consttraveler
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| Rega P25, would it sound better than my CDP? My Rega P25 with a Dynavector 17D Karat, sounded better than my Levinson 37 transport and Chord DAC 64. Your mileage may vary. | |
| What time do you wear? Invicta "Swiss Saphire Elite." | |
| NPR, Wine Tasteing, & Audiophiles The blind test mentioned on NPR was held in 1976, in Paris, with a highly respected panel of French judges. California wines won both the red and white tests, against truely excellent French wines. It is considered the "start" of the California wi... | |
| Turntables better than a Wadia 861SE w/ Statement Hello Aoliviero:When I first got back into vinyl, I spent +/- 30% of what I had into my Levinson 37 transport and Chord DAC 64. The up-side is I have not bought a CD in three years, the down-side is I have bought in the neighborhood of $1,000 in r... | |
| Music and its associations "I am a Rock", Simon & Garfunkle equals High School / teen angst for me."Born to Be Wild", Steppenwolf, was playing on the radio durring my first big car wreck. I still have the urge to punch it when I hear that tune."Imagine", John Lennon, sa... | |
| Set-up Tips for Moerch DP-6? Thanks to both of you. I read the threads and will keep ptmconsulting's tips handy when I get the arm. I'm hoping it will show up before this holiday weekend, I'd like to have plenty of time for fiddeling when I set it up.Dave | |
| Have you ever moved to improve your system In the last five years, I have moved from Wyoming to Hawaii, to Queens NY, to San Louis Osbisbo CA, to Bakersfield CA, back to NY, to LA, and finally to Alaska. None of the moves were to improve my system, but I have learned quite a bit about gett... | |
| Any great finds lately? Here's some... Last week in Cody WY (fishing trip) I found an excellent copy of "Long Time Coming" by American Flag, the Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles band. It was at a garage sale. | |
| Any vets among the Audiophiles here? US Army 70-74. First time to VN was with the 11th Cav. about 60 miles north of Saigon. Second trip was with Co P Rangers working out of Quan Tri. I was also stationed in Ft. Knox (Basic, AIT, and NCO schools), Ft. Riley (1/4 Air Cav. & 1st Inf... | |
| Soundproofing To really soundproof a room is difficult and expensive. Most people get by with dampening the sound using insulation between the floor above and the basements ceiling. This can be pretty effective, but you will still have sound/vibration transmitt... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? In the order of most to least (but still alot!); Super Session, Kooper, Bloomfield and Stills; Riding With the King, BB King and Clapton; and Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. | |
| Where R U????? Up Date: I'm now in Soldotna, AK. | |
| Morch DP6 and vertical damping - pros & cons?? Timely thread for me. I'm in the process of buying a new TT and arm. And by coincedence, I'm getting a Teres 265 with a Morch DP6 (with the 12" wand). Thanks to all for the information. | |
| DAC that beat Mark levinson 360s ?? I use a Chord DAC 64 with my Levinson transport with excellent results. You can find a good used one here for about half of your budget. | |
| What LPs do you use for VTA adjustment Back to the original question; I most often use "In Search of the Lost Chord", Moody Blues, Deram/London, DES 18017.I bought it in 1969 (?) and after hundreds of playings it is my reference for "tone" adjustments. It is not the greatest for space,... |