mikelavigne
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| Sirius and Walker my hope is that Unoear enjoys the Rockport completely. until a few days ago i was not aware of this mis-tracking problem.in that context, as the 8 year owner of that particular Rockport, i know that there are a few different issues which could pot... | |
| What reissue sounds better than the original? there are a number of Classic Records RCA Shaded Dogs 45 RPM reissues where the single disc 45's are better overall than original pressings. it's been years since i spent time doing this comparison. also; the Classic Records Led Zepplin 45rpm box ... | |
| MC versus MM. Which to choose. Lew,the 3 MM cartridges were the Ortofon M20FL you mentioned which i gave away, the Azden YM-P50VL, and the Empire 1080LT....both of which i still have.i was tempted to keep my Dobbins/Loricraft/Garrard 301 for 'messing' around with stuff like the... | |
| MC versus MM. Which to choose. Lew, regarding your question; Which of the MM/MI cartridges did you audition in your own system? Just curious. i'm at work, from my memory there was an Ortofon ML20 (or something like that), and an Azden of some sort, then an additional one. i gav... | |
| MC versus MM. Which to choose. everyone needs to be at the place where the their approach to enjoying vinyl playback is most enjoyable for them personally. and after my years of 'playing the field' of multiple tt's, arm's, vintage tt's, cartridges, etc......i've found that (at ... | |
| MC versus MM. Which to choose. i have purchased a few of Raul's highly recommended MM gems (thanks Raul) and found that they were absolutely wonderful for the dollars. vintage $200-$500 MM's that outperformed 10x as costly MC's. and even did things which were competitive with e... | |
| Muddy Waters Folk Singer the MoFi 33rpm is quite a bit better than the Classic Records 33rpm. i've used the MoFi 33 of Folk Singer as a reference disc for years.i don't have an original pressing to compare.i have not directly compared the QRP 45rpm to the MoFi 33rpm yet. ... | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's Doug,yes; i did post that my son-in-law, when wroking on his Phd in Physics 5 years ago, worked with eliminating 'surface tension' on the test gear he was using to get the degree of precision of measurement he needed. he told me that static energy... | |
| playback mps-5 v dcs puccini Paul, you can purchase DSD downloads from Blue Coast music. also you might investigate what you can do with a Play Station 3, the right software, and SACD's. | |
| playback mps-5 v dcs puccini i've not had the dcs Puccini in my system to compare to my Playback Designs MPS-5; so i cannot help with direct performance comparisons.i am using the Playback Designs new USB-X box interface with my MPS-5 and have hundreds of DSD files on my serv... | |
| please help BHSE or Stax 727 with Bel canto CD2... better source or beter amp?which is more important?i ordered a BHSE back on March 1st. i finally heard one at RMAF in October. delivery is still a few months away.i own a Stax SRM-717 myself, as well as O2 mK1 and 009 cans.my opinion is that it's ... | |
| Ground loop with Miyajima Premium mono ok. Robin said, due to the fact that both sides of the cartridge use the same mono signal; when connecting two stereo outputs it "can" cause a ground loop. this does not always happen. in fact; i've had it when it did not cause a ground loop....an... | |
| Ground loop with Miyajima Premium mono Lew,you can do the same thing with interconnects that a mono switch will do. so it's not a limitation not having a mono switch.you simply have to rid yourself of the ground loop. | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's like Syntax, i have the Acoustic Revive RL-30 MkIII disc demag unit. i also have the Walker Talisman, a RTR tape head demag unit, and also a Tourmaline bead Hair Dryer device with some special tweaks.all these devices have a positive effect on Lp ... | |
| Ground loop with Miyajima Premium mono obviously Robin is the expert here. i had the same problem with my Miyajima Premium Mono, called Robin, and he gave me the same answer.i've been listening that way for 6+ months and works great.enjoy!stunningly good sounding cartridge. |