frogman
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| magnepan 1.7 or 3.7 vs spendor s8e "Going to the fruit market. What tastes better, oranges or bananas?"Not trying to be cute. Just trying to highlight the huge differences in sound/ presentation between the two. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Second the Phillips Miniwatt 12ax7 recommendation. Very good tube in my phono pre. A little brighter and more aggressive than my Teles, but not thin like some others, and with good body. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 I should have said: "I hear similar tonality/timbre from my Tele 12ax7's in my phono pre as I do from the Tele 6dj8's in my linestage" | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Mechans, you answered for me very nicely; actually.***I certainly think for the most part that a warm tube sounds warm where ever they are with a few exceptions. there is no doubt though, that certain tubes just don't work in all circuits***I comp... | |
| Low vs. High Output MC Cartridges Lew, I'm not quite sure I understand why you felt I was referring to or contradicting your comments. If anything, I was referring mostly to Stanwal's correct observation that some think LO is better, and some that HO is better. If you reread my co... | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Ohnwy, yes I have tried (own) 7025's. They can be very good. I particularly liked the Raytheons. Having said that, and with all due respect to some of the comments above, there is no way that one can make a general comment about the superiority or... | |
| Low vs. High Output MC Cartridges Be careful with generalizations. While it is true that a LO version of a particular cartridge is probably "better" (more transparent/detailed) than the it's higher output version, wether it actually sounds that way (overall) IN YOUR SETUP is anoth... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... It's been a while since I visited my own thread, and I am thrilled to see that it still has legs. A couple of comments about Macallan: While I agree about the pricing I still find it to be, when all is said and done, THE ONE for me. Sure, I will o... | |
| Some tables have soul and some not I suppose it would be easier to simply ignore the rantings of Inna, Rok2id, and Nandric. After all this kind of indulgent and offensive diatribe is usually rooted in a need for attention. But alas, I confess to personal weakness at not being able ... | |
| "Violinists blast holes in violin experiment" **** I think the new instruments have proven that, objectively, the Strads and Guaneris are worth millions more only because of their rarity, not because of their sound is millions better.****Yes, it is amazing and fortuitous that one could get "c... | |
| Some tables have soul and some not I never thought I would do this: Audiogon, HELP! Where are you? | |
| Some tables have soul and some not "Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end" - Igor Stravinsky | |
| Some tables have soul and some not ****The German table did everything right; it just had no soul****- CzappYet, earlier in your post you state that the fact that you didn't want to listen to it, was an indication that something was wrong. It can't be both. Clearly, the Garrard is ... | |
| What is "low ball" I would guess (if we were all to be ruthlessly honest) that the deviding line between what we consider to be fair and what is "low-balling" has a great deal do with wether we are the seller or the buyer. Having said that, I agree with Jdoris. I pa... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? ****I also find assertions that oil vs. grease makes audible difference rather absurd. Once you get the platter spinning at the correct speed, why would it matter what you used to lubricate it?**** - ActusreusA friendly reminder that time and time... |