larryi
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| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? The fact that the considerable mass of the cartridge is way out on the end of the "lever" means that inertial mass is higher with a 12" arm. With modern materials and technology, it is possible to make the mass of the arm itself much less so that ... | |
| Top ten tube preamps I don't know about top ten, but, I have heard good sound from systems using the following:Emotive Audio Epifania (I own one of these)Aldo preamp (custom built preamp from a Western Electric rebuilder in Italy-transform inputs and outputs. I also o... | |
| Lots of detail, great imaging, not much bass? If you like your speakers, what you should be considering is some sort of highpass filter, or electronics with tone controls, to reduce the really low bass output.As far as speaker choices, you should not necessarily be looking for speakers with r... | |
| New Speaker for Under 5K A lot of very helpful suggestions made above. I particularly like the suggestion of Vandersteen, the Sonus Faber Liuto, Maggies (if you have the room to place them correctly), Gershman, Proac, Martin Logan and Stirling (the Spendor classic box spe... | |
| Better sound Using either sharp feet or vibration absorbing platforms essentially changes how vibration in the speaker cabinet is dissipated. An absorbing platform does not increase the shaking of the cabinet, rather, it conveys that energy into the platform a... | |
| Better sound I use a pair of extra large Symposium Svelte Shelves under my speakers. These are designed to dissipate vibrational energy as heat (vibration from the cabinet is transmitted into the shelf which has a rubbery core). This acts to tighten up the bas... | |
| Low gain power amp to match the Audio Note M6 pre Thanks Charles. I should make it clear that I did not hear the Decware under ideal conditions. It could very well be the case that the speakers and/or the upstream components were not suited to the amp, even though the system was specifically set ... | |
| Low gain power amp to match the Audio Note M6 pre I have used in-line attenuators, as Jncgrogan2 suggested above, and they do work well. For some reason, that I cannot recall, the recommended location of attenuators is on the input side of the linestage rather than the outputs. I used the attenua... | |
| Well-produced recent jazz cd's - recommendations? For both musical interest and great sound, I recommend the following:Anouar Brehem-ThimarStefano Battaliglia-Re: PassoliniScott Colley-Architect of the Silent MomentBilly Childs-Lyric | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? I have no plans to replace a Viva Fono phonostage. | |
| Best Rock Song Of ALL TIME? Just off the top of my head:Doors--The EndMott the Hoople--All the Young DudesRolling Stones--Sympathy for the DevilNirvana--Smells Like Teenage SpiritLittle Feat--Willin'Graham Parker--ProtectionBeatles--A Day in the LifeChuck Berry--Johnny B. Goode | |
| Sub best at high crossover? The ideal situation has one setting the subwoofer to be coming in at the lowest possible frequency that works to provide the needed support. At higher frequencies, the subwoofer is working closer to the point where it is out of its element and you... | |
| How much would an additional motor help There are plenty of theoretical reasons why extra motors is a bad idea, but, since you have an opportunity to hear the result, don't worry at all about them. I have no idea if that difference alone has a positive or negative result. What I do know... | |
| Doug MacLeod – "There’s a Time" Yes, a very good album. If you are into vinyl, check out his "Come to Find" album pressed by AudioQuest. That album is fantastic, particularly where Charlie Musselwhite joins in. | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Omsed,I own a modern high performance table, the Basis Debut V with vacuum clamp and outboard motor control unit, and I like it very much. However, I have also heard Lenco, Garrard and Thorens tables that sound VERY good too,with different strengt... |