jdjohn
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| You've run some pretty fancy MC's, but the _______ MM cartridge really impressed me - Grace F9 (Soundsmith makes replacement styli) - Technics EPC-205C* (the EPC-100C has already been mentioned; JICO makes replacement styli for the 205) - JVC/Victor X-1 (JICO makes replacement styli) - Audio Technica 150* (really any of the AT... | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl I'll reiterate Julian Bream and Carlos Montoya for classical, plus add Narciso Yepes and Christopher Parkening to that list. Don't forget about the country guys like Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, and Buck Owens. I would even add Dan Tyminski of AKUS fa... | |
| Favorite religious song Great to see this as a topic. This song from DC Talk has always spoken to me: | |
| Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs Pink Floyd: Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd: Goodbye Cruel World Eva Cassidy: Tall Trees in Georgia Bruce Springsteen: Cautious Man Bruce Springsteen: The River Dire Straits: most of side two of Brothers In Arms (tracks 4-9) Atlanta Rhythm... | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp Definitely a good point about the OP's ESL speakers. Specs for the Sound Lab M545 ESL speakers show 8 ohms (nominal) and 89dB, so *should* be okay???I have found the Benchmark folks to be very responsive, so probably worth sending them a note to ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly Some of the Micro Seiki arms have 'on-the-fly' adjustments for VTA. I know, for example, the MA-505 variants have this, as well as the MA-808. The 'on-the-fly' adjustment is more micro in nature. You have to get it close first with a macro adju... | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp @chungjh, I enjoy the AHB2 quite a lot. It is very transparent and clear, with no coloration, especially when compared to typical/traditional class A, A/B amps. It has a small footprint, and barely runs warm.I had been running a PS Audio S300 cl... | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp Another vote for the Benchmark AHB2. They have a free 30-day trial. BUT, it only accepts XLR/balanced inputs. Not sure if your Don Sachs has that modification for outputs, or else you'd need adapters. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max +1 on Benchmark AHB2. They offer a 30-day free trial. For clarity and transparency, they set the bar. I ran a PS Audio S300 for quite a while, but the AHB2 is easily better.If, however, you prefer a little coloration and warmth, it would not be... | |
| My battle with sibilance. Sorry to resurrect this thread, but tonight I am reminded of a particularly difficult album to track...without sibilance.Norah Jones, "Not Too Late"From the very first song, there is a lot of 'sss' to navigate. This could be attributed to a 'hot'... | |
| Turntables That Can Accommodate Longer Tonearms That looks good, Elliott, thanks for sharing. | |
| Turntables That Can Accommodate Longer Tonearms Thanks for your reply, I currently have a standard SH-15B2 plinth with a custom-made armboard for the 270mm distance, and it works great...but the overall fit under the dustcover is very tight. I might have to settle for using a non-standard dus... | |
| My battle with sibilance. Assuming that song is being played off their "Business as Usual" album (not greatest hits, etc.), "Down Under" looks to be track #3, right in the middle of the album, which might not be helping.Normally, sibilance is noticed more on the inner trac... | |
| Class D amps seem poised to take over. Then what? It will be interesting to see if manufacturers start to migrate away from less 'environmentally-friendly' amp topologies. As executive leadership, and designers, become younger in these companies, they might make the decision to focus more on 'gr... | |
| Best best ballads that refer to a US State Dan Fogelberg, "Run for the Roses"Neil Young, "Alabama"Eva Cassidy, "Tall Trees in Georgia"James Taylor, "In My Mind, I'm Going to Carolina"Alabama, "Dixieland Delight"Alabama, "If You're Gonna Play in Texas" |