kmccarty
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| Troubles with Sound-Smith return communications? I sent two cartridges for retip to Soundsmith almost a year ago - with a return authorization number. I have emailed and phoned numerous times and have gotten no replies whatsoever. I don't know what to do... | |
| Accuphase 109V tuner vs T-1000? I owned the actual Accuphase 109V that Jim Rivers borrowed for the tuner shootout. It's a wonderful tuner. I currently own the Accuphase T-1000 and it too is a wonderful tuner. If you have truly excellent FM stations where you live, it's worth the... | |
| Boulder 1060 amplifier sound vs. Krell EVO 402 When you audition the Boulder, make sure the equipment has been turned on and playing music for at least 24 hours. If listening from a cold power up, or even a recent power up, the treble will sound forward and exhibit other solid state attributes... | |
| Wilma Cozart Fine has passed away Truly an audio and music legend. Thankfully her wonderful accomplishments are captured for us to enjoy forever. | |
| Best Samuel Barber Violin Concerto The Stern/Bernstein needs to be in every collection. But when I want to listen to this piece, I pull out the Gil Shaham. The performance is excellent and the sound betters the Stern/Bernstein. The Korngold concerto on this disc is a wonderful - al... | |
| Best sounding Beethoven symphony LPs Bernstein's boxed set with the Vienna Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophone) offers both good performances and outstanding,up front sonics. | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Does any one know of a good tech who can change out the capacitors since I wouldn't know a capacitor from a diode? Also, does anyone know of a tech comfortable with cleaning out and replacing the old bearing oil? | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Hmmm...fun question. Radio Shack rebadge of a BSR, Garrard Zero 100, Kenwood KD 500 with Infinity Black Widow, Denon DP 3000 with Infinity Black Widow, Sota with Infinity BW, Basis Debut 3 with Graham 1.5t, Debut 5 with Vector, Debut Signature wit... | |
| Thorens TD-124 Armboard Screws Try Lawrence Blair at Octave Audio (google this). | |
| Upgrade from Old Basis Ovation Ask AJ if there are any upgrades and / or maintenance available for your turntable. I second all the comments made for this terrific table. Keep it. | |
| Focal -JM Lab Nova Utopia Be VS. B&W 801D As I write this, I am enjoying my Grande Utopia Be's, which sound absolutely stunning (and as close to live as I can find) in my room. I've heard the Grande Be's at Sound by Singer several times, and they sound terrible there (IMO). No way I would... | |
| Best XM from marantz st7100 or Polk xrt12 I use the Polk xrt12 through an outboard DAC with superb sound. I listen to the classical stations (110,112, 113)and I don't hear the compression on these stations that people complain about. However, I do hear the compression on other XM stations... | |
| Tristan/EMI recording Yes, his voice is not miked in a flattering way. Overall a superb performance and not likely to be bettered anytime soon. I believe it ranks very highly - even among the old classic performances. | |
| do burnt CD copys sound as good as originals? Take a look at this. If done right, I find that copies can sound better:http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com/whitepaper/White%20Paper%20on%20Black%20CDs%20ver%203.1.pdf | |
| What speakers work well with Boulder ?? Also check out JM Lab utopia series as well. |