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| Moving Coil Cartridge Demagnetizing you won't realize what a difference it makes to demagnatize your moving coil cartridge until you do it for the first time. i prefer the aesthetix (benz) demagnatizer, finding it easier to use than my "classic" fluxbuster. i try to demagnitize afte... | |
| Best "Modern/Contemporary" styled gear pathos makes some of the most beautiful modern electronics in the world. other manufacturers in this class include burmester and gryphon. on the top of the "retro" side, i'd put the kuzma xl turntable. it reminds me of an art deco sculpture. BTW, ... | |
| Sound anchor amp stands it's worth getting any amp off the floor, if only to promote air circulation/cooling. i used a sound anchor in the past but have recently chosen a zoethecus amp stand in its stead. my amp is quite heavy and has hollow legs into which furnished spi... | |
| Best Zappa album "have i offended someone ?" is a great compilation disc put out by ryko in 1997. it should lead you to some of his other best stuff. also a great collection is the 12-cd "box" called "you can't say that on stage anymore." if you want a single "ori... | |
| Verity Audio Parsifal the verity parsifal is a very good speaker that should offer the kind of sound you seek. they are, however, quite revealing and may "magnify" the weaknesses in your electronics. the cj tubes should help to take the edge off the thresholds but i'd ... | |
| Digital Smear??? so, al, how many ladies have told you: "sorry, i don't really want to buy your shoes; i just came in so you could hold my foot"? | |
| Glen Miller Rock 'n Roll wait a minute, here. i recollect that glenn miller was "presumed dead" when his plane, flying over the english channel, went missing and was never found. it could be, yes it could be, that he and elvis met one another, made a record and are still ... | |
| Ultra transparent with great bass? if you haven't already auditioned them, i'd recommend the fim gold or tara the 1. | |
| What equipment do you really like? the preamp i lust after is the boulder 2010. its main chassis is comprised of three modules that are optically coupled point-to-point (no wire). it has a separate power supply and the most visually and ergonomically beautiful remote i've ever held... | |
| Good percussion recordings try "the all star percussion ensemble" on mmg. this 1983 recording features percussionists from a number of first-rate orchestras playing familiar and fun stuff. as i recall, there was a second volume done by this group as well. | |
| Fast Amplifier trelja: my experience doesn't quite match yours. with relatively inefficient speakers (< 87 db), like those iv'e owned in different versions for the past 10 or 12 years, high power/current amps are required. when i listen to different amps by t... | |
| Difference between "Watts" & "Currunts"? you guys! i thought a watt was a former secretary of the interior and a current a kinda berry used in preserves and pies. sure glad you explained things. woulda been embarassing had i posted first. ; | |
| Shakti Stone? david99: my advice is to place the shakti in a pre-heated 300 deg. oven for 30 minutes, then with mittened hands put it under the foot-end of your covers when abed you go on a three dog night. on a slightly more serious note: the presumed effect o... | |
| Fast Amplifier a "fast" amp is one that has the ability to output "naturally" a quickly rising transient input from recorded sources like piano. while the "quickness" of an amp is affected by characteristics that include bandwidth, the "objective" measurement of... | |
| Soundstage - Too much? david99: it's easiest, of course, to measure from the edges of your speakers. the measurements that usually count most, tho, are from the center of your speakers (if alingned or approximate center if not) and the vertical mid-plane of the surface(... |