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| Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH It's difficult to imagine a direct-drive TT with more impressive engineering credentials than the GPM on its dedicated stand. Fremer acknowledges the positive attributes applauded by fans of DD(clarity, attack, excitement), while largely dismissin... | |
| new eagles album Eagles songs are very hard to get out of your head. The Eagles were the only thing that really bothered The Dude in The Big Lebowski. Be careful. That said, I have a nice DCC pressing of Hotel California. | |
| Iron and Wine, The Shepherd's Dog Some good contributions from Becker of Califone also on this Beam album. | |
| BAT Preamps, why such polarized opposite opinions? Audiosoul, a dividend of modding is to extend the life of a component in one's system--sometimes for a very long time. Any reduction in long-term resale value should be netted against the repeated depreciation hits that would have otherwise result... | |
| BAT Preamps, why such polarized opposite opinions? I accord with Lewm & Flemke that a perception of sluggishness & treble roll-off that one senses with BAT is a signature of the identical oil coupling caps used throughout much of the BAT tube line-up. Switching to good teflon such as V-Cap... | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option Lew, while browsing one of my father's old EE textbooks from the early 50s, I read that a block of iron placed on top of a transformer improves coupling between the magnetic fields. This is how how a VPI brick is constructed. I don't know about th... | |
| does anyone sharpie thier CD's??? The idea has been around for 10 years marketed as AudioPrism CD Stoplight green pen & CD Blacklight luminescent green mat. The red spectra of the CD laser is cancelled by green, instead of being refracted back at the edge & across the disk... | |
| Magico 3 Roypan,This is exactly what I thought listening to the V3 at HE2007. Incredibly fast, transparent sound (which is always my preference), but I just couldn't decide whether something was missing, or whether the speaker might be difficult to relax w... | |
| Maple or Granite Try the $7 springs, then the $8 Cones, then the $100 Stillpoints. | |
| THE BEST $2000 TURNTABLE - NEW OR USED ?????? You may be in for a treat. I was just talking with a fellow whose Jean Natais-replinthed Lenco kicked a $5K Nottingham Hyperspace out of bed. | |
| Best short-lived band? Ditto Ginger Baker Trio. 11th Dream DayUrge Overkill | |
| Maple or Granite Heavy springs between two platforms is a variation of the Promethean platform. Ideally the TT suspension would be unsprung so as to improve coupling between the TT and the top platform layer. The spring layer below decouples from earth, and the pl... | |
| Maple or Granite Since you already have the platforms, consider trying both platforms under the TT, with five heavy springs between the two slabs (granite on top, maple underneath.) On-line at McMaster-Carr, P/N 96485K125. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. | |
| Top ten tube preamps Atma-Sphere MP-1 differentially balanced line stage/phono stage. The 6SN7-based LS is fantastic. The 12AT7-based phono section beats my BAT P10, but is too noisy for cartridges with less than .5mv gain. When taken together as an integrated preamp ... | |
| THE BEST $2000 TURNTABLE - NEW OR USED ?????? http://www.btinternet.com/~a.d.richarson/hifi/lenco/lenco_land.htmlhttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/maddogmcq/myart/lencoheaven/index.htmhttp://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/lenco/lenco.htmlhttp://www.progressive-engineering.com/table_whole3.htmMrJ: T... |