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| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Thanks, Richard. I've been on the fence about buying the new Mountain Goats LP, and will now proceed.Among recent releases, Low "C'Mon" and Panda Bear "Tomboy" are high water marks for both artists. These and new Foo Fighters are fine vinyl. | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... Richard, Bill Callahan has evolved into one of most original voices out there, but perhaps Apocalpse is too far out there for most in here. His last one, "Rough Travel for a Rare Thing"(live) is just as great & more accessible. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil I've been listening to Duelund 2.0 V2 wire for several days now in modified Merlin VSM-MX. 2.0 replaced stock Cardas copper bulk wire of perhaps 15awg. It's nowhere near broken in but initially promising. Similar to Volleyguy I'm principally heari... | |
| Review: Green Mountain Audio Eos vs Callisto Monitor "Two people have cried, one guy would not get out of my chair and just sat there with his eyes closed for 1/2 an hour. Another woman just started dancing around the room with a big smile on her face."Now that perfectly describes my family room on ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, glad to hear that you like the DL-S1 as well. I bought mine from Comet Supply for USD$525 delivered. Comet listed it as out-of-stock, but my sample arrived in 10 days. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder, The Factory data sheet shows the Dl-S1 flat out to 70kHz with a 47K load. So far this is where I have it, though there are anecdotal reports on the net that it likes several hundred ohms. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, Hopefully you can hear that DL-S1 with sufficient phono stage gain to obviate a step-up transformer. While my MM phono stage is down for repairs I've been thoroughly enjoying a DL-S1. The performance is way above the price and certainly r... | |
| Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge Just picked up a new Denon DL-S1 at a well-discounted price not much greater than the 103R. The DL-S1 is Denon's top model, with low output similar to the 103R, but a higher 40ohm impedance and a medium-compliance suspension. The DL-S1 should make... | |
| Experience w/ Trans-Fi Auio Terminator Tone Arm? I'll add my more recent impressions of Terminator. The Tpro version with the Tomahawk flat wand and uninterrupted shielded 5N silver wire harness is quite a break-through in performance. The arm also benefits from a solid brass pedestal. The most ... | |
| Top resistors Very interesting. It's been awhile since I made the comparison, but for me Caddock TF020 is a close second to TX2575. IIRC TF020 was initially strident on top, but eventually settled down. Nothing bland about TX2575-- just clean and clear. | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Whistle Rhymes, yeah, a worthy side-bar to the The Who in its prime.Richard Thompson's second solo in "Shoot Out the Lights" | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Timeltel. Rummy is just an obfuscator, IMO. Why for a time the Inn across the street from his alma mater even removed his portrait from next to the Yankee Doodle mural. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? “There are things we know we know about. There are things we know we don’t know. And there are things that are unknown unknowns. We don’t know that we don’t know.”More of Sgt. Schultz than brilliance in DM's remark, unfortunately for US history.Wh... | |
| Warmest sounding Green Mountain speaker? I've only heard GMA's top Calypso HD in an unlikely pairing with Cary 2A3SE SET monoblocks. Up to a moderate volume this combo was transparent across FR with well delineated LF. Excellent build quality and price/performance. At the demo I swapped ... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 "you want to go out for a Italian dinner on a $50 budget and are thinking of getting saltimbocca at Restaurant "Mama Sonia". Would you order their $20 pasta dish first to make sure their cooking is OK, and get the saltimbocca on a second visit? No... |