mikelavigne
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| looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar another contender under $10k to seriously consider is the Durand Kairos; which has the composite arm wand.if you want to upgrade from the Talea MkII it would be a nice step up while retaining that same sonic perspective. | |
| Removing components from between the speakers it does not 'just depend'.as you chase the 'ideal'; dealing with the space between your speakers is one step closer to that ideal. the reality is that gear between your speakers is simply one aspect of the acoustical consequences of that whole are... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers you have not really listed a price range. so this might not be a choice for you. but I would suggest trying to listen to a used darTZeel NHB-108.....which can be purchased in the $10k-$13k price range. they are $25k new. 10 years ago I switched fr... | |
| Extraordinary recordings on vinyl three that are 10+ to my ears....'Come Friday', The Chris Barber Band, Jeton DTD Lp, 100.3306'St. Louis Blues' on side 2 is epic. Germans recording Brits playing Dixieland......but it soars.'Verite Du Clavecin', Sarastro 7701, 45rpm. wonderful har... | |
| Stillpoints LP Isolator Record Weight I'm a big believer in the Durand Record Weight which to my ears betters not only any other record clamp or weight I've heard but also vacuum hold-down too based on my experience.of course; I've not heard everything out there, YMMV and all that stuff. | |
| Fess Up How much have you spent on this Hobby?? I try not to think about it.... | |
| Platter Levelling Issue agree that with pivoted tonearms 'absolutely perfectly level' is certainly desired at the top of the food chain for ultimate performance, but absolutely dead-on-perfect is not critical for good performance. and really; getting a platter level shou... | |
| Lyra Delos vs EMT TSD 15 I like the TSD 15 on the NOS EMT 948 in my room. but I'd say it's only 'pretty good', not outstanding. I have not directly compared to a Lyra Delos, but from my experience listening to the Lyra Delos I would prefer it to what I hear from the TSD 1... | |
| Where to find uni din protractor to be clear; I have never had any personal dealings with 'dertonearm' Deitrich Brakemeier. so the 'mike' Unoear is referring to is not me.if you have lots of time on your hands and want to read up on the conflict Unoear refers to; here you go..fur... | |
| Stillpoints Ultra 5 versus Vibraplane Albert,amps can get a bit soft sounding and lose a bit of life with some passive decoupling. and it's hard to predict. you need to try it and listen. the reason is that most good amps are voiced to be on floors near speakers so they have their own... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape So, as more high-res albums are offered for download, there seems to be a question regarding how high the resolution of the source can ever be. If master analog tapes were archived digitally, what was that resolution? Where's the weakest link in t... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape Lowrider,I've had a few dozen older vintage tapes in the past, seen the 'sticky shed' and related issues, and after trying to mess with them I returned them to the seller as I realized that was not the part of the hobby I was prepared to deal with... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape added note; most of my master dubs have 2 reels for one album; some titles have 4 reels. so my 150 'titles' likely equal 250+ reels. when buying tapes you are going to pay 'per reel'.tapes are not cheap. however; if you compare the entry fee to ta... | |
| Magic and mystery of master tape regarding life span of tape, and of time-span of optimal tape playback; not all tape is created equal. I'm an amateur with only anecdotal experience but I have about 150 master dubs all done with modern tape formulations. quite a few of them are n... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? "... if a speaker is really good at classical music, it will be good with metal too."I kinda disagree. IMHO classical is very a forgiving music genre (from a tonal perspective). I've heard classical well-reproduced on Quads and Maggies and Martin ... |