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| 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... | |
| classical music source If one is talking about a kind of shootout for ultimate sound quality, then yes, the very best records that I have do indeed sound better than most, if not all of my digital classical music. But, these extraordinary records are relatively few in n... | |
| Audio Note AN-J vs AN-K I've heard the AN E in a smallish room, though not as small as 10' by 11'. Although the speaker is designed to be placed in the corner of the room, you can reduce the bass to some extent by moving it out of the corner. I have heard it used this wa... | |
| Octave vs Ayon integrateds I have heard pretty good sound from an Ayon integrated (haven't heard the Octave). But, I agree with Audiooracle that Synthesis is another brand that should be given serious consideration. They make terrific sounding amps and very good DACs. | |
| classical music source Jetrexpro,I agree that a lot of jazz sounds particularly good on vinyl. As for classical sound quality, both digital and analogue sources can sound very good, with digital having and advantage when it comes to noise (a MUCH bigger issue with class... | |
| do moving coil cartridges have a finite life-span? It is possible for the suspension to go bad, particularly from the rubber parts hardening, just sitting in the box. This is supposedly a bigger problem in urban areas with high pollution levels (ozone being the main culprit). But, most high qualit... | |
| classical music source With some classical labels, such as 1970's DG, original vinyl issues were pretty poor in terms of sound quality, but the label took advantage of the opportunity to remaster for digital and put out some pretty decent reissues. Other labels, such as... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? Hi Charles & Clio,I have no idea myself about optimal output of 300B tubes. However, I know a builder who likes the sound of his pushpull amps when the tubes are pushed hard (I believe he operates the tubes at a pretty high plate voltage relat... | |
| Is there any 50W 300B SET monoblock out there? The Wyetech appears to be a very interesting model, although they will not have too many takers at $67k. I am not that up on technical aspects, but, the description which talks about an upper and lower leg sounds more like pushpull to me, with eac... | |
| classical music source I listen to classical music primarily from CD sources. The selection of music/performance on CD is enormous, the sound quality is pretty good--many older recordings are nicely remastered and new recordings are quite well recorded (unlike new pop/r... |