chayro
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| the Harbeth time has come to my place Harbeths work very well with the Epos open-frame stands. A lot of people use Skylans, but I found they deadened the sound. IMO. They are indeed something special - if you like Harbeths. Wonderful vocal reproduction at moderate volumes. Not to crit... | |
| How much is my custom organ speaker worth? I would assume from the battle axes that it had the shit beaten out of it, so I wouldn't think it would draw too much. I have to admit it's sort of cool though. | |
| Wilson Audio Sasha break-in time ? For you or the speaker? Changing speakers is tough and every record sounds different than you're used to. Give it a month for both of you. This way you'll forget what your last speakers sounded like and accept the new ones on their own merit, or l... | |
| Modded Cambridge Audio 550C player. Rating?? Mapleshade speaker wire, ICs and power strip sound very bright, so it's no wonder that Pierre Sprey likes a less-forward CD player to balance them out. That said, I would try putting the unit on some hard footers or cones, which Mapleshade also re... | |
| Good bass test tracks on vinyl Morph the Cat- Donald Fagan. I really don't care for the music, but I guess it's good for breaking in speakers, if nothing else. Erika Badu "Baduism" has deep synth bass and good music to boot. If you go for that sort of stuff. | |
| Thinking of an upgrade for my turntable system? What about a decent pair of headphones? The Denon AH-d1100 are $200. Denons sound very good and are easy to drive. Stay away from Beats and Bose and all that noise-cancelling crap. They are for planes and subways, not serious listening. Grados are... | |
| What next? Buy a record player. Even a Music Hall MMF-7 is good enough to give you a good taste of what it's about. If you don't like it, you can sell it at a couple hundred bucks loss. | |
| High End Novum MKT Try Gongs.com. They have a nice selection, although the cheaper ones are brass, not bronze. Of all the tweaks i've seen, this one actually makes some acoustical sense. Plus, you'll have a nice dinner gong if you decide not to use it. I do think th... | |
| High End Novum MKT No mystery - you heard a piece of resonating bronze. As an ex-drummer, I can tell you that a drum kit sounds dry and dead without (bronze) cymbals placed around it, which add a shimmering ambience to the kit. I even went as far as to purchase a ch... | |
| Basis Calibrator base - worth it? I just noticed you are not using the Vector arm, so I don't think you can use the cable isolator. I still think it's a nice addition if you're not too stretched. | |
| Basis Calibrator base - worth it? Good question. The Base optimizes the suspension and permits use of the cable isolator. I bought my 2001 with the base because it was the only way I could use it on a wall shelf. The motor would have had no place to sit without it. If I didn't nee... | |
| Turntables with warm/smooth mids and highs Get a Linn - IF you have someone to set it up for you. They are very good bargains on the used market. Smooth, euphonic, musical. They sound nice. | |
| Time to make a decision on int amp As you are purchasing from a local dealer, the thing to do is to bring your speakers in and demo them to see which one you like best. That's exactly the advantage of purchasing from a local dealer - you get to pick something that suits your taste.... | |
| Priscilla Ahn Sibilance My copy doesn't have any sibilance, but the music is extremely ordinary, so it's no great loss. MoFi must think that putting a cute girl in a tee shirt on the cover will get people to buy it. Well, that's why I bought it, but that's me. I played i... | |
| Esoteric k-03 vs emm labs CDSA SE If you can afford the Esoteric, I would go for the dealer demo up for sale now. You don't want to be left out in the cold when spending this much money on a digital product. IMO, you can't purchase used products without considering the service iss... |