mickeyf

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Just an anonymous "Thanks"
If you still have the Maplenoll, I'll give you a couple hundreds buck for it and try to make it useful somehow. These forums are indeed great.. 
New 'Vinyl Flat' flattener?
Picked mine up last night, free next business day delivery from Texas to NY. Well packed (but no fancy retail packaging which would just add to the cost) , and much heavier than I expected. I havent had a chance to test it yet. Somewhere around I ... 
New 'Vinyl Flat' flattener?
Thanks for the head's up Doc. I have ordered the package/bundle and it's shipping today. 
NAD C540 player is dying. Replacement?
I am going the laptop route. At the recent Toronto Audio show most of the sources were laptops and even netbooks, ie about 75%. Most of the remaining were TTs. You can get a nice HP laptop and a Music Streamer in your range. CD's probably going th... 
Denon DP-A100 - is it that bad?
I'm told Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto has one on 'display' and I may check it out. If they dont have it in a playing system that's another black mark. Glen your main system is pretty sweet, you should definitely be looking considerably farther up th... 
Denon DP-A100 - is it that bad?
Glen, as I peel the onion, there's not a lot of love for it, which of course rationalized the steep price drops. A buddy who's an industry insider tells me the Chinese content is high and that it's assembled there. Suggests a lot of new $1500 tabl... 
Anyone running Totem Forests w/Dreamcatcher subs?
Just the other night my wife and I watched some Pacific episodes on blu-ray running through my 2 channel, still Forests out of a PASS X-250/Modwright swlp. Felt no need whatever for subs or surround. Comments coming from various rooms throughout t... 
New 'Vinyl Flat' flattener?
Dang. They're now saying another 3 weeks with customs involvement. They must be having the pouch made you-know-where, which might explain the reasonable pricing (although some cough cough grcoughant fidelity might pocket that).... 
help with music?
totally agree with the fleet foxes recommendation..... 
New 'Vinyl Flat' flattener?
I have an LP purchased new a couple of years back that was unplayable it was so full of ripples. It'll be the first to hit mine once I get it.... 
New 'Vinyl Flat' flattener?
The listening test will provide the complete answer, THANKS!!! 
help with music?
Talk Talk, The Colour of Spring on vinyl. It will test your dynamics.....and a truly great lp. 
How hot is pure Class A solid state vs. SET?
I run an X-250 into totem forests. according to the meter I never get out of class A, and they wail, I mean loud (Real loud) in a 14x20 room. I can stick my fingers right into the fins after an hour no problem. Warm, yes, very hot, no. Does taht h... 
Heaven or Hell
It's the music. Dont listen to the same music 2 days in a row. Get out and buy some more.... 
Grant Fidelity LS3/5A - opinions
deja vu....