don_c55
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| Magnepan 3.6R Absolutely !Since 1977 I have used the IIa, IIIa, and now the 3.6 in rooms about the same size with excellent results. The speaker "couples" best to the rooms of that size.Set the speakers about 4 or 5 ft out from the front wall, and sit about 10 ... | |
| Phono Preamp - 2k budget? Ditch the Blue Point #2! It is crap! | |
| VPI Direct Drive Turntable VPI has had NO performance improvements since the TNT tables with SDS, and the original JMW arms!Just more BS from HW!But VPI makes much more money now. Go figure ???? | |
| How do I break in a tube amplifier? Just play the damn amp!!!It will brake in on it's own. Are you an idiot or what? | |
| VPI Traveler The SDS regenerates the AC to eliminate line noise. Then the resulting output voltage has a crystal calibrated oscillator with the frequency, that you set. to keep the the motor speed exact, compared to the supplied strobe. The SDS also generates ... | |
| 24/192 Music Downloads and why they make no sense They can sound good, but the selection of recordings is very small and the price is high.If you want Hi-Rez and choice, buy SACD's. Only they are 90% classical, 8% jazz, and 2% pop/rock. Amazon has over 3000 SACD's. | |
| Record clamps: do they really make a difference. It depends on the platter. The old VPI TNT platters we're recessed in the center with a washer around the spindle, so when the clamp was turned down the record was held flat across the entire surface. The result was the entire surface was part of ... | |
| VPI Traveler Is the circuit board an AC regenerator that also reduces the motor voltage after startup like the SDS? I doubt that!BS from VPI! | |
| R.I.P. Lou Reed Lou Reed showed "real class" by injecting heroine while performing live! | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? Magnepan IIIa speakersAudio Research D240 Mk II power ampAudio Research SP-14 preampOracle Delphi MKIII turntableSME IV armMonster Sigma Genesis 2000 MKiII cartridgeNO CD | |
| VPI Classic 1 Cueing Problem Call VPI.They will help you. | |
| Anti-Static Brush I use the Sleeve City record brush ($10.95) and it works great! Best brush ever!Gently hold it while the record rotates. Gets rid of static, and collects dust very effectively. Just rotate the brush in the holder to sweep off the collected dust. T... | |
| Tube Dealer Recommendation tubeworld.comLarge selection and knowledgeable advice! | |
| Rhea vs Pass XP-15 Pass Labs service guy Kent English feels the Xp-15 sounds the same as the XOno.The XOno and XP-25 separate power supplies do seem to reduce noise levels over most any another phono stage..Perhaps the XP-25 is in it's own league.I have the XOno and... | |
| Jazz for aficionados In Clint Eastwood's movie Bird, Charley Parker hated Bird with Strings as not being true to his playing!Charley Parker had many better recordings than strings! |