albertporter
Responses from albertporter
| Power cable question. Like most things in audio, the biggest bang for the buck begins by moving above minimum quality. In this case the stock cord is the minimum quality.Almost any of the power cords discussed and sold at Audiogon will help your sound. As for money, yo... | |
| Ever wonder why things are screwed up? Bear, this was only posted as fun, but since you challenged the data, please visit the US Government EPA site to review data I have cut and pasted below.( Contents )Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 1999EPAs Data Standards ProcessAll AboardBefore the U.S. h... | |
| Best Phono stage for a .3 mv Ruby 2 ? John, one reason the lukaschek is such a great match for the Benz is that they are built by the same guy. That particular phono stage was voiced with a Benz. If you want the ultimate, the Io Signature with dual supplies has 80 DB of gain. I just g... | |
| EL34 tubes Vrs. 6L6 tubes EL 34 is the European designation for the USA 6CA7.The 6L6 is the USA version of the European KT 66. The best KT 66 is probably the MO Valve or Genelex, and should sell for about $100.00 NOS. The best EL34's are Mullard and Amperex. Bought used yo... | |
| How have your tastes changed? I began with 1950's rock and roll. Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, Roy Orbison Sam Cooke and all the greats of that time. Grew into the Every Brothers, Patsy Cline, and New Orleans Jazz. Evolved to Dave Brubeck, Herby Hancock and Miles Davis alm... | |
| Is it possible for something to be the best? No Nrchy, it's just that when such statements are made there are people ready to jump in the discussion that care more about the art of argument than the point of the subject being discussed.For what it is worth, I agree Claude Monet was the best ... | |
| Wiring a dedicated line This sounds pretty scary. I would have an electrician look at this immediately. Sorry if my comments seem disrespectful, but this could be a health and safety issue. Much more important than improving your music. | |
| Where can I purchase big band lp's? My favorite modern releases of big band and Jazz were offered by Mosaic Records. See the link below:http://www.mosaicrecords.com/last.aspUnfortunately, their greatest material has long since sold out. I suggest you copy data and paste into the sea... | |
| If you had to completely replace your collection.. Since I am mostly an LP guy, I would call Classic Records, Acoustic Sounds and then visit EBAY and Half Price records and begin replacing what was lost. As to artists, whatever I managed to find first. I would eventually want everything replaced, ... | |
| Any "musicians" in the bunch? I can play the radio | |
| Songs that you just have to sing DEVO, whip it, whip it good. | |
| Is it possible for something to be the best? Yes this is absolutely possible! My wife is the best, she has remained with me for more than thirty years regardless of how much money I spent on my audio gear. That is a state of the art performance. | |
| Audio and Wine? Viridian, I'll bet you put an umbrella in your wine just like Steve Martin did in "The Jerk"By the way, is your dog Lucky the one I saw the photo of? Three legs, torn ear, blind in one eye, neutered shortly after birth? | |
| Dialectric grease any thoughts At the time I was only interested in making my Theta, Wadia combo sound better and didn't think about potential problems. There were no symptoms of cable or connector deterioration during the year or so that I owned it. However, that is probably t... | |
| Doors remasters vs. DCC golds Very well put Rec. I too am a big fan of Jim Morrison and The Doors. I have every one of their LP's as first pressing, DJ (promo) or both. |