dewald_visser

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Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?
Sure did get a mixed reaction...I like it very, very much!DV 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
One thing's for sure - my Technics SP-10 is not under my records... if you know what I mean. 
Top ten tube amps
QUAD mkII - What else??D Visser 
Your top ten CD transport???
Mimitism from Switezerland.The is what it is all about!DV 
Thorens TD-126 Mark III
Glad you're sorted!DV 
Audio Icon/Idol - Who would you like to meet?
Hey Groovey,Maybe we'll get to meet in person someday...DV 
Tracking issue with dynavector 20XL
Flyf...The cartridge is still 'new'. Let it settle in for a few hundred hours befoe your run it through track 8 again. The suspension needs to settle in first. D Visser 
have a slight hum in a andrometer II amp
Check the tubes - sign of a bad tube...DV 
Oracle Delphi MK IV - Delrin Pillars Anyone?
It will be a Christmas present for your ears. Please report on the upgrade...DV 
dedicated 70's rock system
A set of used Magnaplanars with a old tube amp should do the trick with 'edginess'.Dewald 
Is there an optimal interconnect lenght?
The shortest is the best.Remember: The longer the 'connection' the higher the resistance and the bigger the possibility that the cable will turn into a 'nasty' microphone. Yes- a microphone!Cables don't "work" - their job is to transfer electrons ... 
What's the best way to clean greasy tubes?
Pure surgical alcohol shoud do the job as well as dishwashing liquid with lukewarm water.DV 
Tube question
EAT manufacturers audiophile tubes in the EC.Very expensive but sounds as good as it gets...D Visser 
Oracle Delphi MK IV - Delrin Pillars Anyone?
Rbatsch,Remember - Aluminium have a 'ring' factor - like a bell. Delrin is 'dead-sounding' and more-or-less cannot accumilate standing waves.Delrin will be better...Dewald 
What's your latest "Discovery"
DNA Strings - El NinoSouth African instrumental band. Imeadiatly it was a WOW! I love it...D Visser