The point about reducing reverberation time totally makes sense to me, even if that does not observably shave off the amplitude peak at the mode frequency.
Ron, congratulations on the rack. Does Peter offer an option of shelves for a phonostage? Also what is the interface between the top and the base? Will you be feeling your rack with sand?
Ron, congratulations on the rack. Does Peter offer an option of shelves for a phonostage? Also what is the interface between the top and the base? Will you be feeling your rack with sand?
Yes, Peter will make these stands 100% custom so you can have one shelf or two shelves or whatever you want.
The legs are 4 inches square. The stand looks very much like the commercial grade stands which support laboratory instrument platforms such as the products from Kinetic Systems or Newport.
I have a shelf which fits onto the open cross-beams. The Brinkmann RoNt III power supply will go there.
The table top is MDF, I believe. The top can be filled with sand, as can the legs.
At this point I am not filling the legs with sand, as I do not know if this stand will be in its current location permanently. If David sells my Nothing stands with the AS-2000 (which would make sense for a buyer because they are a beautiful matching combination which is why I ordered the package of turntable + stands that way in the first place) then I will fill this stand with sand, remove the Herbie slider feet presently protecting the carpet, and let the metal footers attached to the legs of the stand bore through my new carpet.
Yes, Peter will make these stands 100% custom so you can have one shelf or two shelves or whatever you want. The stand looks very much like the commercial grade stands which support laboratory instrument platforms such as the products from Kinetic Systems or Newport.
I have a shelf which fits onto the open cross-beams. The Brinkmann RoNt III power supply will go there.
The table top is MDF, I believe. The top can be filled with sand, as can the legs.
At this point I am not filling the legs with sand, as I do not know if this stand will be in its current location permanently. If David sells my Nothing stands with the AS-2000 (which would make sense for a buyer because they are a beautiful matching combination which is why I ordered the package of turntable + stands that way in the first place) then I will fill this stand with sand, remove the Herbie slider feet presently protecting the carpet, and let the metal footers attached to the legs of the stand bore through my new carpet.
Well Shane, I’m all set for the moment, but thanx for asking . Haven’t heard anything about a Relentless phono yet, more than the rumour they were working on one.
Haha! No, not for me. I think that's about as far from SET as you can get!
In direct comparison between D'Agostino Momentum and Alieno OTL on Cessaro Zetas I preferred Alieno.
Nothing more than personal preference, but if I have to choose solid-state I prefer darTZeel and Gryphon over D'Agostino, and D'Agostino over Boulder and Soulution.
The Io evolved over time to be more tonally neutral/objective and transparent and resolving than my original Io. The Siegfried II evolved over time to be more tonally neutral/objective and transparent and resolving than my original MB-750s. I definitely do not want to add solid-state to this chain.
The problem with this project is that it means in every direction a rare, exotic and expensive amplifier. And this means each candidate would be extremely difficult to re-sell.
For example, there is no way to know if I would prefer in my system a Wavac 833 or a MastersounD PF100.
I have been pursuing very seriously Allnic A-10000s (1610 x 2, 100w, PSET). MSRP is US$89,000. Even if I could get them at an amazing price, I likely would be stuck with them, as they would be extremely difficult to resell. People naturally and reasonably are very concerned with an amplifier tube that has only one (1) source of manufacture in the whole world. Such an amplifier could easily wind up as a doorstop.
The problem with this project is that it means in every direction a rare, exotic and expensive amplifier. And this means each candidate would be extremely difficult to re-sell.
For example, there is no way to know if I would prefer in my system a Wavac 833 or a MastersounD PF100.
I have been pursuing very seriously Allnic A-10000s 1610 x 2, 100w, PSET). MSRP is US$89,000. Even if I could get them at an amazing price, I likely would be stuck with them, as they would be extremely difficult to resell. People naturally and reasonably are very concerned with an amplifier tube that has only one (1) source of manufacture in the whole world. Such an amplifier could easily wind up as a doorstop.
tube amps are not fungible items. maybe excepting certain Kondo models and a very few others. disposing of them will be painful. therefore buying a nice tube amp "used" as a secondary plaything is more sensible if you realize it might not 'stick' in your system. have an exit strategy.
i think of tube amps i wish i had almost every day. how can one not do that? but i already went down that road and discovered switching back and forth between amps is not something i like to do, in fact i hated doing it. so now i get over my urge every day. knowing tomorrow it will happen again.
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