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| Need advice on how to dip a toe into digital Gz3827 .... was poking around on the Acoustic Sounds web site. Lots of selection. I wound up ordering an LP. Will go back and pick up a couple of hi-rez redbook CDs and see what gives. I'll report back shortly. | |
| vpi JMW arm lengths No. Even if you could merely plop any wand on a base, you'd royally screw up the P-S distance and overhang. | |
| Yet another Quad 57 Experience This thread takes me back more years than I remember, or care to remember. I recall that the 57s and 63s were the darlings of the high-end B&M audio shop that I used to hang out at in the 70s and 80s. Some background recollections, which may n... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Bombaywalla -- you're right ... the Ref 150 is of personal interest to me. But not because I own it, but rather because I want to own it. ;>') Having said that, if there is any validity to my thesis that tube amps using NF may (??) perform SS-l... | |
| Lyra Delos and Soundsmith Jcarr -- been playing the Kleos with some classical vinyl, e.g., H. von Karajan conducting the Berliner Philharmonic, Beethoven's 9th (DG). The Kleos does a very credible job of presenting an uncluttered soundstage. Considering all the action in t... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Bombaywalla, not sure what constitutes "large amounts of NF," but the ARC Ref 150 uses 14 db of it. Perhaps somewhat responsive to the issue of tubes and ESLs, ARC reports (and Atkinson confirms) that output regulation is approximately +/- .5 db o... | |
| Redbook Digital Can Sound Great -- On Occassion Wonder if Soupy is still alive???? I can't believe how many years have passed. When I was a kid in the early 70s, my dream rig was my Crown IC 150 pre, Crown DC 300 amp, Thorens TD 160 TT and Infinity 2000a speakers w/ electrostat tweets. Today, f... | |
| Redbook Digital Can Sound Great -- On Occassion Whoa there "pardnah" -- I was around when there was only 4 VHF stations (3 (NBC), 6 (ABC), 10 (CBS)) and 4 UHF stations (17, 28, 39 and 48) in my neck of the woods -- Philly. I liked the ole' rabbit ears/metal clothes hanger antennae that were the... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Thanks Bombaywala -- very good explanation. After breaking big rocks with a sledge hammer, courtesy of Ralph and Al, I'm starting to better understand speaker/amp electrical matching. Of course, I've also come to better understand that speaker and... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? Bombaywalla, how do tube amps mate with ESL/capacitive loads? I kinda' recall that tube amps "generally" like resistive loads with positive/inductive phase angles. Come to think about it, I'm not so sure that SS amps particularly like super-low im... | |
| Lyra Delos and Soundsmith Hello Jonathan. Installed the Kleos a couple of hours ago. Been listening to a lot of vinyl, mostly various types and stripes of 1970s rock and roll. Will be moving on to some Charlie Mingus Jazz and a selection of classical shortly. This carty is... | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? Hey Johnnyb, did you do target shooting with a 22 ca. rifle when you were a kid -- without ear plus?? I did, and when I had a earing test some 30 years ago, the doc said I had a dip at around 4K or 5K Hz. | |
| Redbook Digital Can Sound Great -- On Occassion Riparian, I have conjectured the same point you did about the industry being in a state of flux. Hopefully, the industry will come together and decide on the next format. It happened in the early days of vinyl (RIAA) and in the early 1980s when re... | |
| Waaaah. Snapped off my cantilever. Hi John, I see that it was you who had the experience. As I said in my response to your e mail, sorry to read the news. If you go the Delos route, you won't be disappointed. Thanks again for looking at my ad. Bruce | |
| Lyra Delos and Soundsmith Jcarr, I just bought a Kleos as an upgrade to my Delos. It's hard to believe that any cartridge can sound better than the Delos. I guess I'll find out on Monday when the Kleos is delivered.If by chance you come up for air before Monday, care to gi... |