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| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? Normansizemore - I haven’t had a problem with any reel to reel machine I’ve ever owned. I play them regularly and all of them are over 35 years of age. NSM - I wish you continued good success with them. One day my Studer powered up fine but when I... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? Larryi -I am WAY too lazy to thread tape and wait for tape to rewind, but, I have heard The Tape Project copies and other high quality dubs and the sound is quite superior to vinyl and any digital sources I have heard--open and detailed sounding w... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges Kmccarty Ct0517, I can’t use my stereo system on the first without disrupting family life. I agree that would be better for turntables. yes, better for turntables, but also for large speakers with dynamic cone drivers that send excess vibrations d... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges interesting post Bdp24 Bdp24......So which London to get? As always, it’s a question of system balance, the most effective allocation of your Hi-Fi Dollars/Pounds (in honour of the Britishness of Decca/London ;-), and, most importantly, of course,... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxAKFlpdcfc | |
| Why Audiophiles need cats .. watch short video greginnh this 9 week old Bengal kitty is quite something. It seemed to know to hit the submit button walking across my laptop. good thing we have edit capability now. | |
| Reel to Reel uses - How were you able to get the IEC eq profile? ReVox is standard with NAB. for information. - Instructions sent to me for doing this with my Studer. with some mods might work on Revox. **********************************************The controls... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges Hi Kmmcarty Kmmcarty - .....in my second floor stereo roomCurious...Have you heard your system kit on a ground floor / concrete slab? Hi Normansizemore - quite the moniker you have :^) thanks for your comments. There was recent discussions of the ... | |
| Are class A tube amps similar to class A solid state ... had a Nissan Z at the time (Datsun) I loved that system. :^) 3 Datsun Z cars. incl '71 with 3 weber carbs last one was Nissan 300 zxTT. I had the first g35 coupe with the brembos. Damn ..I think I have had more cars than amplifiers....no tha... | |
| Are class A tube amps similar to class A solid state ... elevickKeep in mind that an 80 watt amp will only sound about twice as loud as an 8-10 watt amp (10 db increase to double perceived volume). A lot depends on the power supply driving the whole thing and what the dynamic headroom is.The first time ... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges normansizemoreI have the Decca London, and use it with a Grace 747 tonearm. Everything you’ve read is true. It has a unique sonic presentation, and I haven’t found anything that it doesn’t play well. Hi normansizemoreI am referencing your Reel to ... | |
| New format, dislike..... Really digging the snowflakes and pines trees on the home page.Putting me in a good mood. Where I am in Ontario still has no snow and the grass is all green. | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today Thanks Larryi - very much appreciate your comments! Larryi -The best implementation of subwoofers I have heard involved using them at very low levels, setting the crossover point quite low, and using multiple subwoofers (easier to get smoother an... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Here is a picture of Bruce’ new ET 2.0, 2.5 Aluminum Mounting Plate. https://goo.gl/photos/YMrLEFY46Rno5cs6AThere is also a picture of it on my Audiogon system link. unfortunately the new Audiogon format does not allow me to link to it in posts ... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today Hi Larryire: Quad 57If I can comment on some of your observations as one of my audio "projects" from the last few years, and specifically the last few months have focused on addressing a number of the constraints you pointed out with the 57. I hav... |