bdp24
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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners @ct0517, the expensive VPI’s use the same cr*ppy Hurst motor as the cheapest! I recently got myself an Aries 1 for peanuts (specifically as a platform for the TransFi Terminator arm), and it is really a TNT with a smaller footprint (22" x 16")---t... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! Being a planar enthusiast, there are two $15,000 loudspeakers I would check out: the Magneplanar MG20.7i and the Sanders Model 10. | |
| New Rega Planar 6 Fluid "sloshing around"? Are you sure you have the right stuff in the bearing well? The WT damping fluid is a thick silicon goo, which resembles molasses or honey. It doesn't "slosh", it oozes. You can turn the cup sideways and not have the silico... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Oops, "pass" his test ;-). Warren demands to know what arm (and table) the pickup is going on, who will be doing the mounting and aligning, etc. If he disapproves of your answer, no sale. Weird!Though I have done the chore numerous times, I told h... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 @fjn04, May Audio hasn’t been London’s U.S. distributor for years. Brian Tucker at Pro Audio, Ltd. now is, but Warren Gregoire in the SF Bay Area has been selling them for years, and is a Decca/London expert. Be forewarned: he "interviews" all pro... | |
| The Steep Canyon Rangers Thanks a million Walter and Bill. Walter, unfortunately I’m on the West Coast (Vancouver, WA), so the only Bluegrass Festival in my neighborhood is the annual Hardly Strictly Festival in San Francisco, which all my old San Jose (hometown) friends ... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? Jeff at Audiomods is a professional machinist, hardly what I would call DIY. I would guess he could get his hands on some Boron Titanium if he so desired. I actually like products made one at a time by an artisan like Jeff. Roger Modjeski of Music... | |
| The Steep Canyon Rangers Walter, I thought the name sounded familiar! What most surprised me was that although they look relatively young, they play the music with a sense of authority, like they’ve been doing it forever. A lot of the Americana bands sound like they were ... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 @lewm, while that was very true of the old Decca's (greatly benefitting from a damped arm), it is less (though not completely un-) true of current London's. When Art Dudley recently reviewed a budget London in Stereophile, he did so in a Rega 300.... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? I'm dying over here ;-). Geoff correcting and lecturing Ralph Karsten on the nature of electricity. Next thing you know we'll be expected to believe Michael Green understands room acoustics better than Art Noxon. Oh yeah, we already are. | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records @yc25, great list! Have you heard any of Buddy Miller’s albums? He plays guitar/sings harmony/leads Emmylou’s road band. Great singer, in the same league as John Hiatt, though not a songwriter of John’s caliber. Few are! Also a great producer (Ric... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? @glubson, Jeff drills holes in his Audiomods arm tube as part of his efforts to remove the resonances inherent in the stock Rega tube. He also removes the black paint, and adds three internal stiffening discs. He then wires the arm with the custom... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Thanks terry9 and fleschler. | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? Who "thinks the Audiomods is better than (the) new Technics tonearms that comes (if it's multiple Technics tonearms, it should be "come") with GAE"? Not me---I said no such thing. Geez, false quotes are becoming really rampant on AudiogoN, aren't ... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? @chakster, I have to agree with you on the looks of the Audomods. All those holes drilled into the arm tube (admittedly for a good reason, and apparently providing a substantial benefit) is quite unsightly, especially in the matte finish-version. ... |