In part 1, we laid out a strategy for auditioning multiple tonearms and cartridges on both a Galibier Eiger prototype and our customer’s turntable (from another manufacturer). In this post, we finalize how we adapted the customer’s existing armboard to work correctly with his mis-specified Reed 2A tonearm. Mis-specified tonearm? Strong words, I know.
RMAF 2018 – a time to meet up with old and new friends. With the exception of the Devore speaker and the photo I took of Lynn Olson, all photos were taken by Lynn. Click photos for a full screen view. Shown here are the ESD Dragon horns. Some random thoughts and photos follow …
We’re remounting a Reed 2P tonearm for a good customer of ours. The ‘table is from another manufacturer and the individual who mounted it apparently didn’t understand the Reed’s many quirks which I describe in part-2. I can’t begin to tell you how many $30k to $60K turntable mounts I’ve had to correct – mounts …
The last of the Summer updates – adapting a first generation Gavia platter to TPI© / Carbon.
Our Customers are the pickiest, nicest, and most creative people. We like it that way. The more attention you pay to detail, the more you’ll come to appreciate Galibier’s offerings.
I’ve been thinking about guitar amplifiers lately, and their relationship to hi-fi amplifiers. The common “knowledge” is that they’re entirely different – with a guitar amplifier being a tone producer (even a “clean” jazz guitar amplifier) and a hi-fi amplifier being tone reproducer. Well, it’s not so simple …
Who, in their right mind would ever dream of matching a 300B SET amplifier to an 89dB speaker? The NiWatts have been on a local tour as we await the first batch of production chassis – this, in preparation for their Fall tour to the East Coast. Yesterday, I put them to a real test …
Should you get a smaller refrigerator? How about replacing your couch with a love seat, and more importantly, what does this have to do with hi-fi?
Many of you know that Lynn Olson’s Karna amplifiers inspired several key design elements in the NiWatt amplifiers. Last week, Lynn and I applied a few tricks to the Karnas which were learned during the NiWatt’s development, and Lynn let the Karnas extend their visit for a few more days (Lynn likes to call them …
If you’ve spoken with me over the past fifteen years or so, we’ve had this conversation – what a musical playback system means to you, and whether you’ve fallen into the trap of configuring a system that limits your musical enjoyment. Steve Guttenberg covers this in his “The Audiophiliac” YouTube video.
