bdp24
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| New way for audiophiles to die! I saw Timothy Leary at a record store in Glendale California in 1983. He bought a Devo album ;-). | |
| What do you listen to when no one else can hear it @ljgerens, no apology necessary for liking Surf, I don’t care what Jimi said ;-). The Ventures are AWESOME! Do you have their 1965 "On Stage" album? Great live recordings.Bill Frisell has a great new album entitled "Guitar In The Space Age!". For ... | |
| High End is Dead? @crazyeddy, and Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) sang: "Jazz---delicious hot, disgusting cold". | |
| DIY High pass filters for Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon's? There are flat pack bass enclosures available at Parts Express. What size are the woofers? | |
| Is overloading of a preamp volume dependent? Crackly distortion on piano transients can also be caused by stylus mistracking. | |
| I need a good arm to mate with a modified Lenco L75 True Lew, but I wasn't thinking in terms of the moving mass of the arm wand (one reason the VPI tables, especially the TNT's, were a great platform for the ET arm). I mentioned it 'cause I never liked having to bend over the table and look sideway... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? Old VPI’s are a safe bet table (good design, and built to last), and can be found cheap. I got an HW-19 Mk.2 for $500, and an Aries 1 with TNT-3/4 platter and bearing for $700 total (I got lucky). Add a new Jelco or Audiomods arm ($500-$800), and ... | |
| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) My top two have already been mentioned, but a hearty "2nd" to Danny Richie at GR Research (for DIY’ers), along with Brian Ding at Rythmik Audio, co-designers of the best OB/Dipole subwoofer in the world, and Bruce Thigpen at Eminent Technology, wh... | |
| I need a good arm to mate with a modified Lenco L75 In the hardcore Lenco cult (I mean that in the good sense ;-), the TransFi Terminator is developing the reputation as a great arm for the table. Unlike the Eminent Technology---also a linear-tracker of course, the TransFi is positioned on the rear... | |
| Audible Illusions...GREAT SERVICE In the 1990’s Ric Schultz of EVS (who had preciously worked for Art Ferris at Audible Illusions) offered a series of mods for the Modulus 2 preamps, which considerably improved it’s sound. I don’t know if he still offers them. | |
| Greatest rhythm sections oblgny, and, Frisell plays in so many different musical settings/environments---hardcore Jazz, soundtracks, Americana, Country, Singer/Songwriter. He did an album with drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Viktor Krauss (Lyle Lovett) entitled Gone, Just... | |
| Confused about Rega and VTA.... The UK company Audiomods makes a fantastic arm that is a drop-in replacement for the Rega arms, and provides height adjustment (a micrometer is an option). The arm is a unique design, individually made by a master machinist, the arm tube actually ... | |
| Nakamichi Cassette Decks I have a silver BX-1 I could list if you’d like, fleeceba. And a black CR-2A. | |
| Subwoofer Decision Awesome jsm71! The continuously-variable phase control on the Rythmik plate amp makes getting that parameter optimized possible. The 0-180 2-position phase switch found on many subs is a joke!One old trick for phase adjustment is to temporarily wi... | |
| BEST SOUNDING PLAYBACK CASSETTE DECK; RECOMMENDATIONS Playing tapes on the same type machine as they were recorded on is not bs, it's a real good idea, especially for tapes made on Nakamichis. Nak used different equalization curves than other cassette makers---tapes recorded on them but played back o... |