albertporter
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| What time do you wear? 06-10-14: WhartAnd what watch do you carry in your wallet, Albert? :)Whart (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)I know that was tongue in cheek (or CC in wallet) but here's the real answer:American Express | |
| What time do you wear? 06-09-14: OnemugDoes anybody know what time it is?....ChicagoDoes anybody really care?...ChicagoNo one should be concerned about his watch...SchubertMaker of good points...Roxy54Some people need to get out more...Onemug Onemug mentioning old Chica... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere My player consist of three 12ax7 tubes, and one 12au7 tube, Do they make a CBS Hytron for the 12ax7?Like many vintage tubes, not all types are created equal. I prefer other 12AX7 over the CBS Hytron but which brand depends on circuit design. For t... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Thanks, Albert, for interesting advice, which I will follow. You probably mean the one 12AU7 tube (only one in The Tube mk2). Do you remember the type of 5814 CBS Hytron?I thought I remembered there were two in the Einstein but perhaps I remember ... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere So far, the verdict has been in the direction of Callisto, but I like the OTL sound (or lack of it) so I am open to the MP-1 also. For now, for a lower price, the Einstein serves me well, also in the sense that I hear more of my phono and amp upgr... | |
| Should I use the fluid damper for SME 312S Hifier1958You posted I am new to vinyl and am using the SME 312S arm on a Dr. Feickert Blackbird TT. I would like to get some advises on should I use the damper? What are the pros and cons? I have tried every way to get the setting of the arm corr... | |
| Recommendations for CL rated speaker cable Perhaps not your preferred cable but here's a common sense answer (follow link) to your question. Blue Jeans gets much of it's cable from Belden. http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/inwallrating.htmI don't know where you live nor do I have any ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados One of the guys in my music group told me about this last night. ECM has gone back to the original tapes and is reissuing the material that put them on the map.180 gram vinyl albums, as CDs, and as high-resolution download files I ordered four 180... | |
| Mosaic Records vinyl prices dropping Albert, I bought a subscription to the Music Matters LPs years ago on your recommendation just before I left the US and they all slowly arrived during my absence and remain unopened! Every month or so I take a peek at the photo of your Technics pl... | |
| Mosaic Records vinyl prices dropping Hello Kubla, good to see you at Audiogon again !I have at least 15 of the Mosaic box sets including the Miles Plugged Nickle you mentioned.I have not kept track of prices since I have no intention of selling any of these but my perspective is curr... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere I have not heard the Atma-Sphere MP-1 in my own system in many years. My suggestion for the Aesthetix was based on what O_holter had already chosen. Safe bet that Aesthetix preamp and phono are a great match up, I know from ten years in my own sys... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere From recent testing I have finally become convinced that the Io does benefit from a separate preamp. Even if clarity and detail is better going direct from the Io to the amps, the punch and "here-ness" of the music is clearly better with a preamp ... | |
| Adding a SACD player The Oppo does decode up to 24/192 using its internal DACs. The new Oppo BDP-105 Darbee decodes DSD via USB input from computer files such as HD downloads. It 's capable of playing SACD but as you say, the decoding is internal and delivered via RCA... | |
| SMARTractor Anyone? My Kleos/SME 309 did not track well with Brakemeier's Uni alignment so I used the cheapo SME paper guide to put it back to whatever the SME standard is.SME depends on the cartridge manufacturer to conform to industry standards set long ago. Unfort... | |
| SMARTractor Anyone? Mine is built by Acoustical Systems and designed by Brakemeier and when I typed in SMARTractor at Google and read the specs I assumed it was the same product.Mine is the Uni and has various templates designed for specific arms. |