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| Best ss phono with volume control Ss pre-amp with phono or, rather, phono with line pre-amp since phono was the foremost consideration when it was designed: Tidal Preos. Not cheap, but you can confidently put the topic pre-amp at rest thereafter. | |
| Dutch audiophiles' advice on Master Three plse Thanks. Meanwhile, I am considering swapping my 2x15W Unison for a 2x8W Audion SET amp. I guess that rules out the Master as speaker, the hottest contender is now the WLM Diva. | |
| Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000? Another interested party here.I heard and saw Denon's coming new flagship A1UD (bluray + SACD + DVD Audio, and why not) in Munich. Impressing, as far as you weren't trying to listen to music in one of the adjoining rooms, that is. However, presuma... | |
| Who makes your favorite vintage phono sections??? Luxman L-series from the eighties, I had the L-410 for many years and, briefly, the L-560 (this class A amp ran so hot, you could fry eggs on it). Mind you, I haven't heard either of these machines for a long time, so there may be some nostalgia h... | |
| How did you discover audiogon? Around the turn of the century, when I was googling information on audio products, more than often an Audiogon entry from either sales, members' systems or reviews was bound to turn up. I found the discussions mostly included a wealth of informati... | |
| what are your five essential songs That's 110 titles so far without any doubles; I'm proud of all and any of us!We stand in defiance of the ignorant commercial always replicable hit parade pushers. | |
| what are your five essential songs As will apply to many posters, there could be others on the list if you'd ask me tomorrow (or in an hour for that matter)Kashmir - Led Zeppelin Every Colour You Are - Rain, Tree, CrowMusical Box (live) - Genesis Ne Me Quite Pas - Jacques Brel Folk... | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Does 1000 mean the budget in $? If so, that could make it difficult in terms of finding superior WAF. If not, how about Gemme Vivace? Gemme Audio Vivace | |
| ELP fans Thanks for that! Before I order, I have seen Japanese pressings being offered, do you (or anyone else) know whether these are higher quality or just hype? | |
| The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s. Here's the next batch worth (some even essential!) to check out.Kim Fowley (Animal God of the Streets!)Electric PrunesFamily (the one with Roger Chapman, that is, do not confuse this with the 80's Band that went by the same name!)GroundhogsWisbone... | |
| The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s. Just a bunch I think I haven't seen mentioned yet. Most of these and the ones already mentioned actually sit astride 1970 but I would guess that is not a hard cut-off date for your purpose.The NiceSoft MachineGong (the Kevin Ayers era)ColosseumTen... | |
| ruined a phillips screw, any inspired solution? Actually, we tried a number of gentler and more understanding (towards the screw) options. Turned out my initial reference to Excalibur was spot on, and so we HATH to destroy the sword with extreme and utter violence and the stone that held it wit... | |
| phono preamp with volume? Quad QC 24P (tubes, retail appr. EUR 1,5k) had this myself and have been very satisfied with it, apart from one tube that went bad very early but that was fortunately replaced without much ado.http://www.quad-hifi.co.uk/model.php?sector_id=3&r... | |
| ruined a phillips screw, any inspired solution? OK call me a coward, I went to see Lothar of Tidal who has plenty of machines (even one that goes "ping") and let him do the job. It was indeed necessary to drill away the entire head of the screw. He also had to exchange the bolt as the rest of t... | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs And now for something completely different. This is beyond belief, Larajs just found out we're next-door neighbours. To be sure, that is not same block in the center of the big city neighbours, but actually adjoining houses in the same street in a... |