mijostyn
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| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review @soix I do not read them anymore. What I hate most is the silly descriptions of how something sounds, the things I what to know are never talked about in depth and I really do not care what esoteric records the reviewer is using. I think the appro... | |
| Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There? @larryi I played the UHQR Aja last night and it has the same flat squared off lip. @bondmanp check out Viryl Technologies Warmtone, a brand new record press you can buy. They say it takes 18 months to pay for itself. | |
| At what point do you... I buy open box and dealer demo all the time. I never buy used. I did get into trouble once. I bought a dealer demo Clearaudio Double Matrix and the guy put some god awful solution in it that eventually choked the fluid pump. Fortunately, Musical S... | |
| Holst The Planets Audiophile release I really like von Karajan. I have the original Beethoven Symphony set on DGG. I got it when I was 13. Thanx for the rec. I'll look for it. | |
| Turntable Isolation @elevick I used an original Sapphire for 40 years and a Cosmos now. I am well familiar with the stability of these turntables. The hammer demonstration always amazes people. Hanging the turntable works great as long as the ceiling does not doubl... | |
| Belle Klipsch Maintenance @sneem You do not have to do anything. The grill cloth keeps dust out of the horns and what happens in the "chamber" means nothing. I would vacuum it out maybe once a year. It is very tough to hurt horns. You use an upholstery brush to vacuum off ... | |
| Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There? @larryi I checked a bunch of Audiophile pressings. The lip appears flatter on the heavy records, but it is still there. The Wilco Record is not only dead flat but the edge is perfectly squared off. The lip is rounded off on all the other records. ... | |
| Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There? @larryi Thanx for the explanation. I will go back and look at a few of my audiophile pressings to see if there is a common denominator. I also have quiet a few records with built in rumble. It would be nice if someone would come up with a new lat... | |
| Planar Speakers and Diffusors @ozzy That is incorrect. The back wall reflection is their one big weakness. The design is so successful because it limits reflection from everywhere else except the back wall. Instead of having to worry about four walls, the floor and the ceiling... | |
| Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There? I should also note that this particular record is a fabulous pressing, as quiet as they come. | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? @grislybutter You have to make it shiny to sell it. Cars are the same way. The Italians know that better than anyone. Everything is a matter of style. Appearances. Ferrari has a history of making some really awful cars, but they have standing bec... | |
| Apogee Acoustics repair @kennymacc If you like that kind of sound Sound Labs ESLs are the way to go. They are bulletproof. You can not blow them out and they do not wear out. They are even more reliable than a dynamic speaker, much more reliable. I use the best drivers i... | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? @grislybutter , I know of plain looking units, but most units get the Goochi treatment first utilized by one of audios capital a--h-les Dan D'Agostino. Remember the gold screws! Dan is still pushing the limits. I would not use his electronics if t... | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? @tomic601 Sapphire is spelled with two "P"s. The Sapphire was a brilliant. David Fletcher took Edgar Villchur's design and flipped it upside down creating the most stable turntable to date. That design has since been borrowed by SME, Avid, Basis a... | |
| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? Mark Levinson's rules of audio. If it looks cool is sounds better. If it costs a fortune it sounds way better. The myth of the unobtainable. Lay instinct aside, the function of a turntable is insanely simple and not hard at all to manufacture fo... |