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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well Raul, if a Technics TT and a MM cartridge is better than any other TT and a MC cartridge, please describe the superior qualities. Being better "overall" is absolutely a cop out and that's all you've done. You actually have a few descriptors a... | |
| Am I getting it all? 01-21-08: Ncarv said:"This does not make sense to me . . . comparing the same recording on LP vs. CD, I can't remember an instance when the CD sounded better than vinyl, assuming the LP is not a beat up copy. Even then, the sonics are superior on ... | |
| Am I getting it all? Particularly on classical, you really have to consider the label and the era. Early RCAs are great, Bis, Lyrita and a few others are uniformly great sounding. Later RCAs generally suck. Columbia is all over the board in quality, but usually has go... | |
| Help- why do my Definitive Tech BP7001's sound Bad Yeah, it's the room/speaker interface. See my review of the Sumiko Master Set at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rspkr&1197744079&read&keyw&zzsumikoIf you've ever been to a large audio show, you'll notice that most of the s... | |
| Am I getting it all? Dan, the SACD and vinyl versions of Nora Jone's "Come Away With Me" are likely to be VERY close to each other. I don't have the SACD, but I've got the CD and that's not as good as vinyl by a significant degree. I will venture to say that the SACD ... | |
| New speaker placement Well, the only additional thing that I didn't already mention is that they probably need to be tilted back a little. Once you get them set for decent bass and midrange, small changes in the rake will open up the imaging amazingly. The real problem... | |
| Am I getting it all? One easy test of current recordings is Nora Jones, with all her stuff available on both 180 gram vinyl and CD. It's very well recorded with wide dynamic range and a lot of subtle sounds. In my system, the CDs sound fine and if I didn't have vinyl ... | |
| New speaker placement If that's the speaker placement used when you listen to 2-channel, then the systeam can't possibly sound its best. I'll bet that they need to be closer to rear wall, potentially further apart and towed-in. Seldom should they be equadistant from th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think that the message here is that MM cartridges have a place in high end systems and they should be included in the selection process. There may be more here, but the descriptions are unconvincing to me. Unfortunately it may just be due to our... | |
| Is that record dead yet? 01-20-08: Grimace said:"I have heard good things about the Disc Dr. system. An RCM is not in the cards for while so that might be a good alternative for the time being. Currently I'm using a very fine automotive dust cloth for lint,dog hair, etc.,... | |
| Strange phenomona this hobby. Pedrillo said:"I am willing to bet the cognoscienti here will agree that live music will not be found in our homes with playback systems that easily. But I heard it once at the show, actually twice. So is there a class A++ for those systems that r... | |
| Am I getting it all? One problem with vinyl is getting high quality LPs. Are you listening to many 180 and 200 gram version and 45 rpm versions? There are many new jazz reissues on 45 rpm that are stunning. I've got several of the Tacets and agree that they're wonderf... | |
| Is that record dead yet? Whoa. I suggest forgetting the record cleaning machine and getting a steamer for the really dirty ones followed with the Disc Doctor cleaning system. (Bottles of fluid and a set of brushes).I've got way more invested in my cartridge than you and g... | |
| How did you get into vinyl? 01-18-08: B2sc said:"There was nothing else except 8-tracks!"I'm older than you guys, since 8-tracks were yet to be invented. ;-)Dave | |
| How did you get into vinyl? Well, when I bought my first system, in 1967, it was either vinyl or reel-to-reel, so I did both, starting with a Garrard changer and Sony r-to-r. I had a Scott integrated tube amp and some no-known-model Jensen speaker. It all sounded pretty good... |