albertporter
Responses from albertporter
| Need a heavy duty receptacle I'll bet if some power cord manufacturer came up with a high end twist lock with matching outlets they would get some attention. Not sure how they would address the female end at the component though.Hubbell manufactures exactly what you describe,... | |
| We all lost a friend.....Mike Kay http://www.stereophile.com/content/mike-kay-19231502012 | |
| speakers cables Lamm dynaudio I have great respect for Lamm, both the Ref and M1.2 are world class. Dynaudio is another favorite of mine, I've complimented several models in posts here at Audiogon multiple times.Nordost has a strong personality, some love it and some hate it. ... | |
| Oyaide mat and stabilizer I have the Oyaide mat and stabilizer, definitely not voodoo.All mats contribute to the sound of the turntable and therefore the music. I've had dozens of mats in my system and the Oyaide is very good, probably in the realm with TT Mats copper vers... | |
| Melody Gardot "The Absence" I too like the music on "The Absence," I purchased the LP from Amazon and received it almost the same day it was released.I don't think it's the same recording team, the album is very good but I think a bit down from the two previous LPs of her's ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Good suggestion Bill. Even a brief listening session by Sidekick could be of great benefit. | |
| TriPlanar Tips 07-10-12: DougdeaconSbrown, I'm glad SOMEBODY noticed! You should see me in my best Levi's... care to buy me a drink? :-DFor the curious, there are some hints buried in that little indiscretion... :)Blue Jeans is making a cartridge ? | |
| Why are so many albums poorly remastered onto cd 07-09-12: Mrtenniswhat about the obvious:the master tape ages and when it is used to create a cd, the result is less than pleasant. this would be true for poorly maintained or old master tapes, maybe acetate-based.Have you heard the remastered 45 ... | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse I would go for the Aesthetix, no question. Nothing wrong with Pass but once the "new" wears off of this acquisition and you settle in and listen day after day, you will appreciate what the IO and tubes do for long term listening enjoyment.Linnlp12... | |
| What's up with that? I too wish that had not been removed. | |
| XLR to RCA cable The benefit of the XLR to RCA you link to at Amazon is making two audio pieces work together that don't have matching connections. Even if your phono XLR out is true balanced the conversion to RCA at the other end means only two of the pins are be... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Is "Richard" the guy who invented or first devised the beneficial modification(s)? Even Dover admits in the quoted paragraph that he is unable to make a judgement regarding the modified MK3, because so much else about the system is in constant flu... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Lewm,Regarding But I am interested in what you know about the Mk3 mods that were done by Bill to Albert's Mk3. Can you describe them in any detail? For one thing, I am curious about what is done to the power supply module. For another, I wonder wh... | |
| SME 312S versus SME V-12 PeterayerI apologize for the late response. I just confirmed by looking at my V-12 that indeed it has removable cartridge leads. I wish SME would dispense with these but I assume it is an attempt to save the customer some money if he breaks them a... | |
| SME 312S versus SME V-12 Sébastien,Good to hear my experience was not the norm. While you were considering that purchase I checked the photos of the Cu-180 to verify for you, correct?I looked at his items for sale, the majority are not super high priced goods, so much les... |