chayro
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| Basis Vector cartridge recommendations I just installed a NOS Transfig Orpheus in my Vector 4 and it is astonishing compared to the Spirit. While the Spirit was good, the Orpheus is like taking a step closer to the musicians. More lifelike presentation, but without harshness. I would h... | |
| Great Organists in Rock Dayglow- yes, Floyd Sneed was an incredible drummer and Alex Van Halen named Floyd as one of his influences, which is a pretty big admission for a "tough guy" hard rocker. Just check out the Forum album if you haven't already. The studio albums in... | |
| favorite phono cartridge I prefer cartridges where the cantilever sticks out in front so you can align them easier. The ones with the tiny cantilevers under the body are a pain. | |
| Great Organists in Rock I was very sad to hear of Jimmy Greenspoon's death. While Three Dog Night was considered somewhat of a bubblegum band, the backing musicians were fantastic. Jimmy just put down a big cushion of sound, which supported the whole group. Listen to "Th... | |
| Stepping Up Incrementally from Linn 90's Era From what I've seen, there's not many hardcore Linnies around here. You'd be better off posting something like this on the Linn Forum. | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? "Like an acoustic guitar, a record needs to breathe."I don't think that's a very good analogy. The less a record moves around, the better the stylus can trace the grooves. That said, there is the Linn school of thought that believes one should nev... | |
| SACD & other Formats Assuming you want a CD spinner, things improve tremendously as you move up in quality and (unfortunately) price. I recall when I thought $1500 bought the best CD you could have until I heard it next to a $3000 player that changed my perception of ... | |
| What's your latest album purchase? Johanna Martzy - Bach Partitas on Coup D'Archet. A bit pricey, but enjoyable. | |
| MSB BREAK IN PERIOD IMO, SS digital players should be left on overnight before any critical listening. Be a little patient. | |
| Speaker recommendations for Primaluna If you like Totem, I think a pair of Hawks would work nicely. They are very nice speakers. | |
| Shunyata vs. Audience vs. Bybee? All of the Audience power conditioners are great and the non-teflon versions are going for very low prices used. Plus, Audience has excellent customer service if you ever have an issue down the road. You really can't go wrong with any of their pro... | |
| How do I connect a separate CD transport I can't recall anyone ever mentioning that they had a digital input added to a CD player that didn't come with one from the factory. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I would think that some people would have spoken about having done it if it we... | |
| High quality CD recordings MA Recordings are superb. The Bach Cello Suites are wonderful. Linn also does great work as far as recording quality. Bach on the Lute is excellent. Opus 3 is good. Water Lily is so good that you wonder about the supposed limitations of the CD for... | |
| The Audio Critic As to the Fourier issue, as I recall, and I am willing to be corrected on this, Aczel believed that most speakers were riddled with fundamental errors that a "C+ student in engineering" would never make. He was of the opinion that a speaker design... | |
| The Audio Critic Rodman - "no one has ever (yes, ever!) heard a difference between two amplifiers with high input impedance, low output impedance..low distortion..."Aczel is saying is that amplifiers of similar design will sound similar. I believe, although I'm no... |