chayro
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| Marantz SA-15S2b, thoughts & opinions I never say that I "quit" smoking, only that I haven't smoked in 10 years. I don't think an audiophile can ever say that they've quit upgrading, but hopefully, they can reach a sense of satisfaction by buying good equipment. I wish you several yea... | |
| cd player that forgives bad cd recordings I was extrememly impressed with the Doge6 from Pacific Valve, about $2K, with 30-day money back. I have been using the Ear Acute for over 2 years and I think it's excellent, although not the flavor of the month anymore. Both of these players, IMO ... | |
| Wood glue method of record cleaning There are plenty of demos of it on You Tube. If you do it properly, the glue should come off in one piece. Personally, if I wanted to clean records on a budget, I would get a Spin-Clean. You also don't have to wait 8 hours to clean one side of a r... | |
| HD Down Load compared to Analog. I grew up with Santana and Sabbath and I loved their music, well not Sabbath, but you get the idea. I'm sure many of you will disagree, but I just don't think that using these records to prove the superiority of a particular medium is really valid... | |
| Anyone enjoy their amp's sound more than music? Sounds to me that you're just enjoying the music MORE on the better equipment. Exactly! Also, nothing wrong with preferring your hifi to a concert. I would much rather watch a ball game on a big-screen tv sitting on a nice couch relaxing than roas... | |
| Speaker cables like Audience AU24 E but cheaper Your problem is that you can hear the difference between the Audience and what you have. That means you'll need to spend money. If you had worse ears your wallet would be better off. The good part is, wires last a long time, so once you take the p... | |
| Speaker cables like Audience AU24 E but cheaper Once you've found cables that suit your taste, I would make every effort to acquire them if possible. Audience cables often come up used and the company offers superior service if you need to have them reterminated or whatever. If you buy somethin... | |
| Upgrade question - speakers or integrated? IMO your amp is fine. Stretch your budget a bit and pick up the Harbeth 7s up for sale at $2200. If you like acoustic music, it's very hard to top Harbeths. IMO of course. | |
| Integrated Amp for V.A. Beethoven Baby Grands Nobody is going to be able to assure you that you will like the Plinius/VA combination. There are just too many variables. Plinius is a well-resepected and reliable product and I would suspect that if you don't like the way your system sounds with... | |
| Old Vinyl Valuation and Care If you have a VPI cleaning machine, then you are educated enough to know that there are special fluids for cleaning 78's. Disc Doctor claims to be safe for 78's and they pretty much know what they're doing. You will need to rinse with distilled or... | |
| Marantz SA-15S2b, thoughts & opinions While I am generally not a huge SACD fan for reasons that are not important right now, if you have any interest in acoustic music, I suggest you pick up the Yo Yo Ma "Solo" SACD. Once in a while they get it right and this one has incredible "in th... | |
| Boulder has full page ad in Du-pont registry If kids will spend $500 for a pair of half-assed Beats headphones, it shows that people will spend the money on what they think is cool. If they saw Puffy come home and put on a record on his Wilson/Boulder system, they would aspire to have the sa... | |
| setting VTF with a digital guage I will admit to investing in an Ortofon digital gauge, which is kind of pricy, but seems to put the stylus in about the right place. ortofon | |
| setting VTF with a digital guage Jesus - I never realized it was so complicated. I just set the force at the max and it seems to work out well. | |
| Sugden amp to pair Harbeth SHL5? Not too thick? As much as I like and respect Noel from Skylan, I never thought his stands worked well with Harbeth for me. My dealer demonstrated the SHL5s with the old EPOS ST12 open-frame stands and to my ear, they yielded a much clearer sound. When I got the ... |