drmuso
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| HFNRR Test Record anti-skating tracks @lewm Regarding your point (3) above, as you may have read in this thread about tonearms for the SOTA, a former SOTA rep said that the ET-2 was used in their reference system, and they had no problem with the combination. https://forum.audiog... | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? The half-speed-mastered LPs I have from the '80s (MFSL and CBS Mastersound) do sound better than the conventional LPs. Of course, the MFSL were also pressed with virgin JVC vinyl and made from the original master tapes, so that also helped. If a... | |
| HFNRR Test Record anti-skating tracks @benjie I've searched for the YouTube videos you mention and can't find them. Could you provide a link, please? I am inclined to agree with lewm, though, that antiskating with the ET-2 is covered by having the turntable perfectly level. FWIW,... | |
| HFNRR Test Record anti-skating tracks Thank you both for your prompt responses. @lewm Your (1)--isn’t that cartridge overhang? I did check that with the cartridge alignment tool provided with the ET-2. (2) You are correct about the type of level I used, so I just rechecked it with a... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable I don't know which model of SOTA you have. I have a vintage SOTA Star Sapphire on which I had a linear-tracking Eminent Technology ET-2 installed, and am still using that to this day. It is rather fussy to set VTF with it, but if you don't mess ... | |
| What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ? I don't remember the most expensive I bought; probably some of the MFSL from the early 2000s. But the most expensive I sold was one of those--a sealed, limited edition (fairly low number) copy of Pink Floyd's Meddle for $1100. | |
| Who wants to discover a Rolls-Royce analog piano LP record ?!... Marcelle Meyer - Debussy Is this in realistic stereo--in other words, not excessively panned across the stereo soundfield, but presenting the piano the way one hears a live grand piano? Where is it available? | |
| Attention: Debussy-loving audiophiles https://open.qobuz.com/album/xstvhd9qt0xja | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? A lot of thoughtful responses here. With the possible exception of the tube amp diehards, most of us probably need to consider the speaker first, especially to fit the listening room. Too big a speaker won't work in ... | |
| Digital LP’s I have a BMG record club LP of Pat Metheny's Still Life (Talking) from 1987 and the CD version. The digital record, mastered by the great Bob Ludwig, has sounded better in some respects when I've compared it to the CD. It's been a while since I ... | |
| Do you past equipment appear in your dreams? @aewarren Good one! I remember my dreams quite well, and I don't recall ever dreaming about audio equipment, which I find to be interesting given the importance it has had in my life. Given the current theories about the functions of dreams (I... | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i @moonwatcher Yes, you can use the USB as an output to a DAC--that's what I do, but this only became available starting with the Node 130, so the 2i or earlier models won't do that, if I understand correctly. I'm using a Denafrips Ares II DAC, a... | |
| Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system Well, I'm surprised at how few members listed classical music. I contend that if you don't use at least some well-recorded classical music for demo purposes, it's hard to pick accurate components. Here are some that sound especially good to me: ... | |
| Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching. I use a mix. I have many components (e.g., 3 Nak cassette decks--that's 6 pairs of cables right there) bought over several decades, and I chose cables for each that sounded best among several I tried. I leaned toward Cardas, but didn't think it... | |
| REAL MUSIC VS. SHOW MUSIC PERFORMANCE AT AUDIO SHOWS. PRESENTATION V. PERFORMANCE? WHY? I don't see why it has to be an either-or, considering there is a wide range of music available in high-resolution formats. I think better-sounding recordings ought to be used to show what gear is truly capable of; with a bad recording, it's hard... |