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| Garrard 301/401 audition request Cmo,Kudos to you for doing the research on my analog front. To be fair, my post was meant to contain both sincere curiosity as well as a little bit of both skepticism and sarcasm.Perhaps because I'm a little younger than most A-goners (in my 30s),... | |
| Garrard 301/401 audition request What is it that you're expecting or hoping to hear from a piece of vintage audio equipment? I perhaps understand the desire to rebuild a piece of equipment one has a sentimental attachment to, but to expect some sort of audio nirvana coming from j... | |
| VTA adjustment for VPI 10.5 tonearm Disagree on the 'parallel arm tube' method.You can disagree all you want but this is the method which in some cases renders best results with the least amount of headache. For example, the Lyra Delos is manufactured to sound best (i.e., achieve th... | |
| Turntable dust covers I'm sure they are a better deal than the Ginko rip-off. However, I checked them out and they were not as good as a shop in OH. John (www.displaycasej.com) offered top customer service and the product was superb. And it was cheaper than jmkdisplays. | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records The store had Hymns/Spheres and that's about it from the list of recommendations here. I sampled that record and it's just not my cup of tea. They also had "Expectations," "Spirits," "Staircase," "Fort Yawuh," "The Judgment,"and "Invocations/The M... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records All,What a terrific list of suggestions and posts; thank you so very much! I hope I'm not imagining it, but I believe I saw "Nude Ants," and "Hymns Spheres" in the store. I will check later this week. I saw some of his performances on youtube and ... | |
| Best Keith Jarrett records Thanks Swampwalker. I'll definitely check if they have this release, but I'd love to own some of his work in a quarter, or quintet, which are always my favorite formations when it comes to jazz. | |
| Supratek or Rogue? Thank you all for your opinions and advice; I greatly appreciate it. Dave, can you please elaborate on Supratek not matching the sonic signature of Rogue, if you can? Is your opinion based on your listening experience? If so, please say more. Than... | |
| Why mono? I've done some research through the mono vs. stereo threads and I'm still confused on one issue: If you play a mono record through a stereo cartridge, what is the effect of using/not using the mono switch on the preamp? What happens in either scen... | |
| JMW 9 effective mass? JMW-9T's effective mass is 9.5 grams according to Harry's email to me. 7.7 grams sounds very inaccurate to me. | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Reynolds,This is great info; thank you! I set the impedance back to 8 Ohms and so far I like what I'm hearing. Regarding the crossover; did you do it yourself or did you have the dealer do it for you? Also, where did you get the parts from and how... | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Reynolds, I wasn't aware of the Magnum version of the 99 preamp. Is it an upgrade from an earlier version? Either way, it sounds like CJ is out. Anyone own the Supratek Chardonnay? The price is compatible and it has amazing reviews, but buying dir... | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? Thank you Sam and Adam. The Cronus is a great integrated amp, and works very well with the SR-17.5s. When I bought the speakers, the impedance on the amp was set to 4 Ohms to work with the old speakers. The Silverlines have a nominal impedance of ... | |
| VPI Classic Naunc,Interesting! I tried the Boston mat with the Scout but I thought it didn't improve anything so I shelved it. I agree about the Classic's character, and I also think it sounds great on its own. I now use the copper ring with warped records, a... | |
| VPI Classic Thanks for the advice Suteetat. I myself cannot say I noticed any "ringing" and I'm not quite even sure what that actually means. Is it a way of describing too much high frequency energy perhaps? Maybe it's just the rig becoming more resolving and... |