frogman
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| How can anyone afford this ? Onhwy61, my point precisely. And then you have the bigger issue of many supporting economic policies which are irrational and self-defeating, which seek to "even" the playing field by, instead of encouraging self-reliance and initiative, try to ta... | |
| How can anyone afford this ? Mceljo got it exactly right. I would like to add: Welcome to the real world! I costs money to buy the best of anything (material), and to complain about it and decry the fact that others can is silly. Lots of advise already on how to buy used, etc... | |
| Oh how I wish Class D amps ... ***and they have SO mcu promise !!!******They still sound dry, unmusical, and strange in the treble ... kind of chalky and rolled off, and definitely lacking air.***Huh?!? What do you base the promise on? | |
| Best mc cartridge for ET 2 arm -$1000. limit Aplogies for my comment re the compliance of the VDH and Empire. Clearly, I meant to say high or highish compliance, not low. | |
| Best mc cartridge for ET 2 arm -$1000. limit OK, I'll offer some thoughts anyway. The ET2 is a fantastic arm (as I am sure you know), but, if anything, a little subdued in the highs. Unles you have the high presure manifold/pump, it is also a little loose/plummy in the bass. Soundstaging can... | |
| Best mc cartridge for ET 2 arm -$1000. limit What phono preamp? MC stage or MM only? Can't give proper advise without that bit of info. Also, name a couple of components that you have used that you consider to be transparent; that term means different things to different folks. | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Stick to $1500, and spend the other $1000 on quality LP pressings. They are expensive, and $1000 will get you fewer quality, QUIET, pressings than you might think. Buying used vinyl is great, but it's hard to find really quiet used vinyl. Diehrard... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Discovery in music and sound is an interesting thing. Music has the power to move us in unsuspected ways. Many on this forum (myself included) feel that a decent analog setup can bring certain qualities of musical expressiveness that elude even th... | |
| Most soulful female vocalist Hard to argue with the choice of Aretha, but soulfulness takes a lot of different forms, and like Elizabeth said, it's not always easy to know why an artist touches us. Many good choices above. Here's another. This woman slays me:Elis Reginahttp:/... | |
| Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect? I agree that the race component is, if not entirely, mostly irrelevant to the debate about "contemporary" jazz. I say "mostly" irrelevant, because race has been a formidable force in the history of jazz; obviously. It is extremely difficult to dis... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . Let's take our audiophile hats off for a moment, and ask: In general, what do we usually think of when we hear the word "bloom"? Speaking for myself, I think of a flower. When a flower blooms, what does it do? It radiates in all directions. In mus... | |
| Pc for Vpi motor Understood. Happy New Year! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm, the essential consideration which I did not allude to in my previous post, is the need for correct gain structure in one's system. I am not familiar with your amplification components, so I am not commenting on that. However, I have found se... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dlaloum. I would like to thank you for the time spent is sharing your findings with us. My comments are not meant as a criticism at all; you did a very fine, and detailed job of describing what you heard. I would like to use your comments as an op... | |
| Which turntables? Vinyl offers far more nuance, and the potential for just plain fun in listening, than just about any other format. So, why don't you just listen to all three with the same cartridge, and see (hear) which one does the best job of letting you forget... |