At what price point does the rate of interconnect performance improvement taper off more quickly than the rate at which price increases?
We all know this audio game is one of diminishing returns, and everyone has an opinion about where the inflection point of the price curve lies.
The Headwaters cable project was an exercise in exploring this inflection point.
In adventure sports, fun is broken down into three categories.
If one were to translate these categories into building audio components, then constructing cables would be type-2 fun.
The object of today’s exercise was a TriPlanar rewire and conversion to a DIN connector.
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Earlier this year, a customer contacted me to evaluate two tonearms and three cartridges for suitability with each other.
One thing led to another, and I agreed to assust in the restoration of his Garrard 301.
Down the rabbit hole I went.
It’s no secret that the majority of my customers find themselves with either Kuzma or Schröder tonearms.
Both designers pay meticulous attention to resonance control and energy transfer, and the result is that their designs excel at rendering subtle and dramatic dynamic shadings with a startling sense of realism.
Over the years, I’ve fielded questions about the ergonomic/handling features of both tonearms …
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Some of our biggest challenges involve working with other turntable and tonearm manufacturers in order to specify a tonearm mount.
Last Winter, we were told that you can’t mount a Kuzma tonearm to a Brinkmann Bardo turntable.
We didn’t take “no” for an answer.
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Tools selection is a personal matter, and our preferences are influenced by our individual work style. I’m a big fan of both the Feickert Protractor and the Mint LP arc protractors, whereas others prefer the SmartTractor.
