dewald_visser
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| Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it? Did you know that this album employed a computer-based audio sampler system known as WENDEL II? It was pioneered and designed by Roger Nichols. I spoke to him today about the two albums that he engineered - Gaucho & Nightfly. Some interesting ... | |
| Turntable Motor Replacement NOTE: My motors bushes is worn - it is a AC synchronous motor with no brushes at all. Factory sealed.DV | |
| DSOTM - PF See my thread about old pressings sounding better than new releases... To be honest - I haven't heard and old pressing - only the CD version....Regards,DV | |
| pre amp Anthem and Dynaco ST70 Have you replaced all the capacitors and resistors? I would suggest that you do it - improves the detail 10 fold!Get some good caps like CARDAS or ELNA...Good luck,Dewald V | |
| Scout with Rega 700 arm? Both are very good pieces of equipment and I recon they will (will) work good together. What cartridge do you consider? Very important...Chao,Dewald Visser | |
| Alcohol + Vinyl = Disaster... My turntable doesn't have an automatic arm lifter - it is all - all - manual. I do enjoy my bottle of "Nederburg - Merlot" occasionally.I just don't want to destroy or damage a LP or the equipment - I'll do my drinkin' elsewhere!Kind regards,Dewal... | |
| How to improve? Try to audition a MIMITISM cd player - this can just be that WOW factor that you have been looking for...Cables can sometimes be the thing to replace and lift the veil to a whole new world - check them out sometime aswell.Also - try to go the VINY... | |
| DSOTM - PF Hals den - your a very naughty boy! 'Stealing' other good people's DSOTM LP's - just joking man!DSOTM must be in every audiophile's record shelf - and on the ttable. Comprende?Kind regards,Dewald V | |
| Turntable Motor Replacement I am definitly worried - this is a brand-new motor and it had cost me a bloody fortune. It does keep its speed perfectly but it is clunky and noisy and you can feel the wear on the shaft. I should know - I designed the whole machine. I actually wa... | |
| Any up to date recommendations on cartridges $300 Have a look at the Sumiko EVO MC range... they're very good for not too much!D Visser | |
| DSOTM - PF Zenieth - Yes it is really that good... (see below)Rlwainwright - I did have a listen to the DVD-A disc a while ago - it totally irritated me up to the point that I stopped the disc. (System was: B&W 802D, Classe Drive, DAC, Poweramps) Hdm - I... | |
| Words From the Wise One and only truth - "Your ears is the final frontier - it is up to you as person to accept & confirm the reproduced sound as the closest to the original performance - then you have found what you have been searching for". (sometimes this 'exp... | |
| Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby? My father - He always showed me the inside workings of electronic things... (At one time I took apart every piece of power tool that he owned - got a hidin'!) Jess Clark - My cousin - He gave me old pieces of electronic kit to play around with whe... | |
| Alcohol + Vinyl = Disaster... You always read about all the pleasure and fun people have with their systems but nothing is never ever "moonlight & roses"! I have smashed a input tube on my one QUAD II power amp with the signal cable's heavy RCA plug! This completely sober ... | |
| Alcohol + Vinyl = Disaster... Come on - WHAT HORROR? LOL!This is going to get very interesting...!DV |