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| TT Decisions, decisions... If you're partial to the wood console aesthetic, there's another strategy that would likely give a big improvement.Sell everything you have and find a Micro SX-111(L)FV or SX-777(L)FV. The SX series have the air bearing plateau, while the vacuum d... | |
| TT Decisions, decisions... Don’t let those pissy comments spoil your day! Their bad moods are their problem, not yours!Most of the belt drive tables you mention are made by Micro and have much in common. The Luxman PD-310 and PD-350 are close relatives to Micro BL-99V. I ow... | |
| Very best sounding Vinyl If you stick to the general rule of original pressings from the country of original, you have the biggest change of getting the best sound. Collectors know this, which is why these pressings are usually the most sought after and expensive. First p... | |
| Very best sounding Vinyl For analog recordings the general rule is to find pressings from the home country of the label in question. The golden age for analog sound was late '50s to mid '60s. So for classical recordings from Decca or EMI get UK pressings, for RCA or Mercu... | |
| Beryllium Tweets There's also a beryllium ribbon tweeter. First introduced in the early 1980's by Pioneer, designed by their TAD division. Frequency range up to 100.000Hz! It was available in some top end speaker models like S-955 and S-933, but also as an add-on ... | |
| Confused About LP Warps...How Can I Tell?? There are warps and warps..... The nasty ones are what I call ’short wave warps’, usually only at the edge of the record, so a record weight or clamp won’t do you any good. These are hard to detect without spinning the disc on a turntable, but mos... | |
| Your vote for greatest (covers) album The Residents' Third Reich 'n Roll.... | |
| US vs Japanese Beatles remasters Comparing different vinyl pressings is a whole different ballgame. It’s an established fact that the US pressings (also with different tracklistings in the early days) were mastered in the US from second generation tapes. These don’t hold a candle... | |
| Pioneer Direct Drives - Now and then? @erik_squires Also agree with Chakster about the PL-70LII, which I have the pleasure of owning. It’s an excellent table, but what most sets it apart from similar ’80s DD tables is the superb 12" tonearm. This is very closely related to the one use... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers @daveyf no, dump down the system is not what I'm implying. But I am suggesting that reaching for ultimate resolution can interfere with the enjoyment of the music. I look for the best recordings (or pressings) like any audiophile, but at the end o... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers @daveyf, these extreme speaker designs seem to prove you can go too far in the quest for ultra high resolution. If you are in this hobby to enjoy music of all sorts you’re looking in the wrong direction. The aim for highest resolution turns into a... | |
| Magico M9 The new 'norm' in speakers Years ago we had a tv commercial in my country about a couple that won the lottery. You see them driving their newly purchased Lamborghini Countach in a typical suburb. The authorities have strategically placed ’bumps’ in the road in such areas to... | |
| Are current audio cable designs superior to 1980s designs? I did a little experiment about a month ago. I had accumulated a nice 1970’s vintage system for my home office space, where I’m spending more time then ever since COVID-19. This system consists of the Luxman 50th Anniversary pieces from 1975 (M-40... | |
| Pioneer CS-T8 vintage speakers Thanks for your comment. I’ve been listening to these speakers for almost two weeks now and am constantly amazed at what they can do. For now they simply sit on a pile of books next to my Magnepan 20.7 (an odd couple visually) and they throw such ... | |
| Looking for phono preamp suggestions With your strict all balanced requirements you should take a look at Boulder. If you are limited to one cartridge and 100 ohm load impedance is suitable, the 508 would be a great value at the price (ca. $5000). If you need more flexibility with tw... |