johnnyb53
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| What's Technics SL-1200MK2 worth? Consider the missing headshell a good thing and don't scrimp on the replacement. Get one (or more) of these. The ZuPreme headshell is a more solid mount, adds some effective mass to the tonearm for a wider variety of cartridges, has higher quality... | |
| Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000 ^^^I missed the part where the OP said he was looking for a science project. | |
| Beatles Reissues on VINYL Finally I have LPs of Let it Be Naked, Yellow Submarine Songtrack, and the #1 Hits albums, which were all digitally remastered. In a perfect world I'd prefer an all-analog chain, but these LPs aren't too bad, with excellent clarity and dynamics. If the ne... | |
| Music that everyone else loves but you just don't Billie Holiday--amateurish heroin-hazed delivery, very limited range (barely an octave)Glenn Gould--Perfectionist manufactured music; too mechanical for my tasteDiva pop defined entirely by vocal gymnastics rather than singingLeonard Bernstein--er... | |
| Any other AQ Dragonfly Early Adopters out there? 09-20-12: Peter_sGreat if you can use your internal disk instead of external. The Dragonfly manual recommends using a different Bus if you are going to attach an external HD. Specifically, use a firewire for your HD and USB for your DAC.My MacBook... | |
| Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000 Speaking to the Sound Dynamics 300 ti's, the ti signifies the titanium dome tweeter. SD was a division of API, Audio Products International, which also produced Mirage, Energy, and Athena. Mirage also uses a cloth-damped titanium dome tweeter and ... | |
| Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000 09-26-12: UnsoundShubert, To each his own indeed, *if you're smart enough* you can maximize the potential of an inherently neutral superb value without spending riches in the process.I don't think the OP is looking for something with a long learni... | |
| Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000 PSB *is* an excellent speaker with an honest tonal balance that works well with acoustic music such as classical and jazz. So is the new Monitor Audio Silver RX series, which has a smoother treble than the older RS.A third option, with a Canadian ... | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? Thanks for the info and recommendations. Given the enthusiasm for Audirvana here, around the Web, and at TAS, I downloaded the 15-day trial and it looks like I'll buy the license. Audirvana has several features I was looking for, including adjusti... | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? What does "integer mode capable" mean? I've seen it mentioned on some of the music software websites, but not explained. | |
| Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000 Mirage M5si's. These are GREAT on jazz and classical. They have a fast, transparent midrange and bass extension down into the mid-20's. They fire both forward and rearward, energizing the room similar to the dispersion pattern of live singers and ... | |
| Beatles Reissues on VINYL Finally 09-24-12: DgarretsonAs mentioned in the Analog Planet thread,"the original tapes were transfered flat to 24/192... BUT... the mastered versions (EQ'd and level adjusted) were printed back to 24/44.1. That means the highest resolution that the appr... | |
| What's your favorite Apple-based music program? Rdavwhitaker: Are you using the whole Amarra package or Amarra HiFi? I had no idea Amarra had anything as low as $49. The regular Amarra is a little more than I want to spend, but OTOH it's only $60 more than PureMusic. I'm all for stability and l... | |
| Any other AQ Dragonfly Early Adopters out there? The Halide was reviewed in the September issue of S'phile; the Dragonfly in October. Both showed up in October's Recommended components, the Halide is Class A and Dragonfly is Class B, which is still good company for a $250 DAC. I thought about th... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Marantz SA8004. $999 list, available bundled with matching integrated amp PM8004 at a discount (and that amp is another giant killer). SA8004 does CD and SACD. It also has Toslink, co-ax, and USB inputs to make use of its excellent upconverting DA... |