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| Anyone know anything about the Magic Diamond Blue? Haven't you been reading Twl's views on "affordable" high-quality cartridges?! No need to spend a fortune. A "budget" cartridge can be outstanding, esp. if the Denon enthusiasts are to believed...and considering the sources, I believe them. I have... | |
| Stylus Pressure Gauge AND Damage to Stylus? Marcus,Is your cartridge a mm or mc?Twl,I have been wondering if using a metal stylus force gauge is something of a no-no. Isn't the metal a ferrous one? I don't use one, but just curious. | |
| How dose your plinth sound? Bill,This is a great question! And one that I had been curious about. Thanks for bringing it up!And thanks to you, Twl (as ever) for your sharing your views and experiences. | |
| Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge Verybigamp (aka Romy): I don't have a Denon cartridge and have never owned or listened to one. However, I am persuaded to give it a try based on the above detailed reviews.Perhaps you are right that the Denon has imperfections, but you don't state... | |
| Review: Plinius 8200 Amplifier More about the Plinius sound: The bass is incredible, in my opinion, as I state above, and not "boomy" in the least. And the mids are incredible! The thing that I HAVE noticed is that the highs seem "dark." Does anyone else have this impression? O... | |
| Review: Plinius 8200 Amplifier I, too, have heard complaints about the boomy bass from this Plinius. I must agree, though with Equa, that it is probably an artifact of some other part of system or listening room (speakers on stands? carpeting? etc).For instance, if I put my lar... | |
| What stand does you Turntable sit on? Mana wall shelf. Got used one here for ca. $300 | |
| MANA turntable support for VPI Aries? All the VPIs at my local audio dealer are on Target shelves. I don't know the relative merits of these different products (as I have a Linn on a Mana), but Target is possibly another option. | |
| Any opinions on NAD quality? The problems I've had with NAD equipment deal with the CD player (521i) skipping occasionally. It happens about once a month on a unit that is only about 8 months old. Thanks, Sugarbrie, for the links that report similar issues.Other than that, NE... | |
| Any affordable intergrateds known for huge sound? What does "affordable" mean? For $2000, you can get a used Plinius 8200 MKII. That will give you "huge sound!" Or, for less, a Plinius 8100 or 8150. | |
| Solo's & Sonata's Lara St. John is underestimated as a solo violinist, in part owing to her flashy and sexual CD covers. In truth, she really is very gifted, as is another youngster, Hilary Hahn. As for Max Vengerov, I'm a little more lukewarm. He cuts corners at t... | |
| Speaker placement at dealers Hackmaster and Sean...I live and work not too far from Mike Holm's place and they do try hard. I don't know who the salesman was who gave you a heard time, Sean, but I've never had a run-in with anyone. Mike can be a little opinionated at times, b... | |
| Hendrix blues Zaikesman,I contacted Greg Kot (rock reviewer for Chicago Tribune and Rolling Stone) and asked about the Hendrix-Buddy Guy connection. He did not know if Jimi actually played with Buddy or not (I'm still trying to find the source of this), but did... | |
| Your Favorite Austin City Limits Ozfly...I like some Talking Heads, but didn't care for the movie "Stop Making Sense" very much. So, I was not expecting great things from his ACL concert. I was very surprised. He was fun, inventive, intelligent (goes without saying, really), casu... | |
| Help. What phono preamp to buy? Jctubes,It's actually Snooker's search, not mine! However, I have heard great things about the AAV1 and would love to audition it, particularly at that used price. |