johnnyb53
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| Is your image centred? Maybe that's how they got recorded and your analog rig is simply doing its job. You might also check your antiskating adjustment and azimuth alignment, though. Sometimes adjusting antiskating helps pull the center image to the center. But I also h... | |
| HDMI Cable comparisons I have lots of premium aftermarket cables from various price ranges, and I hear the differences pretty easily. I also have three or four sets of component video cables, and in the analog video realm it's also easy to spot the differences.But HDMI ... | |
| Best Preamp 300-500 Range Are you using the Kenwood receiver as a phono stage only, or as your phono stage, line stage, and amplifier?I think you'd get a quantum leap in resolution with an Onkyo A-9555 integrated amp. As a preamp/amp, it is stupid fast, linear, neutral, an... | |
| Speakers that disappear In the Abso!ute Sound review of the Mirage OMD-28 (link to pdf review here), reviewer Chris Martens said, in part, Moreover, the Mirages distinguish themselves through their ability to vanish into the soundstage. Many speakers claim to offer "disa... | |
| Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries? Go here. It's the first version listed--Heavyfeet v.3. You'd order four with the M6 thread at $40 each. They're a direct screw-in replacement for the Technics feet.Before you buy, you might want to (if you haven't already) surf Audiogon for report... | |
| Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries? How much fluid do you have in your damper trough? Too much can definitely kill the air and low level detail that's so engaging in LP playback. I had too much in the trough when I first installed it and reduced it to about 1/3 full. At that point I... | |
| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment I've never used XLR interconnects, but I do remember auditioning the single-ended Topazes and Rubies from about 20 yrs ago, and the AQ Rubies were obviously better. Any chance there's less audible difference with balanced?I would think something a... | |
| Placette linestage vs. Adcom 750 passive What about the Sonic Euphoria? Although Stereophile gives the Placette a class A rating and the Sonic Euphoria a B, I read the review and comparison, and it seemed more of a tradeoff in sonic strengths than one being clearly superior.And the Sonic... | |
| Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries? Johnnyb,Maplethread m6 better than the Kab isonoe? What does the kab grip do?Unfortunately, none of the Technics enthusiasts here have come up with a comparison test of the Threaded Heavyfeet vs. the Isonoe footers. Based on my experience with har... | |
| Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries? 9-28-08: AudiofeilIt is a very nice turntable. A step or two above entry level.Audiofeil, I appreciate your objectivity on this. So much of the audiophile press and discussion pages dismiss the Technics SL12x0 series as DJ trash. It is not. Is is,... | |
| Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries? Thanks, Tvad, I keep forgetting just how high end his downstream components are. I am getting nicely balanced, detailed sound from my M5G in my rig, but I have no idea what a DarTzeel and his other components would reveal downstream. The Galibier ... | |
| Being given 2 custom systems but what to ask for? I think the McIntosh advice is good. Trying to do a component matching across multiple brands is time-consuming and requires time and experience that aren't available.McIntosh stuff sounds great and it's all matched. For cables, you could stick wi... | |
| Recommend Amp/preamp 1000k with Acoustats Why not seek out a mid-'90s Hafler TransNova MosFet amp? Acoustat invented and patented the TransNova design for driving their speakers, and later sold it to Hafler. Actually, I think they continued to make TransNova amps for the recording studio ... | |
| Speakers that disappear Mirage OMD-28. And the OMD-15, for that matter.There's no sense of "2 speakers," just a soundstage that scales with the size of the ensemble on the recording. | |
| HDMI vs 5.1 analog connection If you take a look at Mitch4t's "System" link, you'll see what kind of system and space he has. Also, Mitch started this thread in June. In the time between the first posts and this revival 3 months later, he bought the $2K Marantz BD8002 Blu-ray ... |