cincy_bob
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| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? John, I understand your point, and I don't disagree. The only thing I might add is that I do think it is possible to put together an audio system that is faithful to the sound of live music and that does not require any of the components to do any... | |
| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? Argyro, I have a different perspective on the comparison of the EMM Labs equipment and the AMR CDP. I ran the EMM Labs SE separates for an extended period and then eventually bought the AMR and ran it for comparative listening purposes for several... | |
| Measure My Turntable Speed The method suggested by the Acoustic Sounds turntable tech using a 1kHz test tone and a DMM is a very accurate way to calibrate the speed of your turntable. If you have a test LP with a 1kHz tone track and a DMM, you have everything you need. Layi... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster Upgrade Mordante, years ago, I listened to the VPI all-acrylic platter for a several-month in my own audio system before trying the ring clamp. I then did some comparative listening with the periphery ring clamp prior to buying one for my TNT-6 several ye... | |
| Intriguing world of Analog Papajoe, there are definitely options well within your price range for a turnkey analog rig. For example, you can buy a new Rega P3-24 turntable with the RB301 tonearm and the Elys cartridge for $1,000. For a bit more money, you can upgrade the ca... | |
| scrubbing lp with discdoctor brush and vpi 16.5 Radiohead, the motor on your VPI cleaning machine is a high torque motor that is meant to withstand the scrub-while-spinning routine. And keep in mind that you don't want to apply much force when scrubbing. In the instructions that accompany the A... | |
| Extending phono ground cable The Audio Research PH-3 is an excellent phono stage, and it can usually be bought used for about $600 to $700. My recollection is that it has 54dB of gain, which is sufficient to handle medium-output MCs in addition to higher output MCs and MMs. M... | |
| Music Matters Blue notes Dave, with respect to the Horace Parlan "Us Three" MM 45 reissue, I had the same impression as you. The music is great, and the sound is dynamic/propulsive. However, the recording quality is mediocre in capturing the sound of the piano and inferio... | |
| Music Matters Blue notes The Music Matters 45s will give you dynamics that are superior to your 33-1/3rpm reissues. With respect to "A Night in Tunisia," I have another 33-1/3rpm version that was remastered and pressed by Mosaic Records in the Complete Blue Note 1960 Jazz... | |
| Opinion on Turntables- MM and MC cartridges Photon 46 has made a number of valid and relevant observations. Your preference for one cartridge over another may have more to do with the cartridge compatibility with your turntable, arm and phono stage than it does with the relative performance... | |
| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? Frankpiet, the AMR CDP sounds great through its unbalanced outputs. That's how I am running mine. | |
| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? Frankpiet, the AMR CD-77 is the real deal. Based on having heard the Wadia 581SE alongside the AMR player in my own system, I think you will find that the AMR player will be at least as good. (Not to take anything away from the Wadia, which is an ... | |
| attn. CAT SL1-mkIII owners: phono upgrade path? When I upgraded my phono stage from the one built into the CAT SL-1 Mk. III preamp, I went with the Lamm LP2. The Lamm phono stage is definitely superior to the CAT as is the Manley Steelhead, which I ran in my reference system for several years s... | |
| Extending phono ground cable Greg, the signal that is carried by your phono cable from your tonearm/cartridge to your phono preamplification stage is a very, very small signal (often less than 1 millivolt, which is roughly 1/1000th of the voltage level of a typical line level... | |
| Arcam Alpha Speaker Matching My brother has been driving a pair of Meadowlark Heron i's with his Arcam Alpha 10 integrated amp for the past five years or so, and the synergy is great. Meadowlark has been out of business for several years now, so the speakers are orphaned, unf... |