jsm71
Responses from jsm71
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. Brian, I happen to agree that preamps have become pretty expensive when the designer chooses to lean on their early successes and brings out new models with new bling on top of overpriced "improvements". I'm not saying the new models aren't bette... | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks +1 on the stock feet. This table was the easiest I've owned to get leveled perfectly. | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks Welcome to the 1200G club!Based on advice from the retailer who sold me my 1200G, I’m also using the Shunyata Venom. I happened to have one I could swap out the original one with. Honestly, I can’t say changing the power cord had as much of a noti... | |
| Don't waste money on ultrasonic RCMs I haven't bought a US cleaner yet, but I've had records cleaned on some where I believe it was done right. The results justify getting my own machine. The Kirmuss model video sounds like the testing and camera work done in the tank backs up thei... | |
| Please evaluate my system... Tim,I’ll toss a couple of minor suggestions. I really liked my room as well and didn’t think I needed anything more. I attended the Capital Audio Fest in the Washington DC area last fall and heard a room with Vicoustic Multifuser DC2 panels betwee... | |
| Don Sachs 2 vs. deHavilland Ultraverve 3 I haven't had experience with either of these units, but I have a friend with Don's preamp, and have heard nothing but praise from him. His experience paved my decision to buy Don's custom phono preamp, which I love,I am however, on my second 6SN... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? If you feel you need to get your speakers out into the room more for them to disappear, and you can't do that with the Thiels, you might be disappointed looking at Omni-directional speakers. Every Omni speaker I've heard does best well out into t... | |
| Is Velodyne gone? I have an older Velodyne 15" servo sub that has been in HT duty since about 2000. It still works, but the volume control needs attention. The volume jumps strangely with small movements and is hard to set right. If anyone knows what might need ... | |
| Happy with digital, but thinking about vinyl--looking for system specific recommendations fsonicsmith had good advice, but I’ve got better news on the Marantz TT 15S1. It includes a Clearaudio Virtuoso MM cartridge ($800) for the price of the table ($1500). I had this setup for about 5 years before stepping up to the Technics SL1200G, ... | |
| Decware or Primaluna I owned the Decware Torii IV, then quickly upgraded to the ZMA. My speakers needed power, thus the ZMA was ultimately the better choice.I did like the Decware gear better than Primaluna, but I have since changed over to Linear Tube Audio electron... | |
| New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000 I'm sure they sound great, but I'd love to meet somebody who buys these only after careful sound comparison to alternatives.More likely, the typical buyer has the money where these don't dent their income and they like the looks. Dan knows the hi... | |
| Morrow Audio Cables Feedback I happen to use two different brands for my cabling. I use the Morrows exclusively for all my RCA cables (phono level 5 cables, and level 4 ICs), and another brand for speaker and power cords.I find the Morrows very easy to manage in and around m... | |
| AT ART-9 vs Audio Note IQ3 I bought mine from LP Gear as well. Mine came well packed with zero issues. Just letting people know that shipping issues are random. I agree with others; try the cart to see if it plays well. | |
| Technics 1200 Critic Fremer Praises the newer 1200G Serious shoppers hopefully aren’t so shallow that they avoid the 1200G because it looks like a cheaper version. I never owned one of the older Technics 1200 machines, but I was certainly aware of what they were, and what the quality level was.I ha... | |
| Technics 1200 Critic Fremer Praises the newer 1200G I recently decided to treat myself with a retirement turntable that I could live with without further upgrades. I had a Marantz TT 15S1, made by Clearaudio. The Marantz was a very nice budget table, but I've heard enough better tables to want an... |