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I’m not sure if the Fortes are a bad match for the Manley or what- but I was able to spend a couple of months with a Stingray II years ago and always kicked myself for not buying it. I wasn’t getting the sound I remember with the Fortes- not even close. The CVs are a much better match- specs be...

Got the C-Vs on stands. These aren’t your grandparents C-Vs.

This arrived….

Be careful on the warranty. Klipsch for example has a 10 year warranty for new speakers but only 90 days for B stock. That said most speakers won’t have issues except for that caused by abuse.

You didn’t make a mistake. Funny you mention the garage- they are priced like a perfect speaker for the garage. I was thinking about this- they are so inexpensive that they might not be taken seriously. They don’t sound like what they cost. Try them with your main system. You may be pleasantly...

The folks at Cerwin-Vega sent pair of these. LA-165 6.5” two ways with a soft dome tweeter. They are $269 a pair. They also sent a matching LA110 powered sub. Not pictured or set up-yet. The sub is $399. Proper speaker stands will arrive Monday. I will say that I don’t generally like...

That’s an interesting situation to be in. Of course, who knows what the pricing will be on the refreshed models. That will make a difference. I was the first here with an Ultradeck and ran it for over 4 years without issue. I’ve moved to a Technics G. I also auditioned a GR. The Ultradeck...

There’s no way the 741 is for watts. Most turntables consume less than 10 watts, and many 5 or less.

So y’all know I moved last summer. The new place has a much larger living room with wood floors. My apartment is on the second floor. I’ve had issues getting the bass right. It’s just a bit lean- something that shouldn’t be with a 12” woofer and a 15” passive radiator. Moving the speakers...

I’m not convinced there’s enough space between the records to get good cavatation/cleaning when doing multiple albums. Each “outside” side should be good but I’m not sure about all the sides that “face” each other. I love my Humminguru.

I’ve had great luck with G Sonic, but I use 2 drops as opposed to 1. I’ve always used the 10 minute dry cycle.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I saw it mentioned somewhere. It’s an ebony body with a graphite mounting plate. It has a boron nitrite cantilever- that’s why it’s white. It has lower moving mass than boron carbon- what everyone else uses. The diamond is a nude Shibata, which has over time become my favorite for sound...

People are convinced a linear power supply is better/quiter than a switch mode power supply. I’m not convinced with a Sutherland design. All of the capacitors are there to clean up/quiet the incoming power.

Something new will arrive here hopefully by mid January for a full write up. I doubt there are many of these in the US, and I’m certain no one here has one. Le Son LS10 Mk II Low Output MC

Grado Platinum on sale https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/phono-cartridges/grado-timbre-series-platinum3-mi-phono-cartridge/

I had an Insight for a couple of years. Loved it so much I went for a Duo, which I still have. I before that I’d had an iFi Phono 2. It sounded great but was as reliable as a condom with holes poked it to it. I went from that to a Sutherland Vibe. I kept the Vibe for a couple of weeks but it...

I had that. Had to move the amp as far away from the turntable as cable length would allow. Hum is gone. Ground wire is connected.

There’s a possibility that your ground wire is actually creating a ground loop. I’ve seen that a couple of times. If the hum is gone without the ground wire attached, there’s your solution.

I dialed it in even more: the bass has fleshed out substantially by switching to the Ortofon Quintet Black S. Oddly enough, I had set it up initially with the MoFi Geo Disc. When I checked the alignment with my arc protractor, the alignment was perfect at all points. I may keep an eye out for...