mikelavigne
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| Phono Preamp. With transformer or fully active @rauliruegasright you are. i enjoyed my EMIA Ag 1:10 SUT so much, i purchased a second identical one for my other cartridge.here is a picture: (scroll down the post to the last picture) https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/etsuro-gold-mc-cartrid... | |
| Are there any audiophile heavy metal reissues on 45 rpm vinyl? if you have $10k or so there is always the Holy Grail of heavy metal 45rpm reissues.....where it all started. https://www.discogs.com/Led-Zeppelin-Led-Zeppelin/release/5882431 mine will go to my son in my will. | |
| Are there any audiophile heavy metal reissues on 45 rpm vinyl? here it is, the heaviest metal in all it’s 45 rpm glory. i have this pressing and it’s awesome. but if you play it at warp 9 fasten your seat belts. those with the most dynamic systems will be amply rewarded. if your floor transmits feedback from ... | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system the answer has to do with your total budget.if your budget is under $20k, then spend 60-70% on speakers, spend 20% on the best amp you can buy, and 10% on a good bang for the buck CD player (or dac with a volume control if you already stream or ow... | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? Electronluvand nothing else is even close.....it’s high art. it makes all the rest look.......boring.Josh Stippich is a genius. http://www.electronluv.com/ | |
| Very best sounding Vinyl last time i visited Tom Port (Better Records) in his garage was 1999, and bought 10-15 records. not much impressed with his turntable. but i was happy with the pressings i bought. it was before he came up with the ’Hot Stamper’ branding.....and qu... | |
| Can a Hana SH cartridge be set up as either MC and MM? as yogiboy suggests, the Hana SH is a MM level output cartridge and should be used into a MM input (40db gain, 47k ohms).here is a helpful Absolute Sound review by Andre Jennings of the 4 Hana cartridge choices that explains the different gain of ... | |
| Best isolation platform for a turntable with suspension? It looks nice and has an integrated mount for my 65” TV. Long term i absolutely want to replace it, but during this pandemic there’s no way I could do anything with this rack by myself. the good news about that Sanus is that it’s wide with a broa... | |
| Best isolation platform for a turntable with suspension? sounds like your floor is pretty good, that’s a big positive. typically that is where you run into limitations.what rack are you currently using? you mention it’s not the best. that might be where you start first. a good rack does not need to get ... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? an audiophile is simply someone who cares about music sounding as good as possible. nothing more......no rules at all.they don’t even need to own any gear, or maybe have just one test track, or only MP3 on their i-phone.it’s the passion to care ab... | |
| You can't have too many bass traps... i am the poster child for too much bass trapping. and it only took me 10 years to figure it out.i did a clean sheet of paper built room in 2004 in a barn. it was a room inside a room. with bass trapping along the front walls (15’ x 9’ x 1’) and th... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other @rauliruegasto make sure i am on the same page with you, you are asking for 2-3 Lp’s where the digital version is better sounding than the vinyl version. right?i’m at work right now so i’ll pull a couple from my memory.Reference Recordings does so... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other djones51,I bought orange vinyl and when I sent that link to mikelavigne before my purchase he said it was the same record that he has (number, I guess). He did not comment on the color, though. In any case, the orange one sounds just fine to me, ... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other Musicians say it sounds truest to what they hear coming from the instrument......it’s been multi-decades since ’musicians’ had any idea about anything other than digital.’a’ musician......maybe one in a thousand.one in a hundred working pro audio... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other I'm nowhere near Seattle but I would be more than happy to listen in a controlled blind test and see the preference of all involved. It might be vinyl but it still doesn't change reality. simply tell us the hardware and media to be played. we ... |