gerrym5
Responses from gerrym5
| Goldmund Studio-still one of the best? I owned a studio for 10+ years with a 3t and then 3TF. Wonderful table, a possible collectable, but this is seriously overpriced for used market, and from a music reproduction value. Unless you're into collectables, pass. | |
| Cardas Caps Worthwhile? They are a nice cosmetic detail (visual aid comment is good), should do no sonic harm - possibly some tiny bit of good. I never expected to hear a difference and they didn't provide any. Usually the backside of audio gear sucks both from a RFI des... | |
| Best Tubes for Aesthetix IO Phono Stage? Kudos to Kublakan! Very helpful and kool way to help a fellow A'goner to specific information contained in a thread. Nice job! I am going to try playing around with your method myself - I like it! | |
| Best Tubes for Aesthetix IO Phono Stage? I am at work right now so I don't have the exact information handy, but I'll share my general approach for my Aesthetix Io. BTW, I got the best ideas from Albert Porter, some additional information and great tubes from Kevin at Upscale Audio, and ... | |
| How many dedicated lines? Good suggestions and comments. I have found three 20-amp lines and making the complete power connection to equipment the best I could was better than the extra costs and grounding issues that getting beyond 3 lines would get me into. Good sockets,... | |
| Help ID nakamichi tape deck Your discription sounds like the 700XLE. Nak made it in that timeframe and followed it up with a 700XLE Mark II with exactly the same comestics. Very big and long vertical box that was wider than 18". Not rack friendly, but was meant to displayed ... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Good thread and I several neat things. I have to laugh at myself (and us) as I read the comments because this dance we do produces the great results "we" are looking for, but it quite funny actually as obsessive behavior. I'll add to this theme by... | |
| Party At Albertporter s Very good sense of humor David99. Your comment made me laugh aloud. Of course, Carl and you could take further (fun) by wearing famous character costumes. I'd suggest a Blues Brothers or Men in Black look. Adding a sacred topic like "Diamond x3 Ca... | |
| Reasonably priced 2K Phono Preamp? I listened to BAT vk p10 versus an Aesthetix at the Analog Room in San Jose. (I own an Aesthetix Io) I thought it sounded better in every way. The Aesthetix design is very full out attack on making the best phono source and it's complex (many tube... | |
| Basis or Michell GyroDec Tough choices. Something for you to consider would be getting an Arcici stand ($1595) seen on audiogon as a part of the decision process. Just the absolute answer for your room situation, a rack and provides a great TT platform. I own a Basis 2500... | |
| Basis 2500 vs Debut vs 2800 I have a 2500 and my friend WD has a 2800V. It's a toss up and trade offs on sonic signatures. I think his has better bass control, but sounds slightly harder than my 2500. It seems that the 2500 is a great value musical price point. Debut costs m... | |
| WATT PUPPY 3/2 WHAT AMPLIFIER?TWEETER I am using Audio Note Ankuro amplifiers (PSE-845 mono blocks) that give the speakers a real musical nature, detail, warmth, and good bass. On very large orchestral pieces the limitation of 75W dynamics constrained. I home auditioned a pair of Atma... | |
| What's your profession? Age? HP R&D (computers)Engineering Manager. 59. | |
| Linear Tracking Turntables - Best?? Go pivot arm for ease and maintenance. There's a trade off between the music virtues and good looks of linear tracking setups and pivot arms. I concur with Slugo's points from personal experience (except the Rockport of course). I had a Goldmund S... | |
| How much does your system retail for? This is retail value and not what I actually spent. $90K for equipment starting from two separate AC lines for a Phono only source two-channel system through speakers. Another $15K is tied up in Line Level preamp and CD player in main system. $20K... |