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| old AR XA with mods vs Rega RP1 I used to have an original AR table I had modified to accept another make arm. The same as a Linn Sondek, just not as well made ;-)! I put a Formula 4 uni-pivot on it, which I wouldn't do now---the AR's suspension was very "loose", which made the ... | |
| The New Cream re-issues Yow! My DCC Fresh Cream is still sealed---I had no idea copies were going for that kinda money! | |
| Quad 2905 ESL Arcing Sparks Goofyfoot, Mobile Fidelity is now the U.S.A. distributor for Quad! | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... Regarding the sound of Revolver: In 1970 I started buying British pressings of Groups/Bands from over there, including of course the Beatles (I got the stereo versions though, not mono). I immediately disliked the sound of Revolver, especially in ... | |
| The New Cream re-issues I believe there is also a Steve Hoffman-mastered version on DCC. | |
| A-B testing of cables The advice to start at the source assumes that the old cables further downstream are not "bottlenecking" your system. If they in fact are, any (possible) improvement upstream may be masked by them. Shunyata recommends auditioning their power cable... | |
| old AR XA with mods vs Rega RP1 Spend the money you saved on the table, and upgrade your arm to the British made Audiomods pick-up arm. It's a drop-in replacement for Rega arms (it uses the new Rega 303 arm tube). The Audiomods website has all the details, with both pro print ma... | |
| Slow adaptation of KT150 by amp mmanufacturers One guy who keeps up with developments in the wonderful world of tubes is Roger Modjeski of RAM Laps. Before I bought any KT150 amp I'd talk to him about the tube---he is obsessive about tubes and amps being, before anything else, dependable. | |
| Quad 2905 ESL Arcing Sparks I seem to recall reading that the newer Quads such as yours have a protection circuit that is sacrificed to save the panels from damage in case of severe overload, and that after the circuit has engaged it needs to be replaced. Something like that... | |
| Short speaker cable recommendation Whether or not shorter speaker cables sound better than longer ones, two facts about them are indisputable:1- They're cheaper! Especially if you're bi-wiring (one long pair of inter-connects is cheaper than two long pairs of speaker cables).2- The... | |
| Where does your user name come from? The Stones the original bad boys? Only if you don't include the 50's rockers like Jerry Lee Lewis---they would run home to mommy after spending a night partying with him. | |
| Great female voices There is one other very special woman I believe everyone should hear---Iris Dement. I learned of her from Merle Haggard, who was raving about her at the time of her 1st or 2nd album, about twenty years ago. Her music is that great blend of singer/... | |
| Short speaker cable recommendation The great thing about short speaker wire runs is you can get, if you so choose, a more-expensive-per-foot wire. For instance, when I was using a balanced-out pre and balanced-in mono power amps, I used long balanced inter-connects and one foot lon... | |
| Best Subwoofer for Quad 2805 under $5k The Finnish company Gradient made a dipole sub for the Quad 63 in the late 70's, I believe it was. it was a pair of 12" woofers in an open baffle H-Frame, the woofers facing in opposite directions and wired in opposite polarity. At least theoretic... | |
| Great female voices As a young audiophile (I got my first serious system at age 22), I briefly fell into the trap of playing records that made my system sound good---music in the service of sound. That is a shallow, empty experience. I quickly tired of it, and have e... |