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| Review: Neuance Alpha & Beta shelf / Apollo Aria 455 rack Stand Thanks, Jade. I already started with bubble under the power supplies of both cdp & pre: ~25pds each, sitting on a "bee-hive" composite shelf (I'm going to replace this w/ a Neuance). I have better clarity WITHOUT sacrificing low-end -- i.e., t... | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? My mouth is watering, I'm thirsty, and I have no Yquem to quench my thirst... If I may say so, that's a wine club with excellent taste-- good for you! I remember buying Haut Brion for FFr ~18/bottle (that used to be $~3) about 20 years ago! If mem... | |
| ONE shot to show off your System's Stuff Since Tobias beat me to vocals (Bach, Magnificat), I propose Mahler 2nd Symphony. Klemperer conducting (EMI).You can check reproduction of harmonics & female vocals, also has sudden dynamics & percussion! | |
| Who Are You? or should I say "who were you?" My, my, that makes this even more difficult, Texan. Under this new light, I'll have to ponder the question a bit... under the perspective, "given your relatives, who the h*ll are YOU"?Well... | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Twl, I just got up after falling over in my chair and nearly rolling into one speaker (sudden dynamics pushed me away from danger): '82 Cheval Blanc (!!!), 40 yr old Margaux...!Those are worth more than my system!Why do you live so far away -- lif... | |
| Dvorak 9th Symphony You give me more than I deserve, Detlof; thank you. Fact is, I've had good guidance (from people like Detlof)! Must check out that Reiner... | |
| Review: Neuance Alpha & Beta shelf / Apollo Aria 455 rack Stand So J-D it's E-A-R's under the component & bubble wrap between Neuance and support? I'd like to try your bubble wrap trick.I have my cdp sitting directly on a beta, stock feet, the beta on 4 upturned ceramic cones. The cones are on a lightweigh... | |
| Review: Neuance Alpha & Beta shelf / Apollo Aria 455 rack Stand So J-D it's E-A-R's under the component & bubble wrap between Neuance and support? I'd like to try your bubble wrap trick.I have my cdp sitting directly on a beta, stock feet, the beta on 4 upturned ceramic cones. The cones are on a lightweigh... | |
| Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? Bwhite I, too, think that the sales rep was thinking of MM or hi-output MC. Zaike gives good advice on choosing quality resistors & Twl's tip on capacitance loading is a valuable trick... But do focus on resistance for now! | |
| Dvorak 9th Symphony Thanks for the recommendation, Tweeker! Avguy: check out Fricsay conducting the Berliner (DG), also K Ancerl conducting the Tcheque Phil. (Supraphon). Cheers | |
| How many things do you have plugged in? I'm doing well @ 8 only, for 2CH. Xtra dedicated line +2 -- total 10 -- if you count the airconditioning (otherwise the amps make room temp uncomfortable).I wonder if Detlof & Sean have counted theirs. | |
| Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? As Oldears notes, fixed 47k is usual for MM phonos. For Mc carts, most phonos allow a variety of settings; mine goes from 25-1000. I would very surprised if Jadis et alia don't allow variable settings nowadays -- even if changes are not user frien... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Hey Psychic, why don't we hammer out the B-plan just in case there are takers... this is a crazy world, you know! | |
| Review: Air Tight ATM-3 Tube amp Jadem6: An excellent and well documented report, as usual! Incidentally, I am supposed to try out used ATM-3's next week (not for purchase; just as try-out). My experience, if it takes place, will be different -- the amps will drive the upper part... | |
| Opera recommendations on vinyl Try Traviata & Aida on EMI (with Callas), & Carmen on Decca (Solti & a reasonable cast). They should be easy to find on LP. There's also Don Giovanni on DG & EMI. |