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| Sarah Vaughan....Best Performances and Recordings dodgealum,Your system has improved so much in recent years, I don't recognize it. Nicely done!I was lucky enough to find a complete collection of "The Pablo Years" in mint++ condition. Excellent recordings, beautifully performed. If you can find o... | |
| Dynaudio-Which one should I buy with around $5000. You might consider looking for a pair of Contour 5.4's. I had them for a few years, and really enjoyed them. Mine used were $5000, but that was over 10 years ago, I'm sure they could be found for far less these days.Regards,Dan | |
| Journey ending speakers My one-off Tannoy HPD (12" Dual Concentric drivers, ca 1975, custom built crossovers and enclosures), are my forever speakers. They cost in the $5K range to build, with very high quality parts, but I firmly believe I couldn't afford this quality o... | |
| What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs You have not mentioned how much experience you have at setting up your arm/cartridge, or how you went about it. When I returned to vinyl around ten years ago now, I was disappointed at first. In my naivete, I blamed my choice of equipment, when ac... | |
| garrard 301 and its' restorations The Garrard 301, and 401, have no suspension. The platter sits atop a spindle that is around 5-6" long, in a substantial bearing well, and bronze bushings. This bearing well is affixed solidly to the chassis. I can't imagine a scenario in which a ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hello Al, Ralph, all,I disconnected the inputs on my stereo dual module Class D amp last night, and the right channel was silent. Inexplicably, the left channel was still noisy. Today, I rounded up some spare I/C's that were long enough to reach b... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Thank you Al, Ralph, for your always valuable input. I will re-insert the Class D amp into the system (I was taking time off from the noise, and very much enjoying the SET 300B in the system), and try what you have suggested. I'm wondering why, th... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hello Al,To shed a bit more light on the subject, and I don't know in what way it may effect your idea of the issue, but when the Class amp is out of service, and my SET 300 B amp is in use, there is no issue with noise. Even when my HT system is ... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hello Ralph,The noise is a bit difficult to describe. It's similar to a 60 cycle hum, with a sort of "buzz" in addition to the hum. Strangely, when my home theater setup is on (Comcast DVR, Primare SP 31 HT processor, Sony HDL display), when makin... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! Hello Erik, Ralph, all,I have endorsed Class D myself, and had some input on this thread, although I very much like music with my Class D Audio amps, I had an ongoing problem, dealing with noise generated by my two CDA 254 amps. I even posted a th... | |
| No strain with the Strain Gauge, Although I don't have a Strain Gauge, and most likely never will, but I congratulate you on achieving what we all wish to accomplish, the best possible connection to the music we love.Well done!Regards,Dan | |
| Could someone suggest a decent audiophile cartrige for a Technics dj TT? Try a Denon DL 103. It is, however a moving coil cartridge, and would require an SUT (step up transformer), or a phono preamplifier with the proper amount of gain for the 103. LP Gear has good reasonably priced headshells available.If you must sta... | |
| VAC vs Conrad Johnson Amps? God love 'ya, Al, I know we all do! | |
| Tannoy eyris 3 or focal cobalt 816s.. whats good ? I would also suggest Tannoy, but agree that older is better, especially if you aren't getting speakers in the Prestige line. I used 12" Tannoy MG's (Monitor Golds), back in the seventies in a 10x50 mobile home, and they sounded great. I still use ... | |
| Class D Audio amp noisy when bridged to mono Yeah, 213runnin, there hasn't been any help forthcoming. You're probably right, I've got to get Toms's attention somehow. In the meantime, the music still sounds great.Regards,Dan |