learsfool
Responses from learsfool
| Power Conditioners Recommendations Stehno, I am sure that you are correct, but would I be right in guessing that the "proper" line conditioners of which you speak are quite far above the price range of say the PS Audio Quintet? | |
| Musicians? Eric - have you ever heard a horn system do percussion - stunning realism - percussion on my Klipsch Cornwall's sound better than on any other speaker I have yet heard, except for even bigger horns. At least a couple of percussionists I know would... | |
| Avantgarde Duos - right for me? Have you considered a vintage horn design such as the Klipschorns, or the Altec A7's? Both are fantastic sounding, though for SET the Klipsch might be better. | |
| "Pictures at an Exhibition" Definitely the Reiner. Among us performing musicians, it is considered head and shoulders above every other recorded performance. There is also an interesting half-speed remastering which I also have - it's fun to compare them. | |
| next CD Player Agree with the Saturn recommendation, if you must have another CD player, but I would also say that you are not going to get that much more quality in the digital world without spending a very large amount of money on a completely different type o... | |
| Turntable on a $5k budget? I will chime in here with a different response. I would suggest that you go a little more inexpensive than most here have recommended, and that you buy new. You can get a Rega P5 with an Exact 2 cartridge, a Bellari VP 129 phonostage, and a Nitty ... | |
| Musicians? Hi Nnyc - I am a professional musician, I play the French horn in a major symphony orchestra. My system is posted here. I have always found that horn speakers driven by tube amplification result in the most life-like recreation of live music, part... | |
| Power Conditioners Recommendations Hi Mapman, yes I was talking about LP's as well. My brother and I did the experiment, and were shocked at how much worse the conditioner made the LP's sound. We used recordings I knew to have spectacular soundstaging, and it all but disappeared wi... | |
| Power Conditioners Recommendations I just tried a PS Audio Quintet in place of my Monster HTS 800, and although there was a slight improvement for the CD player, the LP's sounded horrible with the PS Audio - it took away a large portion of the soundstage, and had a very negative ef... | |
| How much fluid do you guys use? Agree with the quarter-size amount - any more is pretty much wasted. | |
| TT weight for a Rega P-5 It is my understanding that Rega specifically designs their tables to only be used with their own felt mats, and no other weight added. My dealer has done countless A/B comparisons with their felt mat and something heavier, and swears that in ever... | |
| New rega p3 24 or used p25 I agree, buying new is probably better in this case, as then you have the warranty, and you know exactly where that table has been. You can also often get a deal on the cartridge if both it and the table are purchased new together from a great man... | |
| TT Recommendation- Rega 2, Pro-ject Xpression3 or? While I wouldn't call Music Hall junk, and maybe not even Project, I do agree that the Rega is a far better choice than those. I had a P2 in my system for a couple of weeks and was very impressed with the soundstage in particular for that price ra... | |
| Rega Exact 2 cartridge alignment qestion Hi Rick - I also have the P5/Exact 2 combo, and I have really enjoyed it. I use the Mobile Fidelity LP#9 Stylus Cleaner after every listening session, and a dry stylus brush during the session after each side. I have heard a few different phono st... | |
| Dialogue II noise level I am a Dialogue 2 owner - no noise or hiss issues in eight months now. |