chayro
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| Marantz TT15/ Clearaudio Satisfy for MC carts? I’m going to make a very radical suggestion for an audiophile. You heard the Virtuoso cartridge at the dealer and described it as “very impressive”. How about buying what you know you liked rather than buying a pig in a poke? Does this make any se... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? I think it’s very difficult for people to feel secure in their choices. I was a conservatory-trained musician and I also had my own music production company, so I know what I like when I hear it. Doesn’t make my taste more “correct” than anyone el... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? I think it’s more about not knowing what you’re looking for. A predictable byproduct of our modern way of buying without audition. In the old days you walked into a dealer and said “I like that one” and at least you were in the ballpark. I realize... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? @ddonicht - you can buy rca to xlr adaptors to plug into your preamp. Check Amazon. They have cables and adaptors. | |
| non-high end collectables, radios..etc. You know, I never in my life thought I would say this, but I think I miss Bo1972. Life is funny sometimes. | |
| Feet One-o-0ne As an experiment, I tried putting some 3” square furniture sliders from Amazon under my speaker stands. The foam layer is about 1/2” thick and very firm so it’s not overly compressed. The speakers can rock, but in a controlled way, not unlike what... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? Yes- to follow all the above advice, you will have to quit your job, get rid of your girlfriend and spend all of your time and money dealing with analog playback. This has happened here time and time again where the geezers here front-load a newbi... | |
| Service question: Who can service an Esoteric UX-1 CD/SACD player modified by APL NWO 3.0? I happen to be an attorney, but the obligations of non-professional sellers are an area I’m not familiar with. If I sold something that malfunctioned after 2 days, I would probably take it back, but I’m not sure I’d be legally obligated. Anyone co... | |
| Service question: Who can service an Esoteric UX-1 CD/SACD player modified by APL NWO 3.0? If you go to the APL website, they show a USA distributor. I would contact them and see if they can help you. Another issue is whether you are willing to take the unit back and refund the guy’s money. I once had a guy call me 6 months after he bou... | |
| Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY? IMO, any decent dac in the $1000-$2000 range will far exceed the Sony. I owned both the 5400 and it’s more- expensive predecessor, and found them well-built and non-offensive, but lacking in portraying instrumental textures and realism. Keep the S... | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In All new speakers take a few hours/days for the woofers to break in, but it shouldn't take that long. Play some music with strong bass at moderate levels and let them stretch a bit. Donald Fagan "Morph the Cat" is good. Cassandra Wilson "Blue" i... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? Something I don't think anybody mentioned, is that you need a solid place to put it, or it will fly off the rails if you look at it the wrong way. Hopefully you can just stick it where you plan to put it and all will be well, but be prepared just... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings The most realistically-recorded piano recording I have heard is David Montgomery "The Piano" by Direkt To Disk Records. He also did some others for this label and they show up on Ebay now and then. Also very good is "Nightfall" on the Naim Label.... | |
| Turntable noobie...what advice do you have? My suggestion is to get your new record player, set it up, play the few records you have and then decide whether you want to continue. Many people prefer the ease of digital, without the need for record and stylus cleaning, TT setup issues, stylus... | |
| Looking to replace a CD transport... I don’t know if I’m right, but I think the PS audio transport used an Oppo drive, which are no longer made. Call PS Audio to see if they will sell you a backup. As far as other transports, there are several lengthy threads here that go through jus... |