lewm
Responses from lewm
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) My apologies to JC. The intention of my post was not to criticize him or even any single thing he designed, but simply to point out that it is wise to choose based on your own listening tests and experience, rather than based on the fame of the d... | |
| MoFi controversy Optimize, you cannot possibly still be arguing that even RBCD, played on a home CDP, is superior to high quality vinyl reproduction. Can you? | |
| MoFi controversy My older, 80s and 90s, MoFi’s sure do not require treble attenuation. They’re excellent with no EQ, and though my ears are now ancient, they were not so old back when I first heard the LPs for the first time. But I have no rock and roll from that ... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) Just to be clear, what I meant above was that one would be I’ll advised to buy the JC3+ based solely on the association with JC, without an audition. I did not mean to imply the association with JC is a negative. I realize now that my last sentenc... | |
| MoFi controversy Agree with Raul. | |
| MoFi controversy Too bad this is evolving into a digital vs analog debate. It's a very tired topic and one that has been done to death. By now, us old coots have all made our private choices and have well developed preferences that are unlikely to change. But m... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) Mijostyn, Curl designed a pre-preamp for Mark Levenson back in the mid 70s. That was basically a gain stage to be placed ahead of a conventional moving magnet phono stage, because back then there were very few if any phono stages that by themselve... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) riskymilk posed a good question: Is the Modwright 9.0X a truly balanced device, or does it merely offer XLR inputs? And I might add, does it also offer XLR outputs? If yes, that would be a clue that it is balanced inside. Otherwise, one is just co... | |
| MoFi controversy What costs $125? You can by Mofi LPs for $35 and less, last time I looked, unless you’re referring to out of production re-issues which do sell for high prices owing only to the collector market. That’s not Mofi’s fault or intention. The vendor is... | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? The force generated by the friction between stylus and groove while playing an LP is usually termed the skating force. The force we apply in our half-assed efforts to equalize it is "anti-skating". delm, I am sure you know this. Just wanted to ... | |
| MoFi controversy There is a long thread on this same subject over at Audio Asylum in the Vinyl forum. The guy who explains it best is Tre’, who is himself a recording engineer and a consummate audiophile. The best question and answer is between Tre’ and Flood2. As... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) IMO, True that John Curl’s name is associated historically with 2-3 phono stages dating back to the 70s and 80s that are venerable. But his work or products that use his name to make it seem he designed them these days are not necessarily wonderfu... | |
| Does the Eminent Technology 2.5 arm work well with the Transcriptors Reference turntable? Wow. What a match!!! I would say no, because the ET justifies a much better TT, and the Transcriptors has a springy suspension which may be thrown out of balance by the heavier than average ET. The Transcriptors was indeed a wonder when it was au ... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? The most simple-minded response to your simple question is to advise you to buy the next higher level model in the MMF line. It's bound to be "better". | |
| Go get out your pitchforks, I’ve done a sacrilegious thing. . . We audiophiles carry our own whips along with us, and we use them to flog ourselves, like the flagellants of the Middle Ages. |