jc4659
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| Happy Scale Perhaps part of your happiness derived from the envy from your friends 30 years ago. Not as many are impressed by a really good sound system today. Personally, I find that most young people look at my system as big, inefficient, and an anachroni... | |
| The shams, scams and dead ends of the High Fidelity hobbie/passion/adiction The fatter the speaker cables, the better they sounded. But they sure looked impressive! | |
| You could work for any manufacturer, past or present... Past: Henry Kloss :)Present: Ralph Karsten, Dan D'Agostino, Nelson Pass | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? ^ +1 humble pie | |
| Check out Louis Armstrong's vintage audio system Cool record changer. For those who haven't seen one, you could stack LPs on the tall spindle and the turntable will drop the next LP one at a time after the first one ends. This is why some double albums are numbered 1 & 4 on the first LP an... | |
| Aesthetix Pallene @tomstruck I guess I was really asking what the Pallene pre amp was replacing in your system. The reason I ask is I have been considering replacing my ayre k-5xeMP pre with a tube pre and have been seriously considering a calypso. My amp is the ... | |
| Aesthetix Pallene @tomstruck Did you compare the Calypso with the Pallene? What is the Pallene replacing and can you describe its strengths? | |
| Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents? Me (hand raised)! Large Advents were actually my 2nd pair of speakers but first pair of really good ones. Wish I still had them. I used them initially with a Marantz receiver but when I switched to a NAD integrated they really sounded awesome. ... | |
| Comparison of latest DAC chips I am using an Ayre Codex and both inputs, usb and optical. It sounds quite good to me. Aside from the connectivity limitations, is the Codex still competitive? | |
| MC cartridge loading: still baffled @millercarbon always disheartening to realize you've got a loose screw! ;) I'm going to try the center image test on some recordings that I know to have a dead center vocal image. I am also OCD about speaker positioning. | |
| MC cartridge loading: still baffled @atmasphere thank you for (repeating) your thorough explanation! Thanks to all for your input as well!JC | |
| MC cartridge loading: still baffled I should also add that I do not see any deflection of the cantilever when the arm is lowered into a groove. However, the cantilever is not very compliant so this may be a factor. I am comfortable using real music as a test and listening for poss... | |
| MC cartridge loading: still baffled @mijostyn thanks for the reply!Concerning the anti-skate setting, using music as my test (not a test record), I get no right channel distortion even with the anti skate turned off! Turntable is absolutely level. Using the run-out area test, sur... | |
| Karla Bonoff @mofimadness Pretty talented family...I'd say! I saw The Roches at about the same time as Karla Bonoff and really enjoyed their show. Quirky, funny, and very talented! | |
| Karla Bonoff I saw Karla Bonoff in the late 70's in Ithaca, NY. She has always been one of my favorites.Anyone remember The Roches? |