daverz
Responses from daverz
| Vandersteen and NOT BI WIRE---Your thoughts Unfortunately, Audioquest Slate doesn't seem to be available anymore. Is there an equivalent? Also Audio Advisor doesn't see to offer barrier spades as an option anymore. Bummer; it was a really good deal. | |
| How to isolate a refrigerator? I used to turn my fridge off for "critical" listening (it's in the same "great room"), but I kept forgetting to turn it back on. @Miltcharlie: Thanks for the timer idea.Actually my Hotpoint fridge is not too bad for noise. I think it was original ... | |
| Vandersteen and NOT BI WIRE---Your thoughts I'm using Audioquest Slate in a bi-wire configuration, with small spades on the speaker ends (terminated by Audio Advisor). The Audioquest has the runs in the same jacket, but the quad configuration should ensure that there is little magnetic inte... | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent If you mean me: VTF is 1.74g for my AT33PTG (AT specifies 1.6-2.0g with 1.8g "standard".) Why I arrived at that particular number is lost in the mists of time.My VTA is set to be neutral on a typical Lp. I didn't bother adjusting VTA for the 180g ... | |
| Elgar enigma/ Picture at an exhibition A Pictures recording with a really great orchestra would be the Ormandy recording with Philadelphia:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F6YW2Q(There's another recording on RCA, but I'm referring specifically to this one on Sony.) | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent Had a chance to compare the Classic Lp reissue of the Reiner Concerto for Orchestra with the CD layer of the BMG hybrid SACD issue. Please disregard my earlier comment about deficiencies of the recording. It's not "modern" sounding, but I have no ... | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent OK, now I've looked up what LSC-1934 is (Reiner's Concerto for Orchestra). Am I supposed to have these catalog numbers memorized?I have the Classics reissue as well as the BMG hybrid SACD. I remember the Classics Lp and the BMG CD layer sounding r... | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent This was from back in the day when RCA licensed many Decca recordings, so there are various Decca pressings as well.Here's another pressing of this recording on Decca Ace of Diamonds (which I have no experience with):http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBay... | |
| What preamp would you mate to your Rogue M180's? I'm very happy with the BAT 3iX/Rogue M-180 combination. The BAT has survived several bouts of upgraditis. I do wish it had the nicer interface of the more expensive BAT preamps. I'm currently using all EH tubes in the 3iX. | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent I have an orange label (British pressing) London STS copy. Can anyone comment on how this compares to other pressings. | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? Try to hear some Vandersteen 3A Sigs. | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? I also auditioned a Benchmark HDR at home several months ago. Like a lot of people, I found it too lean in the mid-bass, and while the treble was impressivly extended, I found I didn't really like the sounds that were revealed "way up there" (I be... | |
| Anyone using Squeezebox server on Mac OS X? I'd look into LVM. This allows you to add space to your music library in an easy and transparent fashion.Although it's not as nice for organizing files, you can always just add a symlink in your music library directory that points to extra disk sp... | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent Using the old numbering is kind of silly of them. This is the Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in the new numbering, which is the numbering that record companies have been using for almost 50 years.But, yes, it's a great recording of the work. I have it on a... | |
| Pls recommend a tupe pre under 2500 for my system. I was going to suggest the BAT 3iX, but the VK-31 mentioned earlier has a better user interface (the 3iX is very basic), while also allowing tube rolling. I don't know what the VK-31 users for power tubes (the 3iX uses two 6V6 tubes), but I was qu... |