chashmal
Responses from chashmal
| New record=Bad Sound Don't give up on vinyl so fast. If you can, play the album in question on another TT, maybe one that dwarfs yours in price (I don't know what you have) and see. Maybe that diamond is not getting far in there, or maybe it is not aligned. I assume t... | |
| New record=Bad Sound Different runs of the same records can have very different sounds thanks to the differences in the pressings. I collect multiple copies of my favorite ones, so I can prove that the differences outweigh our expectations. If you want consistency get... | |
| help guide a vinyl newbie "the Denon stomps an lp12"Say what you will, but I can almost guarantee that your LP12 was not set up right. Please. | |
| help guide a vinyl newbie I disagree with the above posts. I would upgrade the TT, arm, and cartridge first. I think source resolution comes before amplification.Then I would get a temporary (but good) phono preamp like the musical surroundings phenomena or similar priced ... | |
| Best rock song of all times "We are the retards" by the Retards (circa 1988) | |
| QUESTION ON LP If it isn't a 78 it is a mastewr test disc. A few are still around. | |
| EAR 88pb, Opinions? I like the Art Audio Vinyl Reference. It blows away the EAR model at its price point. | |
| What is the best band ever? Sun Ra Arkestra, early 60's Ornette Coleman band, Classic Coltrane Quartet, The Grateful Dead | |
| What is the one CD you can't find? Jordi Savall "Tobias Hume viol music" | |
| Do newer releases of CD's sound any better? Stanwal: "Glen Gould's recording of Bach variations are much better than the original pressings"Hallelujah. Hey, I am about as analog as a guy can be, and I listen to about 97% vinyl these days. But all Gould's material, not just the Bach, has dee... | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment If you look really carefully I think Elmer Fudd had a Lamm tube amp and Brinkman preamp. | |
| Static on highs Here's something that might not have been considered: a ground issue somewhere. I know, it sounds unlikely. But I had the same symptoms with a Rel sub connected to an SET amp which ended up having a mismatch in impedance/ground. Investigate it. Yo... | |
| Does anyone repair Lyra cartridges? Ditto. I would get in touch with Lyra. They are so good about trade-ins that they are probably helpful about things like this too. | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts Grateful Dead at Madison Square 1978 | |
| Is music quality moving away from the "audiophile" Are you surprised that the total gestalt of the culture is turning to crap? |