Originally Posted by astrostar59 Originally Posted by wisnon The Phasure Lush Cable is damn good, especially when you cut the power with either and adapter or special unpowered USB 3 to a Dac that does not need the 5v, even for handshake. I tested it yesterday with a pal where we rolled 5 types and it may even be the marginal favourite over the Curious Cable, which is also good. Note that its a 2m Lush vs 0.8m Curious. Others that did well were 0.75m iFi Gemini (data only connected), Light harmoonic 1m dual cable and Lampi unpowered (mega-volt ...
Originally Posted by miniguy The best ever (IMHO) cello recording for evaluating systems is one I have used for decades - a several minutes excerpt from the Kodaly Op. 8 sonata. While most selections on this demo record were taken from other sources, this demo piece was engineered especially for the record by Ensayo with a minimum of room reverb, so the full range and all the nuances of the instrument spring forth in true-to-life fashion.
Originally Posted by miniguy Most beautiful choral pieces, magnificently recorded, especially the solo female voices. Some compositions of striking originality. 7 LPs total.
Originally Posted by jcarr Originally Posted by bonzo75 Jonathan, you use the FR 64 with the Lyra? Silver wire? Any other tweaks? These days we are using the SAT, which has a captive tonearm cable. But for any tonearm that uses the universal headshell system (including the FRs), the headshell contacts and wiring are a decided weak point. The sound quality can be improved by providing each headshell with a dedicated wiring harness that is long enough to reach the phono stage, and made of thin Litz (or magnet) ...