chowkwan
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| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid One datapoint. Clean power matters based on use of NBS power cords which prompted even my audio hating x to ask What did you do? Things that made no difference either way in The. System. That. Time. Forgot. They did not make things worse. They ... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 Crane Song HEDD Quantum gets you very close to the Nagra HD DAC X at a street price of 4299. Seductive analog sound from both units with the Nagra just a bit smoother. Eye opening to see all the DAC's recommended. Pitily haven't compared the Cran... | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? Brooks continued to race cars after he got into hi end audio. His widow runs his shop Brooks Berdan Ltd. still in Monrovia at the same location. His son Brian Berdan started his own hi end shop Audio Element in Pasadena California. Bruce Thigpen i... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? Eminent Technology LFT 8 speakers. $750 a pair direct from manufacturer. They need big power so you’re gonna spend on the power amps. Used Studer A80 two track quarter inch $2000. Back when analog tape recorders were being dumped. Prolly the pric... | |
| What's on your tape machine tonight? Commercial pre-records are the best kept secret in the hi end. Shaded dog sound at a fraction of the price of the vinyl. Oh wait ... | |
| VPI H-16.5 record cleaning machine power failure I cleaned my record collection with a VPI machine and Walker cleaning fluid. You do not have to do Step 4 of Walker. I found out about 90% of the way through. The VPI is great but only cleans one side at a time. The Audio Desk System cleans both s... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 1. Royal Ballet Chad edition. Yes, this is one you want. 2. Kna conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Wagner. Gotterdammerung Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey. Siegfried’s Funeral Music. Tristan Prelude and Liebestod. Decca Japan GT 9088. F... | |
| Great classical pianists @ fuzztone Just curious, who did you study under? Mrs. See. Later Mr. Horwath. Don’t want to waste bandwidth by starting a flamewar but ... Saw Horowitz once. He always set aside a number of seats for students at discounted price. And they we... | |
| Will Bluetooth ever sound great? I'm going there. Devialet Phantom I Silver. Gold is louder but the Silver has a more refined tweeter. If I were starting, I'd just plug in a Silver and enjoy the music. No wires. No complications. But I'm in too deep. Just installed my sixth turn... | |
| What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ? Countdown to Ecstasy. Koetsu Blue Lace Diamond -> Triplanar -> Grand Prix Monaco 3.0 in Speed Gelb. First time listening to the legendary Koetsu in the equally legendary Triplanar arm. Big sound with subterranean bottom. | |
| Magico M9 a ton of weight and a million dollar price tag $750,000 Ain't no cabinet like no cabinet. That goes for cartridge bodies too. Eminent Technology LFT 8. | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? @dover Thnx 4 advice. It is amazing the deep knowledge on Audiogon. And people's generosity in giving of their time to respond. I'll match the ET 2.5 with an Oracle Delphi 6.2. And use Moerch or Mayware for the Transcriptors. | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? @lewm The Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference was my first turntable so it is a nostalgia thing for me. Frankly astonished to find it's still in production. Not surprised to discover that the Eurythmics own one. Looks absolutely matter. The industri... | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? @delm thanks for the response. How did the ET 2 arm work with the Michell Orbe? What cartridge are you using? | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding Didn't think I'd ever like choral music. (Forced to go to chapel every day as a youth. Twice on Sundays.) Now I think Bach's Mass in B Minor is the pinnacle of Western Civ. The Rite of Spring caused a riot at its premiere and has been jang... |