johnnantais
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| "Trickle up" theory Drubin, I have to admit that I am an admirer of Art Dudley! He definitely had a point, and he was entertaining and fun. I will mourn Listener magazine to the end of time, but thank God Art's still writing!4yanx, this is a "discussion forum" and wh... | |
| Back into vinyl - part 1 Gino, quit teasing, how did the magazine rate the Technics SL-1200 with Rega arm? Were there an special characteristics they noted with respect to belt-drives, or was it simply a good 'table? I'm more interested in the alternatives to belt drives ... | |
| ASL Mini Phono I'm not ready to give it "giant-killer" status yet, though this may be because I have access to so many giant-killers and I haven't had a chance to burn it in yet. But I think it is definitely a keeper, and if my experience with other ASL tube equ... | |
| under $300 bookshelfs: does excitement exist? Gonglee, I've been an Athena convert for a long time, it's that dance factor which gets to me: it helps me forget about all that audiophile crap which is 70% worry and analysis and 30% enjoyment. With the Athenas, 100% pure enjoyment, they are the... | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Listener57, any "five-minute" glass-epoxy resin will do, but usually the really cheap stuff need not apply. Try to buy something of better quality. And be careful, as some of this stuff is black and some is clear when it cures. I buy the stuff whi... | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Rwwear; if there really is an issue of mechanical sound in your system using the Shure, there is something I do which does improve resolution (and perhaps "liquidity") quite a lot, something I do with all MMs the moment I get them and so I don't t... | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Rwwear: from your collection (I also collect 'tables, arms, cartridges) I can see you're open-minded and love analogue as I do. I don't think Dopogue was dissing your system so much as disagreeing with your assessment: I know he has mounted the Sh... | |
| under $300 bookshelfs: does excitement exist? Cdc: I'm always on the lookout for fun new cheapies, tell me more about the elfs please. Thanks. | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Rwwear, you have fabulous equipment, and I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your ears. I never said or wrote that the Shure is the most detailed, or the most dynamic and all those audiophile goodies that we are all trained to revere. But in terms... | |
| Thorens TD 166 MkII with SME tone arm Faradayblue, Yes, change the mat! You can then transfer it to a TD160 when you get there. I would wait until you get a better arm before upgrading the cartridge: you will hear a significant improvement with the arm alone, and the mat. There are fa... | |
| Best all around box speaker between 15K and 25K Toyota Celica with Alpine sound system. | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Rwwear, tell it to the staff at TAS, who have for the most part mounted the Shure on their $20,000 record players and SME Vs, I assume not because it sounds inferior to the alternatives out there. Perhaps they did not have Carnegies. Like all cart... | |
| ASL Mini Phono This thing is astonishing. I haven't got very many hours on it yet, but the level of detail is incredible at this price point (and at any), and good Prat. Not many hours yet, and I have to say that so far it's light in the bass. But it's tube-smoo... | |
| What Cart. for a Infinity Black widow Bro57, Good Choice: MM! I'll have to give the Rega cartridges a whirl too, some day. Looking forward to your impressions of the Black Widow as well! | |
| under $300 bookshelfs: does excitement exist? It was your thread, Dylan, it was a good topic. As you see, there's lots of life in the under $300 league, including your maggies! Talking about this stuff was almost as much fun as listening to my Athenas! Cheers. |