effischer
Responses from effischer
| Spin Clean seems to add noise to records? For decades I've only used LAST Power Cleaner to remove the mold release compound from new records, LAST cleaner on an old-school Discwasher brush, LAST preservative and LAST stylus preservative on every side. Works like a charm. Recently invested... | |
| old verses new ??? I'm still using my recently refurbished 1984 Sota Sapphire, and I'd stack my rig up against anything under $10K made today. | |
| Back to basics Tough to say for sure without knowing the rest of your gear, but take a look at Pro-Ject and Rega. Good tables, solid value and decent sound for under $500 including arm and MM cartridge. They both also offer higher end units for not much more $$$... | |
| Airplane trip with turntable... You don't say, but I'll presume you are traveling inside the US. First, the box MUST fit under the seat or in the overhead. Depending on which airport you are departing from, you won't even be allowed to get into the security line if it won't fit ... | |
| Quick hdmi question. Engineering arrows always point downstream, so transport -> DAC. | |
| Legendary Johnny Winter Dies at 70 Very sorry to hear that. He was just here @ Beachland Ballroom. RIP. | |
| Mcintosh MVP 861 I never auditioned an MVP851, but the 861 audition I did 3 years ago led me to my 881BR. Definitely superior audio playback to anything else I'd listened to (including Denon, Cary and Marantz). Natural, warm and inviting. SACD playback is also sup... | |
| What was your first 'hi-end' system? By 1982 I'd worked my way into Klipsch Heresy pro monitors, Halfler DH200 power, RGR Model 4-1 pre-amp, Marcoff PPA-2 pre-pre amp, Rega Planar 2 turntable, Dynavector Karat 23RS, TEAC A3440 reel-to-reel, Tandberg TCD440A cassette, DBX 224 Type 2 n... | |
| DAC doesn't recognize hi-res files Also appreciate the info regarding the add-ins and your response to 77 on JRiver, Doggie. The note about resetting reminds me that I'm dealing with OS X, not something else. Don't always remember that OS X does what it's supposed to, not what it w... | |
| DAC doesn't recognize hi-res files Thanks, Doggie! I didn't know I could adjust the Mac MIDI output by selecting the external audio device. I'll try it that way first to check out how it sounds. Just have to remember to reset it before I unplug.I'm a hard-core vinyl head in my off ... | |
| Your favorite album cover... No particular order: Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish, Zappa - One Size Fits All, Tangerine Dream - Atmasphere, Gentle Giant - In a Glass House, Walter Carlos - Switched On Bach I & II, Clockwork Orange soundtrack. | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? You are caught between a rock and a hard place, Easy. Unlike Lewm, I love the Sapphire I bought new in 1984 and wouldn't consider anything else. However, he is correct regarding the bearing, and it sounds like your arm may also be toast. Moreover,... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Stanley Clarke, Beachland Ballroom, 1 March 2014, Cleveland OH. A great show in a very small venue by a truly nice guy with awesome talent. | |
| Early MOFI vinyl formulation The vinyl was indeed made (and patented) by JVC. The trade name was Supervinyl and it was made using virgin material in a proprietary formulation. MFSL used it exclusively until JVC stopped offering it. Others that used it were Japanese home-marke... | |
| Cleveland Ohio If you haven't called them already, you can try Audio Classics in Vestal. They can't always service stuff but should be able to test it. You can also call Paragon in Ann Arbor, Jamiesons in Toledo and Speaker Shop in Buffalo. There are others, but... |