goofyfoot
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| Are There Alternatives to the Marantz 10 B ? Yogiboy, I had the MD 90 with the MD ST-2 dipole antenna and it was sketchy regarding the signal. I could have purchased the signal sleuth but decided that I would like to try a tube tuner over the MD 90 and to then search around for an external a... | |
| Are There Alternatives to the Marantz 10 B ? Thanks Al! Funny, I just saw this H. H. Scott 310D tuner on ebay a couple of weeks back. Anyhow as I'm in no hurry, I'll keep looking. Again much appreciated. | |
| Worth gettic a DAC with setup? The Ayre QB9 DSD DAC and that way you can play hybrid SACD's from your computer! I'd also recommend the Audirvana Plus transport App for any DAC but especially for a DAC that offers DSD playback. Audirvana Plus can be found easily via the world wi... | |
| Beginner Turntable I bought a Thorens TD 145 for $200.00. With a Herbies record mat and Grado cartridge, it sounds pretty good. I would think hard about whether I wanted a good modern table like a Rega or a good vintage table that could be modified like a Thorens. | |
| Upgrade mat or platter on pro-ject debut carbon? I put a Herbies Way Excellent II mat on my old Thorens TD 160 and it was a total game changer. I let a friend borrow it and he bought one also. Herbies makes different mats for different turntables and it's important to choose the right type, thic... | |
| turntable mats: should I use one? The Sota is certainly a better sounding table than my Thorens but they both incorporate spring suspension. I use a Herbies Way Excellent II mat for my TD 160 aluminum platter and I'm happy with the sonic improvement that its made.Herbies makes a v... | |
| sound at the record store I personally won't use Windex or a paper towel but I've yet to find a used record that doesn't come with noise due to mold and dirt being buried in the grooves. Strictly from my experience, even if a record is being played with a decent tonearm an... | |
| sound at the record store I just wish that more record stores could offer record cleaning services. The likelihood is that Billy Bo Jangles used Windex and a paper towel once or twice in the entire 15 years that he had that record. | |
| Audio room floor question If I were going to place in a wood floor, then I would try finding used planks from an earlier estate. Used wood will typically sound more organic and less shrill. And I totally agree with not putting the flooring directly over the concrete, meani... | |
| sound at the record store Hi Lowrider, I'm not sure what folks do in Iceland since I've never been there but there's no American football so that's very appealing in and of itself.I would guess that fish is in abundance. That's it, some freshly caught fish while sampling t... | |
| Audio room floor question If your laying hardwood over concrete, then I would put down cork as a barrier between the concrete and the wood. Can you raise your ceiling; this would open up the sound, giving it room to travel. What about your walls? Are you using electrostati... | |
| sound at the record store Hi Lowrider where have you been?Gramophone did an article about the best record store. This dealt in some post hoc way with the slow demise of big chains like HMV, Tower, Virgin, etc... Anyway, there is a store in Reykjavik, Iceland which provides... | |
| One artist, band, you keep coming back to Bob Dylan, especially now since Mobile Fidelity is remastering nearly the entire catalogue. I'm buying the SACD Hybrids whenever I can. 'Blood on the Tracks' leaves me transfixed in a variety of ways. I've seen him only twice in concert, once in t... | |
| collection shipped overseas Sorry I forgot to say, line the inside bottom with bubble wrap. | |
| collection shipped overseas 'I would surround the LPs with solid foam.'Elizabeth, I'm assuming that your referring to standard foam or standard packaging foam with which I have to respectfully disagree. Foam Core is light weight, rigid and with exception to the corners, rela... |