johnnyb53
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| Denon's new Blu-Ray player 09-30-07: Cruz123Agreed. As above, you can get into both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray for less than the cost of what most 'goners pay for a good power cord.... or line level preamps and DACs that have been surpassed and are now stacked up collecting dust, o... | |
| Bought the new Oppo DVD981HD player... What a mistake, the Oppo is dark, grainy and 2 dimensional compared to the Denon. Do you mean in picture, sound, or both? | |
| Dedicated Stand for a Turntable ? Opinions. Given how expensive some turtable racks are, and how effective a thick slab or maple or butcher block is at platforming and isolating, has anyone tried an all-out butcher's cutting table like the ones shown here? If you scroll down a bit you can f... | |
| phono stage recommendations for garrard zero 100 10-02-07: ElevickCambridge 640, you should find it for around $179 new, my preference in this range.Available here. | |
| MM cartrige - recommend a good one 09-29-07: Jaybofor an incredible value....the audio technica 150mlx between 350 and 400 bucks, and it plays toe to toe with the likes of some pretty refined mc's from 1k to 2kIt's a lot cheaper than that here. | |
| One Pop Too Many My criterion is simple. If the defect audibly gets in the way of enjoying the music, I return it. If I hear good music while the tonearm sways from side to side, I don't much care. If the hole is snug, good; it almost functions like a record clamp... | |
| Interconnects for TT 09-28-07: ThormanI was told ( by the needledoctor ) that the low cost Kimber cable i/cs are very good for use with turntables..I was told due to there design they reject most noise problems.. I was considering the "Hero" myself for my Thorens TD16... | |
| Denon's new Blu-Ray player Compared to what many of us haved paid for audio and HT gear, buying players in BOTH formats is not that expensive. You can get a Toshiba HD A2 and Sony 300 for about $700 combined. Then sign up for both formats at Netflix and you don't have to in... | |
| My receiver has hdmi 1.3 do I need a 1.3 tv ? Yes. The main benefits of HDMI 1.3 are audio--it can transport a digital stream for SACD or DVD-A for D/A conversion at the receiver, and it can transmit Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, and DTS HD for decoding at the receiver as well.The 1.3 sp... | |
| Maple or Granite I wonder how the $100-ea. Stillpoints compare to the $8-ea. Vibrapod Cones? You can also replace the steel balls in the Vibrapod cones with tungsten, ceramic, or otherh materials of the same diameter. | |
| Cartridge recommendations VPI Scoutmaster Cartridge Man MusicMaker III?Reviews: http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/hadcock242_e.htmlhttp://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/musicmaker_e.htmlhttp://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/mmaker/mmaker.htmlhttp://www.stereotimes.com/acc092404.shtml | |
| This getting ridiculous / a third Hi Def format Comparisons of hi-def DVD formats to DVD-A and SACD formats don't hold up because people notice visual improvements right away, and historically the buying public has largely embraced improvements in picture quality (and format convenience). Look ... | |
| Brass door knobs as footers I read someone's post here who dislodged the threaded sleeves from an SL1200 base while screwing in the M6-threaded Mapleshade Heavyfeet. Having read his post, I screwed the Dayton cones in slowly and carefully, and didn't encounter the problem. T... | |
| Outlaw RR2150 Phono Gain w/ DL-160 - 40db or 55db? BTW, the DL-160 seems about as loud as the prior at440mla I was running. Surprising since the outputs are so different. I had the same experience. When I switched from the 4mV output Shure M97xE to the DL160, I expected to have to goose the volume... | |
| Brass door knobs as footers 09-05-07: GhosthouseHello JB53 - ...I've followed many of your posts and if I recall you are running a Denon (103?) with Sumiko headshell that you seem very happy withYou're close. I'm using a Denon, but it's the high output DL160 mounted on the S... |