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    Cartridge recommendations

    My 4 year son (11 years ago) was cleaning my Benz Micro Glyder cartridge with carbon brush and yes, cartridge was cleaned well, just distructed in many pieces...😪. Dual CS 505mk3 is good looking semiautomatic turntable. I like wooden surrounding around frame of those machines. Rega will I think...
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    Speaker help.

    Hi, so now you look for some good old CD player recommendation? And headphones opened or closed you wish? Your budget for it?
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    Cartridge recommendations

    Hi, you got very nice and rare Rega Planar 3 with Rega RB200 tonarm. Yes it is old but when it works, it still sounds very good. This TT will be some 40-45 years old. I recommend to replace whole cartridge. Tip with Audio Technika is very good, similar like Goldring. My tip here will be Nagaoka...
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    New Dac the FiiO K13 R2R: Early Impressions

    Hi, this magic around DAC characters and combinations with streamer bridges... remind me on best days we had selecting and changing tubes in tube amps, tube amps in general, tube magic as such...
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    Finding test tones / sine waves

    Hi, in my early subwoofer years, some 25 years ago I liked.to use dedicated testing LPs (yes LPs such think exist😂) made by our Supraphone in Czechoslovakia, very good ones. Or I have also some testing CDs, from MoFi and Chesky Records and Burmaster forn example. But I prefered LPs🥰.
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    Question Two questions about cartridges

    Hi, Q1: No dealer needed for me (at home). I have quite a lot of experience with turntables, cartridges...But if he can help you with set up, why not. You may learn from him. Q2: Yes, some turntables deserve this level of cartridge. By the way, which turntable do you use? Pls. let us know your...
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    General Consensus On Subs In HiFi

    Hi, from my experience, it is important to try some preselected sub in your system. They all have "their sound" and synergy with your system can be very different. I tried I think 4 different subs, till the right one (Velodyne) was selected. There is also important to try several different...
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    A New Subwoofer on the way from PS Audio

    Thanks Bill, very good clear video. PS Audio for sure "knows" what they are doing. Anyway, they work hard also on new reference monoblocks with 100Watt in class A or 800Watt(!) in class AB. BR.
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    Anybody got a NAD D3045

    Hi, I have heard some 10 -12years ago Nad D3020. It was presented as "digital breakthrough" but I was not impressed at all. I am sure "classic" amp like Rega Brio sounds better, has more emotions, energy and it is speaking to me. I have Brio mk6 at home some 6 years, very happy with him. If you...
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    General Consensus On Subs In HiFi

    In my case (two active Velodyne SPL 800 subs) is best position like following: each closer to the main speaker, better and more coherent is the sound. From my experience, I have tried 4-5 different subs at home, till I found the matching one. There were quite big differences in sound quality...
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    Name one product that should be included in your HiFi setup?

    In my case, "collection" of my Rega turntables and CD player from Audia Flight, which sounds like .... analogue, stress free. 😃
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    Bookshelf Speakers - When to add a Sub?

    Hi, yes Denon M39 DAB is legendary good microsystem. More grown up speakers need more grown up amplifier. When in selection process let us know, we can help with some help. BR.
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    Naim Nait 50 Anniversary

    Hi, which amps were in your final round? And which speakers will be hooked on your Nait 50?
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    Bookshelf Speakers - When to add a Sub?

    Hi, which amp do you have? And how big is the room? Dynaudio need very good amp to shine. BR.
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    Bookshelf Speakers - When to add a Sub?

    Hi, I think there is a lot of subjectivity in this topic. For me, speakers with output above 40Hz (+/- 3Hz) do not need subwoofer. Probably except when you listen organ music or grand piano. Than you will be thankful for the sub. More important I think is how do you feel reproduced music from...