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| What are the best cartridge matches for Linn LP12? I had a Basik + arm w/my LP12 and that arm mated well with a broader spectrum of cartridges than other tonearms.The Goldring Erocica LX (low output) sounds amazing on it. The high output version has the same body shape and materials so you could p... | |
| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... Marakanetz, sorry I spelled your name wrong if you notice above...BTW if you are still following this post could you recommend some Pekka Pohjola records? I only have "Consequences of Indecisions" w/Oldfield and Moerlin (great lp). | |
| Upgrade LP 12 or... Just looked at your system and it looks amazing! - completely out of my $$$ league. Only thing I might say is you might want to get that TT off the multi-component rack, the combined mass of all the components will not please the turntable. Try pu... | |
| Upgrade LP 12 or... Thasalmon,I've had 2 Linn lp12s, a used one from about 73 (!) believe it or not, and my current "anniversary" edition (1999).I'm not going to say I would recommend it over another table, it's just the table I wound up owning for various reasons. T... | |
| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... Oops! Sorry, there is no Grade Boy All Stars...they are called Greyboy Allstars. I only knew them from a radio program and it sounded like the announcer was saying "Grade Boy All Stars"! Went to a record store and DISCovered the truthBTW, I think ... | |
| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... Grade Boy All Stars are prettty groovy, but do have some horns.Billy Cobham: Spectrum, has some funky tunesZao: Shekina, actually a prog lp but some of the funkier tunes blow me away, beautiful record | |
| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... Medeski Martin & Wood - any titles (very groove oriented)Johansson Johansson and Holdsworth - Heavy Machinery (no bass but has HEAVY synth bass grooves)Gong: Expresso IIWayne Peet's Doppler Funk: Blasto! (nine winds label)Hebie Hancock: Thrust... | |
| Easy to discriminate between DAC ?? The differences between DACs should be pretty clear.How do you have the DACs isolated (placement/cones/stands)?Remember, all DACs contain a preamp to get the signal to 2.0 mv, so place away from other electronics (if possible) and experiment w/iso... | |
| grainy sounding high end system My experience with hi fi in general is that setup is 50% of the battle. There are a gazillion things that influence sound. In no particular order, here are some possibilities:Poor match of Amp to Speaker - change one or the otherPoor match of spea... | |
| could someone recommend some good acoustic music Pierre Bensusan 'Solilai' (CBS) is a classic. Suzi Katz (ESD 80642) the tunes are not as consistent, but I like to use it as a reference because its a great recording and her voice can strike you as fair, good, or simply amazing depending on the s... | |
| Help me tame the brightness of my Triangles Your speaker cable might be a factor in the brightness.My limited experience with Audioquest speaker cable is that they are great, but do have a slight hardness in the range you described, which can be fatiguing over a long listening session, depe... | |
| Opinions of Creek Integrated 5350se I had a Creek 4140s2 (circa 91') that had very open and agressive bass, however my impression of the newer Creeks (heard one around 99') is that they sound VERY GOOD but the presentation is a little smooth and polite, especialy in the bass. A frie... | |
| Budget system not up to expectations... Painter, my experience with friends I've known assembling low to mid fi systems is that when they bring one or two pieces from a store into thier own system, it sounds completely different, especially in the amp/cable/speaker loop. The way these 3... | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Definitely some of the above mentioned albums bring back great memories! Most notably Allman Brothers: Fillmore East, Brand X: Livestock, Ellington at Newport.Also, I know this doesn't count because its a bootleg tape,but I used to love listening ... | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Oh come on, this is an easy question:Gentle Giant: Official live Playing the FoolI have to admit I was a bit irritated when I saw Shudson653 beat me to the answer!!!! |