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| What oil for VPI HW19 turntable? Mobil 1 is a good choice, as this brand is a true synthetic oil (a liquid paraffin as opposed to 'reconstituted dino juice' that masquerades as synthetic). Either will vastly outperform the level of performance required to lubricate a turntable be... | |
| Supra Sword speakercable: Ryder, I've had Supra Sword speaker cables for nearly two years and have never regretted the choice. They perform as advertised and as reviewed. I lent my pair to a friend who ran them between his YBA amp and Rogers LS3/5a (now Penaudio Charismas)... | |
| Anyone have any experience with the Tunami GPX-R ? I am using two GPXs and am very satisfied with the results. The first runs from an R-1 outlet to an Acoustic Revive distribution block and the second continues to my integrated. What little line noise I had is gone and both ends of the spectrum re... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned 1) 1968: Dual 1009 mounted on top of a Harman Kardon SC-7 Component Control Center (an all-in-one wood-cased receiver)2) 1978: Bang & Olufson Beogram 24023) 1982: Linn LP12 (still spinning)My first true audiophile experience was "snapping" on ... | |
| Which Integrated got you off the merry go round? Blue Circle FtTH hybrid integrated amp. I needed a change from Krell. I considered the BAT VK300X, the Pathos Logos and the conrad-johnson CA200 (yes, I know it's not an integrated, its something else), but was ultimately sold on the quality of th... | |
| Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong? Might I suggest that you first try the following cable lifters, which I suspect must have been mentioned in some previous post. They will give you the opportunity to run a listening test prior to any purchase. Each cable lifter is comprised of thr... | |
| Dynaudio Sapphire I saw a pair just this past week, in one of the darker finishes, at Worldwide Stereo in Montgomeryville, PA. I don't know if they are still for sale or reserved. | |
| Music to make you laugh by A follow-up to my post from yesterday. The Tom Waits song I was searching for is "Step Right Up" from his 1976 release 'Small Change'. | |
| Music to make you laugh by There is a Tom Waits song where he recites a hundred or more catch phrases from TV, radio and print advertisements. I have drawn a complete blank on the song's name and the album but I expect many of you know which one I'm reaching for. It's a pan... | |
| First song to "Blow You Away"... Gimme Some Lovin - The Spencer Davis Group. This is the song that "turned me on". | |
| First song to "Blow You Away"... The Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' | |
| What is under your TT, cheap islolation? My Linn deck rests on a 3/4" slab of slate of the same footprint. The slate sits on three ball-in-cup feet and the whole stack rests on a 6' side table located along a wall. The three mushy feet allow for damped vertical and lateral movement. The ... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? Yet another very big hi fi+ vote. I honestly can't wait for their issues to appear at Barnes & Noble or Tower. (I choose not to take a subscription so as to compel me to visit the book and music stores more often.) The down side is that the di... | |
| "oldskool" tonearms How old is "oldskool"? I have been quite happy with an Alphason HR-100S since 1982. I assume this vintage satisfies your criteria. It has sounded right, or rather not at all, with the few cartridges I've hung on the smart end of the stick. Recentl... |