armstrod
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| Best Recording of Traffic: Low Spark Jeffreybowman2k,I'm not sure about the best pressing, but I can tell you this: I own both an original 1971 LP and the Smiling Phases compilation on CD, and there's no comparison on my system - the LP wins hands down. When they shake the "tree" in ... | |
| Speltz Anti Cables Yes and yes. They work great in my system.http://www.anticables.com/ | |
| What are the best monitor speakers for classical? Classical_fred,I own the VR-1s, use them with a sub, and love them. You can buy them for much less then $1000. If you want new, go to:www.higherfi.comThey are the one and only authorized online dealer for VS, and they currently have them for $749 ... | |
| How far would you drive to audition a component? I drove from Halsey, OR to Depoe Bay, OR (maybe 100 miles) with my New Advents in their original boxes strapped to the luggage rack of my Toyoata MR-2. They really affected the aerodynamics and handling. :-) The buyer drove up from California, but... | |
| Stockfisch Records Jaybo is right. If you do a search on Stockfisch for vinyl, it turns out they have a grand total of 3 titles available.A good start, at least... | |
| Can i use a PC as a preamp? Use the Line Out on your sound card and it should work fine. If you're forced to use a spaeaker level output make sure you have the volume all the way down when you fire it up - you'll overdrive the amps quickly. Either way you'll probably need a ... | |
| Pre Amp with ATI 1202, NAD 7155 & GMA Europa's Group3e11,I was on a very similar path a few years ago. I started with an NAD 7140 that I had owned for 20 years. Adding a modded Hafler DH-200 made a substantial difference, but I had a feeling the NAD was still holding me back. I tried both the ... | |
| What's the best way to convert to MP3?? iTunes works separately from the iPod. I have iTunes on all of my computers just for the Internet radio. It will do a very nice job of ripping any CDs you have, and also allow you store the MP3s logically and play them back.If you have sufficient ... | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good KWVA Eugenehttp://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~kwva/Great college radio streaming at 224K MP3 | |
| Electro-Harmonix and Sovtex tubes I don't have any experience with 12xxx tubes, but I own both the EH and Sovtek 6SN7s, and I can tell you that they are definitely not the same tube, either in construction or sound. In my Wright WLA12A the EHs are very superior to the Sovteks, and... | |
| Are Monitor/Subs More Room Flexible? I don't know if "flexible" is the right term, but I've certainly found my monitor/sub combo to be far more suitable for my listening environment, especially as my rooms have gotten smaller. Since I can only do minimal room treatment, I found any s... | |
| Amplifier fried laptop what can I Do ? Any ideas? Apple had a run of bad video chips - it's the heat that eventually kills them and you managed to greatly accelerate the process. Was this a Class A amp? :-)Anyway, it's a known issue. My iBook G3 went in 5 times for the same video problem, each on... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Audiofeil,I'm guessing I haven't run across too many of YOUR old LPs in the thrift stores... :-)Dougdeacon,I tried your slow rotation test on a record that certainly sounds pretty damaged at 33 rpm, and then again on a known clean and undamaged di... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Fatparrot is entirely correct about much older vinyl, especially rock albums, but Sidssp has what discovered what I've also found to be a very plausible workaround. I recently upgraded from my used Shure V15/Denon 103R duo to a brand new Zyx Bloom... | |
| What current China import sounds like a CJ?? Nrchy, Fatparrot, Czbbcl,Is ALL Chinese stuff copies of other designs? Or just tube gear? Is there a comprehensive list somewhere that matches up Chinese models with the models of the copied gear?I'm willing to do my part to protect intellectual p... |