larryi
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| CD Transport to pair with Audio Note DAC 5 - suggestions? All transports have a rather limited life, particularly the lasers, but also the moving parts that have to spin the disc at high speeds. When buying used, it is hard to determine what remaining life you are purchasing, so I would be a bit hesitan... | |
| What should you hear? Rodman,It is true that one could find a seat up front that provies a nice stereo spread and allows one to aurally locate instrumental groups/soloists, but, that seat might not be close to ideal for other reasons--tonal balance, proper mix of rever... | |
| Big source improvement using CD player I don't know about the Bluesound unit specifically, but, an all-in-one ripper/storage/streamer should be able to deliver very good sound. I personally would prefer something with more storage than 2 TB, and I prefer something that allows the CDs ... | |
| What should you hear? From your description, it seems like you are getting good stereo imaging. Certainly, your Vandersteens are capable of delivering good imaging. The subject of what constitutes good imaging and how to achieve it is quite complicated. Almost all ty... | |
| Big source improvement using CD player I have found that it is not so much the medium as it is the particular mastering. A lot of streaming sources do sound bad, but then, so do a lot of currently available CDs of the same music. In many cases, older CDs sound WAY better then current... | |
| Youngsters these days. About 1/4 of my recent music purchases have been of music I already have on LPs (purchased just for the convenience of being able to use my streamer/server instead of the record player). Many of the currently available digital sources of reissues... | |
| Youngsters these days. jhills,Did you type this on an Underwood and have your grandson upload it to the internet? I too, like my old CDs and LPs, but I find it more convenient to upload them to a streamer (about 5,000 CDs). It is far easier to search my collection on ... | |
| How to properly set up a turntable mijostyn2,Your very brief summary of correct setup is very helpful.and sensible. The only addition I would make is that the perfectly parallel arm is the starting point from which minor deviations should be tried to find the optimal VTA setting b... | |
| SET the best? I have a reasonably efficient speaker system (99 db/w) which I run with a variety of low-powered tube amps. Among such amps is an Audio Note Kageki, which is a 6.5 watt parallel single-ended amp running 2a3 output tubes. It is a pretty good sou... | |
| How to properly set up a turntable The only difficulty with the SmartTracker (I own one) is the requirement to find the precise location of the bearing; on some arms it is not that easy to do. After you do that, and after locking the platter so it doesn't move (painter's tape or a... | |
| Tube Tester I don't think you really need a tester. I own an Amplitrex, but, it is on loan to a friend who owns many more amps than I do, does repair work on the side for fun and can put that beast to better use. Others, above, have given great advice about... | |
| Who's done it besides me ? Yes, scales made with ferrous material that can be attracted to the magnets in a cartridge can be a problem. The only time I came close to damaging a cartridge is when the balance type of scale I was using had a ferrous beam. What is really craz... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Thanks, that is what I thought. The motor then has the same issue with noise/friction, albeit attenuated by the isolation provided by the belt. The New Way bushing looks like it provides effective isolation of the shaft from the bore in the bush... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive terry9,Did you install that air bearing on the main platter bearing? Is the motor that drives your set up similarly equipped with an air bearing? | |
| Blue Hawaii tube amp For my particular taste, the 009 is a bit too bright and analytical sounding; the 007 is better in that regard. But, the 009 goes substantially deeper in bass, is more efficient and can play louder than the 007, so there are trade-offs involved; ... |