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| Songs you use when auditioning gear I forgot Cassandra Wilson, Blue Light till Dawn great distinctive voice, terrific musicians and engineering | |
| DAC suggestion for PC before DAC, consider sounds from your PC plenty ventilation so case fan does not run much audio/video from motherboard (fanless) av card with great specs, but a fan, and how often does it's fan run? all SD drives with no moving parts? then, i... | |
| Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …? Technics have removable headshells, allowing a collection of cartridges, MC/MM/Mono regarding Technics specs, here’s the database https://vintagetechnics.audio/turntables.php My recommendation is to get a TT that has/allows two ton... | |
| Source suggestions for small spades I have used these adapters with narrow width to fit old McIntosh and Fisher screws with dividers between screws https://www.google.com/search?q=small+speaker+wire+adapters&sca_esv=60df094e8c3a7fc5&sxsrf=ACQVn08tkHqVmTEyQKE5TL... | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question cd lens cleaner (as other members mentioned) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/best-buy-essentials-laser-lens-cleaner-blue-white/6463814.p?skuId=6463814&extStoreId=531&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=20074418866&gad... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off Responsible Conservation: Totally irresponsible to leave anything on! I sometimes wonder how much collective electricity is consumed world wide for standby/instant on devices. The lights aglow in my office at night are like an un-named constella... | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector ralph, That Fisher Control Panel is not in use. I meant: all the old 78's and Mono LPs (I have 30's; 40's; 50's) we are playing, (even when using correct stylus and cartridge) is going thru RIAA EQ in our modern setups | |
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question SACD itch should be scratched! Essentially, the difference is an obvious lower noise floor, most noticeable on material with space around the music. How Quiet? Some, like a few of my Oscar Peterson SACDs are so quiet it seems like an un-natural ... | |
| Cartridge mounting woes 1. this has a solution, whatever they did https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650068797-empire-698-turntable-with-sumiko-blue-point-yeah-its-nice-pickup-in-michigan/images/4908007/ 2. do people put 'better' tonearms on these? that would ... | |
| Finally upgrading my amp ricmech23 yyzsantabarbara I don't know anything about Peachtree or Class D amps I found this Peachtree Unit for Sale. Comments? Powerful Class D amp: what about Class D? Peachtree Audio X-1 (FLAGSHIP) Grand Integrated Amp/DAC/Tube pr... | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector atmasphere "RIAA being for stereo. AES and LP were two alternate mono-only curves and the ’78’ curve was an approximation of the most common 78 curves of which there were quite a few." That President II was 1958, the year Stereo LP’s came out. ... | |
| Finally upgrading my amp Linear Tube Audio MZ2 Headphone/Preamp/Integrated Amp Listed 3 days ago Anyone recommend LTA? Worth checking out I think https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650071700-linear-tube-audio-mz2-headphonepreampintegrated-amp/ | |
| Finally upgrading my amp Rogue Integrated with MM/MC Phono black or silver are available https://www.ebay.com/itm/116061315341 | |
| Finally upgrading my amp Anyone know about Peachtree? Integrated, tube preamp; SS amp, many modern features https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650054884-peachtree-audio-x-1-grand-integrated-ampdactube-preamp-440770w84-ohms/ | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector atmasphere Ralph, thanks for clarifying those settings |