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| Tube amp on the floor or on the rack? I am sure that most will say that I am in the wrong here, but I can indeed clearly hear degredation from 1 meter of IC to 1.5 meters. I hear more losses running an extra half meter of IC than an extra 10 feet of zip cord speaker cable. I have trie... | |
| TAS new look-the end is near? We also owe him "Lyrita", "Living Stereo", "Living Presence", A wonderful Super Disc list, The ability to spot greatness almost as quickly as the Asian audiophiles. The publication was immensely satisfying for at least until the first 60 issues or... | |
| ARC SP-11 MkII vs. ARC Ref. 1 & the winner is..... Thanks Jafox, thats exactly, and I mean exactly the way it is. Word for word your statements corroborate all of my findings on said models. Now if we could only swing a Ref 2 and Ref phono,............Frank | |
| Can I use the same cartridge for 78rpm? Marakanetz, purchase 78 RPM cart and stylus from Shure or Stanton. Shure has dedicated model, but I use the Shure M-44E with N-44-3(green) 78 needle and found it to be the best(no longer in production). Use an old Dual turntable (the older 1000 or... | |
| Is it true Genesis is out of business? Vdub, Go to Wal-Mart, (or any other department store), walk up and down the isles, and tell me where everything is made!!Arnie Nudell WAS Genesis, and was Infinity. Without Arnie, there is no Genesis, just as there is no Infinity right now.(dont t... | |
| new ARC preamps The main thing here, Tom, is ARC going back to the 12AX7 tube. Appearently Johnson has been taken with the Electro Harmomix 12AX7-EH tube. The full price as I understood it to be, was $2495.00 with phono. It has been too long since a "full" preamp... | |
| I called Richard Vandersteen I have talked to Richard since the original issue Model 2 came out back in 77 and can tell you 50 % of the calls were nice and 50% were like walking on eggshells. This must be due to the fact that he seems to take all calls and answer all inquirys... | |
| Quality music labels Very good observation Whatjd regarding the Telarc Label.This label has produced consistently muddy sonics and lackluster upper treble , robbing the music of the sparkle that captures the excitement of live.Regardless of their huge cult status, and... | |
| Vandy 2Ce Signature Vs. Vandy 2Ce My take on it, was the 2Ce was the most musical and best balanced. The Signiture version just did,nt do it for me. I did like the heavy screw terminal barrier strips that the Signiture offered, though. The same hookup was offered in the Great and ... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Onhwy61, makes some outstanding points that are undeniably true. (much as I hate to admit it). Melody lines are indeed what most people listen for, and remember, AND are attracted to.It also is true that the Count Basie variety of Jazz, that inclu... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? Detlof, too bad the rating system isn't around. That post should be required reading. $3500. for Lee Morgan's Candy???? Nice record, but really.Regarding Wynton, People should listen to Standard Time Vol. 1, and then decide. No he isnt Trane, but ... | |
| 200w/ch stereo amps: best 1 for under 2000 used? Redkiwi, your statement about car audio vs the typical hi end audio blunders, is waaaay true | |
| Best and Worst Reissue/Remaster CDs Say what you want about DG, but they had the artists and almost never had great sound. Yet , the Originals series was highly sucessful in my opinion. The Carmina Burana disc with Fischer-Dieskau (unsurpassed performance wise) has never sounded bet... | |
| Can Automatic Tables be OK? Terrible sound those Denon direct drives were. If you want good sound in an auto table its gotta be DUAL. Model 1249, 701 etc, belt drive. These were wonderful products that still stand today | |
| SPECTRAL 100/DMC 20 preamp comments.... No Doubt about it. This gear is unquestionably the worlds finest SS equipment. Complete neutrality, NASA grade build. Highest level of resolution. The only SS equipment I would even consider, after using tubes forever, is this. It is for real!!!!!! |