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Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ?
the Naks were wonderfulstill have an LX5 (sitting in a box in the closet)the ZX7 was my pick even over the dragontoo bad they are now like 'who builds the best typewriter" 
Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help?
based on this thread I sprung for the Walker Prelude system friday from Elusive Disc. It arrived tuesday.The surface noise was greatly reduced and the harmonics (as Tim mentioned) are so much truer. The seperation of instruments and timbre became ... 
reserve vta solves issue on zyx, triplaner
atmas - I have the ZYX Artisan for a phono preampwhich I would think would be ideally calibrated for the Universe from a loading standpointantiskate etc - I've already bought into all the triplaner tips Doug and company have listed here 
reserve vta solves issue on zyx, triplaner
thanks for all the comments guyswhy the vta dial in failed to work previously is that I only varied it in near parallel arm modethe horizontal alignment (dropping the back of the arm down) needed to get vta dialed in is pretty large (like 1/4 inch... 
reserve vta solves issue on zyx, triplaner
thanks Richard and DougI used a Feikert protractorI'm tracking around 1.8. the cartridge appears nearly level on the top, but very little clearance underneath, as the cantilever is riding high (tending upward). the arm is definitely low to the bac... 
shrill high end? help, setup? triplaner
the shrill grungy upper end isn't interconnectsthe cd player sounds fineand lps have sounded great on this setupshrill discs - Yes - CLose to the Edge Japanese pressingKing Crimson - Starless and Bible BlackJohn Coltrane - Lush Lifenot shrill - Do... 
LCD HD TV Picture Quality Lacking
try a terk digital "rabbit ears"for the local channels in HD 
how much to offer friend for records
my friend isn't in a fit with his wife (who is a saint by the way), he's mearly overextended his guitar purchases and is acting financially responsiblehe has more music than he can listen to, rares plays any vinyl and was the one who asked me on t... 
how much to offer friend for records
hi guys, being it's a friend it's a bit differentthat's why I askedwhat I would normally pay to someone I don't know would be $3-5 for common stuff in good shape $10-15 for some rarer stuff. my friend is a listener/ musician not a collectorhis vin... 
33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ????
I'm really enjoying those new Music Matters Blue Note releases and at $50 a piece are much cheaper than trying to find an old deep groove with little surface wearthe sonics are stellar - you really feel you are in the recording room on those onest... 
Robert & Alison-Raising Sand
I like the record with it's laid back nature and recently saw them at Jazzfest in New Orleans - this stuff sounded great live as well as a few juicy zep tunes Black Country Woman, a slowed down plodding Black Dog, Battle for Evermore (excellent) a... 
The Best Sounding Beatles CDs
Yellow Submarine was given a decent cd masteringmany of those songs are improvements over the original cd releaseLet it Be Naked edition was also remastered sans spector strings 
Recording quality effect on listening pleasure ...
JPI side with you on that endCharlie Parker recordings don't do it for metoo murky - yes there's something going on but I can't feel the emotional end when it's so condensed and buried in poor sonicsLester Young from the same period sounds much be... 
Pre/Amp for Salk HT3
Moscode 401 HR sounds great with Salk HT3's 
OPPO vs BR HD?
those with netflix and blockbuster online rentals who do BLu Ray have complained that the discs are constantly on long delays to viewthe distributers are limiting # blu ray discs to rental companies - they want the consumer buying them at $25 - $3...