dewald_visser
Responses from dewald_visser
| Oracle Delphi MK IV - Delrin Pillars Anyone? Delrin does have some great sonic benifits.I made my whole turntable from Nylon - similar to delrin in a sonic sense. It does not have that 'ring' factor that causes standing waves. Best regards,Dewald Visser | |
| Which Albums do you use for reference Listening ? My list of reference albums include:Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon (EMI 30th Ann Edit Vinyl)Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue RaincoatBonnie Raitt - Best of on CapitolNorah Jones - Feels like home & Come away with meJack Johnson - Brushfire fa... | |
| Anyone Totally Content With Their System? I have to admit - I am very content with what I have. Really! I have auditioned many, very expensive systems and I feel no need to upgrade! There is probably something wrong with me...Dewald Visser | |
| KT88 recom. for quicksilver mini mono's Have a look at EAT valves KT88's - this is regarded as thè audiophile tubes for amplifiers.Best regards,Dewald Visser | |
| Best Neil Young Album? HARVEST - This is absolutely his best.I own the original USA Reprise vinyl pressing...D Visser | |
| Early 80's - late 70's best audio products Marantz M500 power amplifier! This is the king!B&W DM6 monitorsThorens TD160 turntableElectrocompaniet PreampliwireD Visser | |
| NAD Quality? I would rather suggest that you aviod the above-mentioned brand. They used to be very good but I doubt them these days! Construction is rather poor...Have a look at DENON...Best regards,Dewald Visser | |
| MoFi tinged with distortion It is ONLY the vocals - the other instruments on the record sounds amazing...but then again I have Madeleine Peyroux - this is one of the most awesome LP's that I have ever heard! Perfect in every way...BTW - My machine is set up precisely and I t... | |
| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp Both!Actually speakers first - you can get away with slighlty crappy amplification but the speakers have to be well-balanced. Then you need a amplifier that controls these 'great' speakers very well. If you have crappy control over speakers they'l... | |
| How to tell if the record is worn out? Have you tried 'recleaning' them? Let the cleaing solution soak for a few minutes before rinsing...Dewald Visser | |
| Help w/ my Eichmann Bayonet Plug Replacement Dreadhead,Sorry to tell this to you but it would be way better to replace the plug. Repairing will be very difficult and soldier would not hold it firmly enough. What have you done? Van Den Hul makes very good pins, spade & banana plugs for DI... | |
| Audio Icon/Idol - Who would you like to meet? Albert,She (Charlize) would not remeber me! I don't think that she wants to remeber where she grew up. Benoni is actually a bit of a dodgy place...Dewald | |
| Lube for turntable - What do you prefer? Ketchup,Lets just say the VESCONITE sleeves fits precisely over the platter shaft. The engineer did a fantastic job of making it fit perfectly without any 'resistance'.You see, Vesconite has a build-in lubricant and can be used without oil... but ... | |
| High end turntables Why? 2 tonearms Groovey,At the moment I only have one arm mounted - it is a 12" balsa-arm that I developed myself. The arm weighs around 5.5 grams and provides "open" & "airy" sound retrival from those magical black discs.I have another arm-mounting for a REG... | |
| Guilty Pleasures.... Tobias,I am 23 years old - my passion lies with music.I am busy developing a radical turntable and tonearm - not for my personal pleasures but for the fellow music-lover.It is my mother that don't understand! I wish I could fly away if you know wh... |