kirkus
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| New ECM Vinyl I've always found it interesting that when Keith Jarrett played with Miles, he didn't make any of the noises he's famous for. He did it before . . . and after. I guess Miles simply wouldn't stand for it.I know from seeing him live that he actually... | |
| Multi room audio Unfortunately, most of the entry-level in-wall keypad/touchpanel systems are pretty much crap . . . a big part of the appeal is the "cool factor" of the panel on the wall, not really the day-to-day useability of the system. A high-end custom contr... | |
| Anyone Know Anything On McIntosh XRT25 Speakers The XTR25s do have bass . . . but they're nothing special in this department . . . actually, IMO the big Mac line-arrays are nothing special, period. The other thing is that they're designed for big amps, and you probably need double the power of ... | |
| Has anyone modified a Miller & Kreisel subwoofer If the sub has a foam surround - make sure it's in good shape and hasn't started to deteriorate . . . if it has, then get it re-foamed.I take it that this is a sealed-box type . . . the first thing to try would be to put a bunch more stuffing insi... | |
| Does anyone or does everyone pay retail price? Cyclonicman, the industry term is "points" of margin, which describes the percentage of MSRP that is profit to the dealer. That is to say, if the a product retails for $1000 at 40 points, dealer cost is $600 . . . because 40 percentage "points" ($... | |
| Please disclose your commercial affiliation The heart of the matter is . . . how does one deal with conflicts of interest?While I do have a pretty significant financial ties to the AV industry, I wish to participate on Audiogon as an individual, NOT as a representative of a company. Which i... | |
| Where to put 4 tubes on a 6 tube preamp? It depends on the circuit design where the most influential place to put them is. Chris Johnson (founder and former president of Sonic Frontiers) now runs The Parts Connexion, and has always been very helpful with all things SFI-related . . . you ... | |
| Maybe your turntable setup is actually okay . . . Elevick, your W-30 story does make me smile . . . I too had a hotrod Olds when I was younger. But let's say you built your engine around an expensive billet crankshaft, and it turned out that this particular crank was mis-balanced, and was machine... | |
| Question about old turntable The synchronous motors used in the early-1970s Beograms (BG1200, BG3000, BG1900, etc.) were quite unreliable, and haven't been available for well over a decade. Thus, their used value is very low . . . too bad, because it is a really cool-looking ... | |
| Maybe your turntable setup is actually okay . . . Goatwuss, I generally don't like to speak ill of people or companies (points of view are fair game!) . . . but after my diatribe above, maybe I could stand to be specific. Please understand that most of my experience is from 10-15 years ago, when ... | |
| Accuphase Preamp using XLR pin 3 hot Uh, sorry to differ with you Al, but if ALL your sources are balanced, and pin-2-hot . . . and your power amp is balanced, and pin-2-hot . . . then you DON'T need to reverse phase. This would only be a problem if you were using unbalanced inputs f... | |
| Maybe your turntable setup is actually okay . . . I will concede that maybe I'm coming off as a bit preachy . . . but it seems obvious to me that people are spending a LOT of money on their turntable systems, and our recommendations on the Audiogon forums are one of several places people turn to ... | |
| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? Ok but what about the original question , Thorens 124 or Linn 12???The LP-12 and the TD-124 are both supremely well-executed examples of completely different approaches to building a turntable . . . the comparison is like Porsche vs. Ferrari . . .... | |
| BNC to RCA adaptor Amphenol does make some high-grade 75-ohm BNC bulkhead connectors and such, maybe an RCA adaptor of this series as well. They're the standard silver-plated RG-military-spec type.But why don't you have the cable re-terminated with a BNC on one end?... | |
| Maybe your turntable setup is actually okay . . . Oh well, Viridian. The only thing I got was reference to pornography and a guy named Mikey (whom I don't know), and some comparison between turntable setup and one's virility. Either you think I'm wrong about something and won't share it . . . or ... |