daverz
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| 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... | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? @Wolf_garcia, that's from the Rega manual. Not the only wrongheaded idea from that company. | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? I suspect a record that would actually wear more on the stylus would be pretty unpleasant to listen to all the way through. This should be a natural deterrent to playing anything that could possibly cause damage. | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? I currently ownDynavector 20xl (I believe this has the micro-ridge stylus)Benz L2 WoodBenz Ace LAT150mlxAT33PTGOf these, my favorite is the AT33. Smooth, neutral, liquid midrange, and an excellent tracker. | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? The reason FM tuners are obsolete is that there's nothing worth listening to on FM radio anymore. | |
| Archiving CDs to HD...suggestions? The format isn't that big an issue because there is free software that can interconvert (like XLD on Mac). Just make sure it's a lossless format. I do prefer FLAC because it can take any custom tag name you want.1T is probably enough for 3000 disc... | |
| Warm CD player for older CDs with digital glare? If you have a digital output on your player, consider the Neko Audio D100 DAC. Very relaxed sounding. It won't make "hard" sounding early digital CDs sound beautiful, but it can make them more listenable. | |
| Noobie. Vinyl reissues. Am I expecting too much? I'm just not interested in *any* Lps at $30 to $50 each. Guess I'm not a true audiophile. | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? There are some computer programs like that, but I'm not sure how sophisticated they are. I think real rooms -- sheetrock vs. plaster vs. concrete, suspended floors, alcoves, heating ducts, furniture, doors, hallways, etc -- would pretty much confo... | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? I was going to suggest the long wall placement, but it sounds like you've discovered this already. A room with lots of reflective surfaces can cause the sound to harden as the volume is increased, so you want to get the speakers away from walls as... |