cornfedboy
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| Simply Vinyl...why the bum rap? i'm with sarah on this one. i bought several "early" simply vinyl lp's at ces a couple or three years ago and they were all much poorer sonically than original issues. moreover, a couple of the lp's were badly pressed with gunk left on em' that co... | |
| Silverline LaFolia, anyone?anyone?Bueller?Bueller? it's mr. bueller to you, mr. hand. | |
| JA Michell Record Clamp try using rubber or composite washers of various thicknesses (very inexpensive). you should be able to find the right one for every weight/warp of all your lp's. -cfb | |
| I've discovered an alternate way . i enjoy playin' one of my several vintage kazoos whilst listening to jim kweskin lp's. this behavior constitutes a 1st degree misdemeanor in iowa (if you're caught) but is apparently legal in colorado, as long as all within earshot are of the age ... | |
| Absolute Power Cord jtwrace: i'm afraid i must equivocate on your second query by noting that there are simply too many choices to know what will work best on any particular component in your unique system, which a fortiori comprises, in part, your listening room. yo... | |
| Are there any MFSL bootleg copies around? "bootleg" is the term generally used to describe unauthorized recordings; e.g., recordings of concerts not meant to be released (many such recordings have now made their way unto commercial lists--for example, dick's pick's). i'm aware of NO mfsl'... | |
| Which is best: 1/2 speed, 180g, Jap, Mobile Fid? sure, why not? i have the great good fortune to own a record library numbering somehere around 5,000 that i've built over 4 decades; i do have multiple pressings of nearly all my favorite lp's, as do many other "collectors." we'd be glad to help. ... | |
| Which is best: 1/2 speed, 180g, Jap, Mobile Fid? eastside_guy: generalizations about the "best" lp's based upon source/label/pressing/mastering variety are, generally, worthless. using your choice of dsotm as an example: you'll get numerous opinions of which pressing is best, ranging from the or... | |
| Does Boulder 1012 pre/dac need Purcell upsampling? no, you do not need purcell, nor anything else, with the 1012. you do need a very high quality transport, tho, to appreciate the boulder's attributes. -cfb | |
| Sound Absorbing Material i use asc wall panels, which you can order in standard or custom fabric to match your room. they work very well and are pretty reasonably priced. www.tubetrap.com.-cfb | |
| Frustration with buyers who make offer, then don't in the case of drrdiamond, it is my view that there was, in fact, a "contract" between him and the reputed lawyer who agreed to all material terms for the purchase of the remote. these sort of "transactions," while not "complete" are susceptible o... | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash Album Deju Vu the mofi vinyl version of deja vu is one of the best in its catalogue (i have several copies; it's one of the records i use to compare audio equipment). IMO, the japanese pressing (P-10123-A) is also superior to the original atlantic issue.. -cfb | |
| Is there a monitor speakers with just one driver? tannoy also makes one-driver (dual concentric) monitors in the "saturn" range. -cfb | |
| Best CD Player to drive a Power Amp direct? searching on "cd direct" in the audiogon search engine will give you 15 threads that are already archived on this topic. see:http://audiogo5.iserver.net/cgi-bin/fr_srch.pl?&1&procsrch&3&4&i'm sure you can find other threads, as... | |
| What is a good online retailer for XRCD's, etc. acousticsounds.com. chad kassem and his staff are very knowledgable and helpful. for a "direct" xrcd source (i.e., them's what makem'), try fimpression.com. winston ma (principal of fim) also has a decent selection of hdcd and sacd discs, too. -cfb |