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| What CD player/transport has the most stable mechanism? hgonzal---The stability of a transport is one thing, it's ability to provide isolation from external bumps and vibration another. Though you're not asking for info on isolation equipment, that is exactly what will provide you with what you are loo... | |
| Bach Goldberg variations played by Glenn Gould analogue master "Improper storage" of master tapes refers to (at least) two different things:1- The temperature and humidity of the room the tape is stored in. Major tape vaults (Capitol Records in Los Angeles for one) are climate controlled, being not too hot or... | |
| Feedback through turntable Todd, I learned of roller bearings from audiophile recording engineer Barry Diament, a leading proponent of them (using them under every piece of his gear, even his Maggie MG 3.7’s!). He had his own "cups" machined locally years ago, and on his we... | |
| Feedback through turntable Todd, the Townshend Seismic Platform (the "original" Seismic product, which I have and use, not the current "spring-in-a-bellows" Seismic Pod design) actually IS a slightly inflated inner tube inside a metal frame. The top and bottom damped metal ... | |
| Janis Ian "Breaking Silence" 45RPM 2 disc reissue I just re-watched the Leonard Bernstein "Pop Music" TV special from 1967, in which Janis performs live "Society’s Child". Bernstein discusses the song and interviews Janis, apparently very impressed by her and the song. | |
| Feedback through turntable I'm planning on trying those springs myself slaw, in combination with roller bearings. | |
| New Ikea storage unit great for LP's! I do exactly the same Chris, listening to old favorites in moments of stress. I need to have a clear head to absorb new music, especially complex (Classical) music. | |
| What's your favorite album cover art ? Just as an interesting aside: Did ya hear how Ahmet Ertegun, president of Atlantic Records, characterized Disraeli Gears when Cream turned in the albums tapes? Psychedelic h*rs*sh*t is what he said! Atlantic released it anyway, and consumers disag... | |
| Mono questions The answer is simple , Lew. Mistakes! The guy who is sent to the tape vault to retrieve the master when it is time to press the LP may or may not grab the correct reel for both the mono and stereo pressings. Those kinds of mistakes are more common... | |
| What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock? stfoth and marty, I have a few times made the case for your exact line of reasoning---the difference between conceptual and real world in regards to loudspeaker strengths & weakness and the demands different "kinds" of music (a string quartet ... | |
| Why Single-Ended? The Tim Paravicini-designed EAR-Yoshino tube circuits are all single ended, the pre-amps and power amps having transformers on the XLR/balanced inputs and outputs. | |
| It is a good idea to purchase a vintage tube pre-amp. True. I love the look of matching faceplates, especially ARC's and McIntosh. | |
| New Ikea storage unit great for LP's! Hey, how did that happen?! I must have signed on through Facebook recently, as that is my Facebook profile pic, playing my first drum on Christmas morning 1954.Damn Chris---one 5 x 5, three 4 x 4? You must have a lotta LP's! I had about 5,000 unti... | |
| Mono questions Great comments fellas, but allow me to make one correction. What studios did in the 60’s (and not just the early 60’s, but all the way through the decade, stereo LP’s not becoming standard until ’68 or so), was not record two separate sessions, on... | |
| It is a good idea to purchase a vintage tube pre-amp. For $3000, a PH-3se phono stage and an LS-16 line stage might be better than an SP-15, don't ya think? |