markmendenhall
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| analog upgrade suggestions needed I gifted my 20 year old Spacedeck/Spacearm (9") to a friend and bought the newer Ace Spacedeck with the Ace Anna 10" arm. Many years ago I bought a Walker Motor Precision Motor Controller "speedbox" which in my opinion improved the sound of the o... | |
| isonic CS6.1-PRO ultrasonic record cleaner I appreciate the kind remarks re: my comments about my personal experience with the isonic machine. I understand there’s a lot of discussion out there about using filtered or treated tap water vs. distilled water. To be clear, the manufacturer ass... | |
| "High end" store snobbery The store in Bellingham, WA the OP refers to is Reference Media owned by Rob Rivinius and his wife. I’ve purchased several products from Rob over the years and he is a true gentleman and a consummate professional. He represents several high end ... | |
| Intriguing Speakers From Germany trying to evaluate a speaker by listening to a You Tube video is like trying to date a woman through a plate glass window, there are just too many of the five senses not involved in the process | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... when CD's were first introduced I bought a CD player, probably not very expensive, a few CD's and immediately began scouring ALL the used record stores in Western Washington (Seattle and north) in fear that vinyl would 'disappear' for once I got ... | |
| Preamp with two volume controls? +1 for First Sound tube preamps with dual mono loudness controls and dual external power supplies a bit ‘old school’ if you will ( no remote, RCA only ) but as far as SQ is concerned, tough to beat | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? @lradder Cary products are made in America. I’ve owned several Cary Audio products since the company’s inception and they make their products in North Carolina. Given their product line has expanded significantly over the years, I can’t defini... | |
| High Current Integrated Options for Manger Speakers As a Manger P1 owner I can offer some experience that may help. I use a Pass X250.8 stereo amplifier fronted by a First Sound PS III pre amp with dual external power supplies. The Mangers love the Pass. If I had to start over I’d buy the Pass 2... | |
| hearing loss and amp choices Go to a great, not good, but great audiologist, get a hearing test, and buy the top of the line Phonax hearing aid for the impaired ear. They come with 3 band tone and volume controls plus options I’ve not even tried. Huge difference. It’s not ... | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers too bad the Manger speakers are so difficult to audition in the US superb sonic performance, perfect size and weight to manage and situate truly a different technology that checks all the boxes | |
| Has Nordost forgotton who pays the bills? I’ve exchanged personal emails, (and in Mr. Had’s case a phone conversation) with Emmanuel Go of First Sound, Dennis Had of Cary Audio, Mike Farnsworth of Talon Audio (several phone cons with Mike, great guy, better designer and problem solver), a... | |
| My kiseki Blackheart nightmare. “Bad batch of Purplehearts”. Don’t you mean bad batch of Blackhearts? Either way, I’ve read about quality control issues re: Kiseki and sympathize with buyers who’ve experienced defective cartridges. I’ve had mine for 5 years or so and have ha... | |
| Best skiinny floorstanders The Manger P1’s are excellent. | |
| If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see? Allman Bros with DuaneBob MarleyLittle Feat with Lowell Dead with Jerry anywhere, anytimeRoy Buchanan at the Livestock show | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? The original Talons failed to impress but eventually Mike got it right and the latest versions are excellent. Gave a pair of Fritz monitors away after a month of suffering a bright upper end and total non-linearity. (Owner was reluctant to take ... |