--The second thread is for the Micro Seiki HS-80 High Inertia Unit, which is an entirely passive flywheel to increase the system's inertia. Looking at the way I have them set up (due to cabine... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesThanks again to everyone who has commented on the system--I greatly appreciate it!John (Jfrech)--arriving at the Basis Audio Vector tonearm was not entirely by chance since I had started wi... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesHi, Carl!Yes, the HS-80 flywheel is a completely passive device. My benchmark instrument when listening to turntables, the piano, has never sounded better now that it has been added to the ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Reflecting personal tastesSystem edited: System updated to show the addition of a Micro Seiki HS-80 High Inertia Unit for the RX-5000 turntable. I was surprised at the level of sonic improvement this 15Kg device made, inclu... posted over 16 years ago | View comment |