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Turntables New vs Used
I have owned a Linn table back in the late 70s and found it to be very good, although the suspension is far to compliant for my tastes as well as was most of the Thorens at the time. Overall the Linn product has not evolved much,but remains good v... 
Review: Technics EPA 100 Tonearm
OOPs just found more info on Denon tonearms. There was a DA 307 and DA 309, which appears to be an upgraded DA 307.Although technical info seems to be sparse on these. Does appear the DA 401 was the flagship of the Denon tone arms. All of these ap... 
Review: Technics EPA 100 Tonearm
Well Ed you did stir a few gray cells here. Prompted me to look into my archives. Did find info on the Denon DA 401 tone arm. Specs are below, but as far as sonics on this arm go, I just do not remember.Specifications : Type:Static Balance Static ... 
Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable
Why Technics continues with this turntable is a total mystery to me. In view of the fact that the Technics SL 1100A with tone arm and the SL 110A without tone arm was and is vastly superior to the 1200 series as was the SP line up from Technics. A... 
Review: Denon DL-160 Cartridge
After refurbishing the vintage Rega with Lustre Arm and Denon DL 160 the current owner opted to get a new in the box DL 160. We did not have any idea exactly hold old the current DL 160 was, although a visually inspection found no discernible wear... 
Review: Project 1 Xpression Turntable
While the Project Xpression is one fine sounding turntable and I remain impressed with it at its price point. And Ed certainly has made some valid considerations in regard to this table.However recently I was able to acquire a VPI HW 19 MK II with... 
The best CD Player for the money
The Onix XCD 88 is identical to the Music Hall CD 25 internally. Face plate is different from Music Hall. Other than that same unit and at far less cost than the Music Hall by about half the cost. This is one superior player for the money and can ... 
Review: Denon DL-160 Cartridge
Just helped a friend of mine restore and refurbish a old Rega table with the Lustre tone arm to which a Denon DL 160 was mounted to. There are unknown hours on the cartridge, but the stylus looks very good indeed and the cantilever is nice and str... 
Best Speakers for Forte 4a amp and F44 pre
I currently use Alon Model One speakers with my current Forte set up which includes the F 44 preamp and Model 7 Forte mono blocks. The Alons have been a dream match andshould fit into your system and space requirements quite nicely. You can usuall... 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
Started this thread some 5 years ago and continues to amaze me the response to this thread and how tastes in speakers evolves.Moved further up in the Alon range of speakers to the Model 1 and these are a true delight. One of the few speakers that ... 
Review: DCM TimeWindow 1 Speaker
Be careful on the Rogers LS3/5A. If memory serves me correct they are a 16 ohm speaker! 
Best speaker value
Used Alon Model IV speakers. At thier performance level and price for used, nothing is remotely close to the sonic excellence of these speakers. Just love Class A power and those DR 3 will really bring the Alons to life in a special way. Powering ... 
Review: Alon Model I Speaker
The drivers in the Alons were made for Carl, although I have no idea as to the manufacturer was. I would contact Accent Speaker Technology parent company of NOLA. Alon recently separated from their partner and now is known as Nola. As for this spe... 
Ramsey Lewis Trio - Finest Hour
The Ramsey Lewis CD in this thread sounds very goodand Verve did an outstanding job of putting these selections together. No dissappointment here. 
Blue Note Jazz Recordings
Blue Note LP vs Blue Note CD RVG editions.Have been able to make this comparison now. And the results are below.The equipment is Oracle Turntable,Sumiko Premier FT 3 tonearm with Grado Platinum cartridge, with Grado phono preamp. The CD Player use...