mapman
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| Help with buzz / hum that's making me insane r Now that the issue is sibilance, I'm wondering if it is associated mainly with the phono and if so also with certain records?For reference, I detect a sibilance issue most easily by listening to recordings where vocalists, particularly female, pro... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned The old cassette recordings off the old Philips 312 may well sound clearer today 30 years later on my current system, normal tape hiss aside, than the original vinyl did on the original system I had around the 312 at that time.I determined years l... | |
| NAD C372 Integrated or Bel Canto s300i Integrated I think with the newer BEnchmark pre-amp DAC model, there are analog line level inputs as well so you could add a phono with outboard phono pre-amp later as well with that model if you were so inclined. | |
| My LP couldn't beat my CD, until now I'm curious what was the phono pre-amp prior to the McCormack?I'm always glad when someone new discovers the unique joys and tribulations of vinyl.But revolution?C'mon.Of course let's all enjoy our records while they're still around but also let's... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned By the way, the Philips 312 was a way cool looking table in its day and had a nice sound as well. I regret selling it years ago and not keeping it around. I still have some cassette recordings around that I made with it back then that remind me wh... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Not crazy at all.I always coveted the Thorens tables and sold many to friends but couldn't squeeze one myself.I settled for a Philips 312 at the time which was a fun and decent table at 1/3rd the cost, but not a Thorens.I had a fairly standard iss... | |
| NAD C372 Integrated or Bel Canto s300i Integrated Why not try the Benchmark as the pre for now and just put the investment in a good amp?I almost went this route recently to go with my Musical Fidelity A3CR amp, which can be had used for well under $1000 and is quite good (Stereophile class A I b... | |
| Review: Soundsmith SG-410 Strain Gauge Cartridge Cartridge Any company reknowned for keeping classic old Tandberg gear in good working order is OK by me.I see they also sell modified versions of the Denon DL103 cartridge, one of the better values in audio even straight out of the can. My 103R will need re... | |
| My favorite Steely Dan song has to be... Bodhisattva! | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? BTW,Benefits of power conditioning with power amps may be debatable or even non-existent, but the benefits clearly exists with other low power level components IMHO. | |
| 840C and MHDT Havana "I suppose it is all about attaining the right balance between dynamic, punch, sparkle etc. and smoothness/musicality."Yes.The Paradisea ain't bad with the former either IMHO, in particular with the Tung Sol tube replacement.The stock GE tube does... | |
| A good power conditionner with tube amps ? I took my power amp off my power strip yesterday as an experiment.I did not hear any improvement or really even a clearly noticeable difference. Interestingly, my Musical Fidelity A3CR continued playing without distortion a good 10 seconds or more... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Albert,Your first table was a Thorens?That's a pretty good place to start! How old were you?Ever own a ceramic cartridge and replaceable needle as your main rig?Back in college days when I used to work at a well known NY based hifi chain, the Thor... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Geez, Dual sure did sell a lot of turntables!My 27 year old Dual 1264 is still going strong in my second system with a fine sounding Goldring MM cart of some sort. | |
| why is it that on some records, sound terrible?? Cool!Another pointless upgrade avoided! |