effischer
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| Vintage Cassettes: Direct Drive, 3 Heads: Sendust Sold the HK and Sony lines back in the day. HK gear all sounded great but was very spotty on quality and their Sendust heads fractured when cleaned with Blue Shower (a common cleaner back then). Sony TCK777 was a bullet-proof tank, but a bit flat ... | |
| Paco De Lucia R.I.P. I am very saddened by this news. Saw him at UMass Amherst with DiMeola and McLaughlin back in the day and recorded it on my SuperScope boom box. The man was magical with a 12 string. An evening I've never forgotten. | |
| Where is All the DSD? +10 Elizabeth, and a very sad truth too. A lost decade that has run 20+ years has inflicted irreparable damage. | |
| Record Grading... Thanks for the tip about Academy Records' Ebay store, Lowrider. It's nice to know that some people still stand behind the stuff they sell. Very rare anymore no matter how much you invest. Their expertise appears to be in genres that are outside of... | |
| Record Grading... Just curious about this, but I've never seen a LP seller on Agon or Ebay that allows returns. Or, quite frankly, any seller of anything online at all. Everything is always "as-is." Even the one good bricks-and-mortar store anywhere near me (only 2... | |
| Record Grading... Agree with all your points, but have to say that used is used and no one can detect a warped record in a sealed package, new or old. Case in point - just bought Chick Corea's The Vigil. New, 2013 release, 2013 pressing, supposedly audiophile grade... | |
| Speaker repairer - NY area Try Audio Classics in Vestal (outside Binghamton). They do excellent work and should be able to repair those. | |
| XLR or RCA? I just changed out some antique 25 foot RCAs running from my C50 to my MC302 with 5 meter XLRs and dropped the noise floor substantially. Immediately noticeable. Can't give you a critique of the sound quality yet as I haven't been able to do any s... | |
| McIntosh C200 Preamp Activating Inputs - HELP You can use the "factory reset" function to start over. Alternatively, you can give Mc a call to see if they have a shortcut that I'm not aware of (my C50 requires a reset). Good luck! | |
| Suddenly, Porcupine Tree I'm a huge progressive music fan, but being an audiophile, a lot of bands have put out recordings that just don't work for me. I have The Incident on CD and Voyage 34 on vinyl and neither are very impressive. Can anyone suggest an album or two tha... | |
| Mcintosh xrt28 exploded view/diagram/servicemanual You can contact Audio Classics in Vestal NY or try McIntosh directly. Good luck! | |
| opinions on mcintosh 275 V The 275 is an ideal match for the Klipschorns. I'd suggest a newer Mc tube preamp to complete the sound. C2300 is superb and has both MM & MC inputs. C220 is more budget-friendly and C2500 adds DAC capability. You wouldn't go wrong with any of... | |
| Should I trust movers with my equipment? If you care about your stuff, no. Moving companies do not provide insurance as normal people understand it, and it's unlikely your homeowner's will cover it during the move. Read your policy to find out. You can check with your insurance agent if ... | |
| Tweeter height...align with ears? Bill is correct. Rogers recommended the woofers in my Studio 1s be at ear level. I've found that to be pretty good but had to do a lot of adjustment with toe-in and surface distance to get them where they perform best. It's all part of being an au... | |
| Vinyl essentials for novices As Dsper said, NEVER touch the record surface. Always clean the record surface before every play. Always use an appropriate brush to clean the stylus before every play. Be gentle and brush only in the direction of rotation. New records need the mo... |