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Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
It’s a pain, and inconsistent. I have a feeling that it is different depending on what device one is using. For me and my iPad, I hit the “share” tab of the YouTube video and, as before, paste unto the JFA post before submitting. The funny thing i... 
Jazz for aficionados
Not entirely sure why Marija’s joke made me think of these.   One of the best and saddest songs on the subject: On a (somewhat) lighter note:    
Silver v Copper wire phono cable
    Dover makes a great point re cable loom construction. I mentioned in my previous post that I have rewired my ET2 three times. With the exception of the VDH silver plated litz, which the tonearm was internally wired with in stock form, the c... 
Silver v Copper wire phono cable
**** Do not let the distortions of silver enter your system. **** Acknowledging that the choice will be influenced at least to some degree by the aggregate of the spectral signatures of all the other “components” in an audio system, how does usin... 
Songs for Thanksgiving
   
Silver v Copper wire phono cable
Raul, you are correct.  I don’t know if it is the same today as it was when I tried their silver clad copper wire, but back then VDH did also have a silver wire.  I never tried it.    
Silver v Copper wire phono cable
I have rewired my Eminent Technology ET2 HP linear tracking tonearm three times over the years. My least favorite of the four different wires that I have had experience with was the VDH silver clad copper litz. The other three were the Cardas (cop... 
The Good Stuff
Gracias!    (for the BVSC)  
The Good Stuff
Sang, not sung. Unless you had written “…..every song he should have sung”. Past participle.  
The Good Stuff
I just posted a third clip and it took out the one before it.  Still trying to figure it out.    
The Good Stuff
               
Conrad Johnson PV12 vs. Audible Illusions Modulus 3a
This is a perfect example of the difficulty in describing sound and how the words we use may have a different meaning to someone else. I know the sound of both preamps well and, to me, the sound of the Modulus is indeed what I would describe as “... 
Jazz for aficionados
coltrane1, thanks for your response.     There is a saying among musicians that says:  "Nobody ever gets fired for having a bad sound".  Certainly an exaggeration of sorts amd keeping in mind that "bad" is a relative thing the point of the saying... 
Eminent Technology tonearm ET--2
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/eminent-technology-et-2-tonearm-owners