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| Stand out phono stages I have heard the Naim and it sounded pretty good (in a friend's system). My own preference is for tube electronics, but the Naim was decent sounding--dynamic and lively, and with just a little bit of the artificial "edge" to the initial attack of ... | |
| Nube question - what does a tonearm upgrade do Doug, Good post, and I think we are in agreement. A few years ago, a friend got into vinyl for the first time. His first table was the cheapest Project table, but, the cartridge he bought was an Ortofon Per Winfield, something FAR from a starter c... | |
| Nube question - what does a tonearm upgrade do The tonearm has a number of tasks to perform. First, the bearing must low in friction to allow for free movement of the cartidge but rigid enought so that vibration imparted by the stylus movement to the body of the cartridge does not cause the ar... | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth I would never tap the arm itself when it is in the playing position for fear of over-stressing the cantilever. Instead, tap the record surface near the cartridge. A good table/arm will quickly dampen out the energy imparted into groove that is the... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? I find the Eagles "Get Over It" to be pretty funny. It is about people unwilling to take responsibility for their lives, and instead, hope to cash in on whatever "victim" status they can claim. The last few lines are:Complain about the presentBlam... | |
| Stylus cleaner Rodman,I have seen cartridges with mysterious goo up near the cartridge body end of the cantilever. I don't know how that happened, so I was relating what one cartridge manufacturer said. I never have a problem myself, but then again, I don't appl... | |
| Stylus cleaner I've used both Stylast treatment and their stylus cleaner without problems. With the stylus treatment, one should take care to only apply a very small amount directly to the stylus and avoid slathering it all over the cantilever. The fluid dries t... | |
| Silent Running Audio vs Harmonic Resolution System I have seen various SRA products, including racks and bases, and they are all well-built and finished products. The rack I saw reminded me of the old Zoethecus racks.I am also familiar with the products of a number of other companies, such as Symp... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? The last two verses (the rest is pretty memorable too) of Randy Newman's "God's Song"The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboreeThe Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite tvThey picked the four greatest priests And they becan to speak... | |
| Transfiguration Proteus I know Bob Clark, the US distributor of Transfiguration cartridges. He told me that the Orpheus was discontinued because the one employee who could correctly align the coils in Transfiguration's unique arrangement of magnets could no longer do the... | |
| Did anybody get horns figured with triodes ? I run a 99 db/w system with a compression horn midrange with a 5 watt pushpull amp or a 6.5 watt parallel single ended 2a3 triode amp. Both are quite adequate for the job. The only time I feel the need for more power is when it is playing acapella... | |
| Silent Running Audio vs Harmonic Resolution System Having heard various racks and shelves under components, I would say that any choice is somewhat of a crapshoot. Greater degrees of isolation and absorption of vibration is the goal of these products. But, from a sonic preference perspective, "mor... | |
| Magico S1 vs YG Carmels I cannot recall the specific model of Magico I heard in comparison with Carmels. I know that the Magico model sold for quite a bit more than the Carmel. This demonstration was at an audio show. The demonstrator was the distributor for the Carmels,... | |
| Need some recommendations - hard driving big band Not easy to find, but, worth the effort:Dizzy Gillespie "Reunion Big Band" album--a 1968 hard bop live album from a Berlin concert. A version of "Things to Come" that is unbeatable. | |
| classical music source Hi Schuber,I suppose it largely depends on what kind of records/music one wants to collect and the kind of money one wants to spend. If you are talking about searching for cheap used recordings souced locally, then yes, LPs are the way to go. In a... |