folkfreak
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| Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money If you select and pick carefully in the used market and avoid those marquee names that for whatever reason command used values far in excess of their relative worth (i.e. Nordost, Transparent) then you can do very well (btw not meaning to say that... | |
| How to tell if a CD is Encoded? If it's this release it's the SACD, if not it's a CD onlyhttps://www.discogs.com/Beethoven-Karajan-Berliner-Philharmoniker-The-Symphonies/release/3344481All versions can be found herehttps://www.discogs.com/Ludwig-van-Beethoven-Symphonien/master/3... | |
| MC Phono Preamp @tochsii that was the point of steering you to a dealer like Echo that sells carefully selected used pieces at good prices. Also I’ve never seen a fake for sale on AudioGon, so unlike eBay you can buy here with great confidence in what you are get... | |
| MC Phono Preamp Give Echo Audio a call here in Portland, many options at your budget and they are great at working within your spending constraints. If you can stretch another $20 (sorry) the Music Fidelity is a stealhttp://echohifi.com/inventory.php?c=2 | |
| The Best Piano Works of the 20th Century +1 on the Chiu suggestionmy additions would be the Shostakovich piano sonatas and something else I’m really into which reminds me of the Rzewski is Maxwell Davies’ “Farewell to Stromness” from The Yellowcake Reviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O... | |
| Elapsed Time Counter for Tracking Stylus Life @elizabeth has the patience to play LPs all the way through on a side versus those of us who are always skipping from track to track 😏 | |
| Elapsed Time Counter for Tracking Stylus Life So I finally got all the parts and built this thing -- pretty easy job and you can see the photo of the resulting counter here https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/5707#&gid=1&pid=37The black button is to stop/start counting, there’s a pow... | |
| Does dcs Vivaldi stack needs a pre amp Having read your other posts you may also want to bear in mind that the impact of upgrading the cables in a dCS system (to Transparent Reference XL or similar for digital plus your choice in power cords) is much greater than the choice whether to ... | |
| Does dcs Vivaldi stack needs a pre amp Same question was asked and answered in this thread. Of course the “all preamps are bad” zealots rapidly swept downhttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/running-dcs-vivladi-directIn a nutshell based on my experience a)yes you can but b) it sounds... | |
| Best tube dampers that you have used I use the Herbies Rx in my ARC Ref40 and the HAL-O in my VTL MB450III. They are well made and very effective but they will change the tone and presentation of your amps. If you are looking for warm and tubey sound don’t go with the Herbies. They d... | |
| Magnifier To Help Set Up Turntable The magnifier @dangcaonguyen recommends is ideal for checking stylus alignment and my alignment tool (the SmartTractor) comes with exactly that. You may also want a hand held currency scope to check the condition of your stylus. Like this onehttps... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat In defense of the good @shadorne he does have three virtual systems posted so his preferences in gear are well documented ... | |
| What do people place on their platter for dust protection Or even better still an unused single sided record 🤓 in my case one of the Classic 45rpm Milhaud setor of course one of these if you want to spend $https://www.sleevecityusa.com/Turntable-platter-Polycover-p/gem-polycover.htm | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES @tattooedtrackman agreed it feels tight but the fact is the only thing supporting the faceplate the screw in the middle and the pressure against the frame around. The faceplate can vibrate relative to the surround at the edges and damping this is ... | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES @tattooedtrackman while the Oyaide CF faceplates are great their weakspot (endemic to the design of US outlets) is the single screw fixing in the center leaving the edges free to vibrate. Try applying small strips of FoQ damping material across th... |