larryi
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| When does analog compete with digital? I have a problem with the concept of "competition" between formats. I need both to enjoy all of the music I've collected and I expect both to deliver a high level of performance. Also, my system has been assembled so that, on a basic level, both s... | |
| Graham Phantom B44 2 or Taela ? To me, it is close to impossible to say which combination of tonearm and cartridge is really going to work in any system without an actual trial. Unfortunately, such actual trial before purchase is almost impossible to arrange.I have not seen or h... | |
| Azimuth and the Fozgometer I ordered one from Acoustic Sounds and I had it in five days (at cheapest postal rates).It took less than 10 minutes to fine tune azimuth with this meter (very stable, unequivocal readings). Unlike the Wally instrument, the readings held steady. A... | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? My system, by about 4X (No, my car is not totally a POS). | |
| To all tube lovers....... Hovland amps, like the Radia, are decent sounding to me and several of my friends who are more partial to tube gear. The company is no longer around, so there might be service issues, but, that would also mean that their used stuff will be cheap. | |
| To all tube lovers....... I am also a "tube" person, specifically low-powered triode tube fan. But, if I needed more power and I had to go solid state my preference would be for the following brands that I have heard: Dartzeel, Solution, MBL. For more reasonably priced sol... | |
| Cartridge Output I own two cartridges that have outputs of .3mv (Transfiguration Orpheus L) and .5mv (Lyra Titan). While it is impossible to convey my subjective impression of the difference, I will say that the Lyra is louder, but, not by as substantial a margin ... | |
| Nova Phenomena vs. E.A.R. 868P I don't know about the specific models you are asking about, but, as a general rule, there are considerable advantages to a built-in phonostage: the combination is much more likely to be compatible and synergistic; you save on a pair of interconne... | |
| Arm & cartridge combo for Basis Debut ? I own a Basis Debut with the vacuum feature and a Vector arm. I like the combination a lot. A friend has a Basis 2500 with two arms mounted on it, a Phantom and the Vector arm. He MUCH preferred the Vector arm for both a Lyra Titan and a Transfigu... | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? I heard the original TAD 1 one several occasions and really liked certain aspects of its sound. It is VERY fast and dynamic and unmuddled in a way that VERY few conventional speakers can hope to match (similar in that respect to good horn systems)... | |
| Ayon Triton- Anyone compared to high end seperates Jcaudio,I can understand not wanting to be severely limited in choice of speakers. There are very few high efficiency speakers that I really like myself.However, unless someone has a really big room, plays at really high volume, and/or this bass r... | |
| Ayon Triton- Anyone compared to high end seperates I heard the triton in a home setup with speakers I did not know very well (sorry, I can't recall the make). The setup sounded very good. When it comes to tube sound, I generally prefer low-powered triode amplification, particularly single-ended am... | |
| "Round Midnight", what is your favorite version? If you really like the tune, you must find the Laurindo Almeida/Ray Brown collaboration where the adagio from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is combined with Round Midnight. On LP, this is a particularly stunning recording, and quite the challenge t... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading Some form of loading options, whether front panel or not, is helpful. As far as convenience is concerned, switching by remote control is the best because you can make an instantaneous comparison (my Levinson No. 32 preamp allowed such change, the ... | |
| SLeeper lps of 70s.... Are you looking for unappreciated works of popular artists, or underappreciated artists?The following are artist and specific recordings that deserved a lot more attention:Graham Parker: "Squeezing Out Sparks"Michael Hurley and the Unholy Modal Ro... |