actusreus
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| Blue Note reissues The stuff that I buy is usually $10 for a record and since I don't have a lot of records, it is very attractive to me, rather than $30 180 gr "audiophile" releases. And it has become so prevalent that I just find it very difficult to ignore. Almos... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Sorry but Somethin' Else with Adderly, Miles & Co. is my new favorite and simply one of the greatest jazz albums of all time!! The stars lined up and this is definitely one of the LP's in the heavenly record rack if you catch my drift.I absolu... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... So it's done; I ordered a Classic with my dealer and the worst part of the process has begun--waiting. I got the black finish and the Valhalla wiring. I must say the pictures do not give this turntable justice. When I walked into my dealer's today... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... Macdadtexas, did VPI offer any advice on how to get rid or minimize the hum? Is the hum caused by something in the Classic? I assume it must be since otherwise Grado would certainly have taken measures to fix this problem in their cartridges. I'm ... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon You do raise some interesting issues, though. I'm shopping for a flat screen TV to watch sports. Will LeBron James or Paul Pierce give me better advice on which equipment to buy?I think your analogy is rather incorrect. If instead of going to pant... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... I must say that one of the more frustrating things about high-end audio choices is to read completely different opinions on the same product, which tend to leave others quite confused. Especially when meaningful auditioning is not possible. A viny... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon This is a fascinating discussion and I thank all who have contributed to this enlightening exchange. Someone commented that many a speaker gets similar attention in the forums, and wondered why Harbeth was singled out thus implying there is no rea... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Onhwy61, check my threads and posts on A-gon and it will become obvious I'm not a "plant." Unless you were being facetious. Dobieguy, no I haven't heard any of the Harbeth speakers but I'd love to. Please note that I did not start the thread as a... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Awesome post Mmike84. I too noticed the similarity to Audio Note, but shockingly to me, some of the more expensive Audio Note speakers go really low, which belies their appearance and size. I also get the distinctive look argument, but in my humbl... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Well it is obvious that there is something special about Harbeth speakers despite less that ideal specs; I've said as much in my post above. The question is what is it exactly that makes them shine nonetheless? Perhaps the low sensitivity indeed d... | |
| Impendance taps setting on a tube amp Wow, yeah, I guess I now appreciate the built-in meter and easy biasing process with the Cronus even more. In fact, I actually enjoyed doing it for the first time with the biasing tool provided with the amp. I also purchased the Cronus as a "tempo... | |
| Quatro Wood Impressions. How much of a difference is there between the regular cloth-only version of the Quatro and the Wood version? Would you go as far as stating it's a different speaker, or simply improves upon what the cheaper Quatro already does incredibly well? The... | |
| VPI Classic or Notthingham Hyperspace? Thank you all very much for your replies and advice. I got a little overexcited seeing the table for the first time up close and, not being familiar with the NA line, I made a mistake identifying the model. It actually is the Space 294 turntable w... | |
| Impendance taps setting on a tube amp All great points Auxetophone. But I must tell you changing the taps is a b.i.t.c.h. It's not so much that you have to unscrew 10 little screws and remove the top cover through the tubes; it is the fact that on one side there is virtually no space ... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... Wow, it sounds like Mr. Bloom is not a fan of VPI in the least. I got a sense he set off to dislike the table even before he started the review, from the tone of his narrative and numerous remarks that had nothing to do with the actual performance... |