jbhiller
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| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? grannyring has good advice above. I like the VCap Odams much. They are also easy to work with size wise. But you'll need to tell your tech that their bodies are somewhat conductive. I wrap them in silicone tape prior to install. I would simpl... | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers With regard to DOL, my personal jury is still out. I'm going to listen to 3-4 different albums I have on DOL and see if I can make a conclusion. Their packaging, vinyl appearance/weight, inner sleeve, etc. are very good to near but not quite exc... | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers @bslon, very good list and I agree with your opinions. By the way, yes you have to be careful with Pablo. Some great ,some not. I like the rating system above too! So, let me offer another...Music On Vinyl - 4-5 stars. I have Waylon Jennings R... | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers Sackville: A lesser known label. Not state of the art, but everything is musical coming out of this Canadian entity. Overall their records sound smooth yet natural. Everything flows and they show off musicality and your system without sounding... | |
| What are Your Favorite and Most hated Record Manufacturers Wow, people....just WOW! This is the thread I was trying to or just wishing I could write. I started thinking about how some of you must be curious about our treasure finds in reissues or even originals that sound amazing and are worth the price... | |
| Observation: Passion vs Obsession I think you are precise in your observations. | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings What a great thread! I’m looking at so much great music. I’d call myself familiar with the genre for certain, yet I’m seeing some albums I’ve glossed over or didn’t know about. Keep them coming! | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Lou Rawls Les McCann, They Call it Stormy Monday. (Be careful with some of the Capitol label releases--some sound amazing some are flat; the Blue Note (under Capital) sound sublime. Super Bass (most any of them), Ray Brown and othersSackville Reco... | |
| Would Appreciate Advice Before I Buy I bought those Klipsch as a special gift for a friend. I built him a tube amp and the Klipsch went with it. They sounded glorious. I owned Wharfedale Lintons (saw those mentioned above) and Kef LS50s. Both great speakers too. You are on the r... | |
| Klipsch cornwall speakers @zardozz, I have the Cornwall IVs now and previously owned (as recently as last year) the Forte IIIs. If size is a consideration, the Forte III or, better still, the Forte IV might be worth looking at. They are fantastic loudspeakers. What amp... | |
| A little tube magic? What's your budget to make a move? It sounds like the unit you introduce will be doing double duty on music and television. Do you watch television with just two channels now? I would think the advice above about looking at a tube preamp would ... | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? Thank you WBS. that is helpful! | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? Yes Chakster, that’s the way to do it. Problem is carts are tough to audition. We always take a leap of faith. | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? Thank you!Yes, I had a Goldring years ago on a Roksan turntable. It was spectacular for the money. I'm wondering if this cartridge can really compete with carts in the $2-3k range. My sense is it can. | |
| To clean or not to clean... Holy Cow! Bikerbw, you are so virtuous and a better person than I am. I love that you do this. I'm too lazy to use my record cleaning machine most times! |