johnnyb53
Responses from johnnyb53
| Speaker help under $2,500 I heard the Venere 2.5s, both straight out of the box and after several hours of break-in. You would have never known they were the same speaker model. Give'em time. They are pretty amazing after break-in. | |
| Your favorite BEACH BOYS LP besides PET SOUNDS I like the Capitol mono LP version of "Smile" that Capitol managed to put together with help from Brian Wilson, releaed in 2011.1967 was such a breakout year for rock--Days of Future Past by Moody Blues, Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane, ... | |
| Speaker help under $2,500 I sure wouldn’t get depressed about SF Venere 2.5s. They are *really* good. Although my previous post was a bit cautionary, the 2.5s are so musically communicative I felt like I had some transcendental experiences when I was auditioning them even ... | |
| Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides I lived in Southern Cal for three years in the mid-'70s and--just going to Disneyland's Jazz Nights I saw Buddy Rich four times, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Melba Moore, Sarah Vaughan, Don Ellis twice, Freddie Hubbard, Maynard Ferguson... | |
| Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides Schubert: johhnyb53, maybe but you forgot that mandatory $10,000 cartridge!Not really. After all, $40K total is still in the mid-pack new automobile range, and a lot less than $150K plus that same 5-figure cartridge. | |
| Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides Well, here's something to consider: In the face of the growing number of six-figure turntables, VPI offers a turntable in the same rarefied air of Stereophile Class A+ recommended turntables, the VPI Classic Direct, with direct drive and 3D printe... | |
| What turntable to start out with ? Pioneer PLX-1000 or VPI Nomad There are also several other good turntables in the $1K range, many of which have pre-mounted and aligned cartridges, and some of them have nicer cartridges than the 2M Red on the Nomad (not that it's bad). Pro-Ject offers the Carbon Expression fo... | |
| What turntable to start out with ? Pioneer PLX-1000 or VPI Nomad Those reviews about the loose tonearm bearings are about a year old now. It would be worth checking with authorized dealers today to see if Pioneer responded to the issue. Besides, at $699 it'd be worth an hour's worth of tech bench time to have i... | |
| What turntable to start out with ? Pioneer PLX-1000 or VPI Nomad treeinrock:The PLX-1000 is pretty much a souped-up, improved Technics SL-12x0 turntable. It has twice the torque, better feet, an internally damped tonearm, and contstriained layer damping between the plinh and base.My turntable has been the Techn... | |
| What turntable to start out with ? Pioneer PLX-1000 or VPI Nomad Summary of Stereophile review of the PLX-1000:Pioneer PLX-1000: $699 including tonearm $$$To those who deny the musicality of direct-drive platters and the servos they rode in on, HR said: Bunk. And he added: "Forget analog vs digital or tubes vs ... | |
| Speaker help under $2,500 You asked about the Sonus Faber Venere 2.5s. I auditioned them a couple of times and was tempted to get them. They have a very seductive sound that works on a wide range of material. They brought me into a zen-like state playing solo lute and a Ch... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game Fleib: Well there's a thought. The ATMono3/LP can be so inexpensive ($112.65) that it might be worth retipping with a microline right away. Like AT's upscale cartridge it's internally wired with PCOCC. I am a big fan of MicroLine. Not only does it... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game Fleib, I've found that--with the ATMONO/3/LP HOMC--the resolution can vary with the quality of the mono mix. My stereo cart is an AT150MLX--boron cantilever, microline nude stylus. I have both a stereo and a mono copy of "Al Hirt's Greatest Hits,"... | |
| Bi-Wiring Center as a left and right Bad idea. If you want L-C-R or L-R to the center, get a quality passive soundbar such as one of the two GoldenEar SuperCinema 3D models (http://www.goldenear.com/products/supercinema3d) and connect the amplifier outputs to the appropriate soundbar... | |
| Speaker help under $2,500 Might I suggest a pair of Magneplanar .7s ($1.4K) or 1.7s ($2K) augmented by a Magneplanar DWM bass panel ($795) or a small fast powered sub to fill out the bottom and fully energize the room?I listen to a lot of big band, classical orchestra, and... |