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| KLAudio is stopping production of their Ultrasonic record cleaner. The Degritter is half that price, I believe, and appears to be a superior design. The automatic USC cleaners are great for those wanting convenience, but a DIY version can be put together for a LOT less $. | |
| wide baffles and baffle step Danny Richie discusses baffle step loss a lot on the AudioCircle GR Research Forum. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Ah yeah, The Falcons, another great vocal group, out of which came Wilson Pickett. Robert Ward is legendary amongst guitarists for, amongst other reasons, his playing through the Magnatone, a very unique sounding combo amp. I worked in a band with... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @northwestmouse, I love The 5 Royales. Do you have a Ravens collection? Love them too! | |
| Blood On The Tracks MoFi UD1S The first for me was John Wesley Harding, but I’m old ;-). Then I liked Nashville Skyline, found Self Portrait fascinating, funny, a real hoot (it was brutally panned by critics, who later realized they just didn’t get it at the time), loved New M... | |
| Recommendations for Vintage Speakers If you ever come upon a pair of FMI (Fulton Musical Industries) Model J’s, buy ’em! Or even the Model 80 (a 2-way box speaker, which served as the midrange of the J), with added subwoofers. Very transparent, natural-sounding loudspeakers. | |
| Blood On The Tracks MoFi UD1S I just wish I liked the album more. I know some consider it one of his best, but not I. I'm tempted just to have what will surely increase in value, and to hear Zimmy's voice and acoustic guitar in hq sound, so guess I'll get it. Better not procra... | |
| Tune of the Day "Keep Your Distance", both versions. With Buddy & Julie Miller’s version you get their wonderful 2-part harmony duet throughout the song. With Richard Thompson’s original, his distinctive vocals and guitar playing (on his solo, he makes his St... | |
| Great sounding/recorded albums The "Born To Run" mud was created via electronic reverb, intentionally. Bruce said he wanted the album to sound like Roy Orbison as produced by Phil Spector. He failed on both accounts. Ironically, Roy’s Monument label recordings possess incredibl... | |
| Wondering about using IsoAcoustics under by GoldenEar Triton One speakers Robert, I have no experience with the GAIA. There are three models of that foot, each of which covers a pretty large weight range (GAIA III: up to 70 lbs., II: up to 120lbs, I: up to 220 lbs). Prices are $199/set of 4, $299, and $599 respectively.... | |
| Wondering about using IsoAcoustics under by GoldenEar Triton One speakers VPI’s Harry Wesifeld has GAIA feet under his KEF Blades, and highly recommends them. If you study the diagram of the structure of the GAIA on the IsoAcoustics website---which reveals the foot’s interior, you will see that any isolation it provides... | |
| Great sounding/recorded albums Thanks for the reminder, Ray. I'm guilty of taking Van for granted, as he has been around for so long. He's one of my favorite singers of his generation, and I already thought so when I saw live him in Them in 1967. I love his duet with Richard Ma... | |
| Looks vs. Performance - How would you mix and match? I’ve always loved champagne finish on faceplates, like those of Conrad-Johnson and Atma-Sphere (at the time of the original M50/60 amps). Elegant, tasteful, and timeless. I ordered my ARC SP-3 in gold, thinking it would be more champagne than the ... | |
| Carver, THE standard of excellence IMO A tube amp with potted transformers that produces 75w/ch from a pair of output tubes each, on a modestly-sized and nicely-finished chassis, designed by one of the industry's leaders, for less than $2800? How do they do it?! The amp weighs only 19 ... | |
| High & low pass with subs? There are proponents of each method. High-passing relieves the Ref and it's power amp of having to reproduce lower frequencies, which will improve the midrange sound quality of both. Does that come at a cost? Purists don't like to add any active e... |