effischer
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| MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp While the C2300 has one of the best phono sections ever made (both MC and MM, BTW), it took forever to warm up. Like 3 hours. By the time it was ready to rock, I was ready to roll... right into bed. I just don't have enough free time to deal wi... | |
| MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp You don't say what you have for a table/arm/cartridge but FWIW, I ran a C2300 with the MC302. It was an absolutely outstanding combination in my application. In many ways, I wish I still had the 2300 in my system, but I had to compromise somewhe... | |
| Top Five rock Bass players Tony LevinJohn WettonMike RutherfordTina Weymouthand without doubt, Chris Squire | |
| Master of Mastering Thanks for sharing that! Truly happy listening. | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. Eclectic and in no particular order: Amadeus, Clockwork Orange, Fiddlier on the Roof (Broadway version w/Zero Mostel), White Christmas. | |
| Any modern band that comes close to Mahavishnu Orchestra ? Give Stick Men a try. Not so many of the acoustic tones, but the progressions, orchestrations and energy are in the same league, IMHO.Happy listening! | |
| How many will listen to tape and vinyl in the next century? This may not be the jesting question you could suppose. I presently live in Milan Township, OH. For those of you who don't recognize that name, it's the birthplace of Thomas Edison. Guess how many 100+ year old Edison cylinders are still played... | |
| Do they make a quiet great sounding phono pre amp?? Here's a SS unit that's well reviewed and within your budget: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-sutherland-20-20-mc-mm-phono-pre-solid-state-quite-dynamic-w... I looked at it very hard and was favorably impressed before I decided to go wit... | |
| Greatest song titles.. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict. Pink Floyd. | |
| THE most sonically dissappointing (lp) you own of great music? Steely Dan Katy Lied. Have a mid-80s reissue, a mid-90s CD and the MFSL. They are all awful. Flat, lifeless and totally disappointing. | |
| Obscure bands Forgot a couple from my earlier post: Be Bop Deluxe and Lil' Georgie and the Shufflin' Hungarians. BBD was semi-popular back in the day, but I understand that Bill Nelson was a pain and things fell apart.Lil' Georgie was a Northeast / Mid-Atlant... | |
| Help Picking a turntable Very solid advice by mofi, lowrider & sbank above. With hardware, I prefer Sota and Rega along with Ortofon & Dynavector, but hardware suggestions are irrelevant at this point. You have a tasty ARC rig that is capable of revealing very m... | |
| Ortofon Red vs. Ortofon Blue I agree with motif (my 2M Red is just fine for general purpose listening), and I'm given to understand that a very quick upgrade is to simply purchase a Blue replacement stylus and use it in the Red body. Run a search as this has been discussed h... | |
| What has your audiophile experience taught you about yourself? Ultimately, it really is all about the music. Gear that makes listening more enjoyable - yes. Anything else, no. Fooled around for years thinking the latest was the greatest. Then I got a Sony CDP-101 and realized that progress for the sake of... | |
| Turntable Options @skipk - This doesn't really address the OP's queries, but might give him some food for thought.My experience with DV has always been outstanding, and I feel they are one of the very best cartridge companies out there. My story: I had used the M... |