mikelavigne
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| Al Stiefel of RMAF Has Passed Away Wow. This is very sad and a real loss. My thoughts and prayers are with Al's wife and family.I met Al prior to the first RMAF and and then saw him at all the RMAF's. He was always a gentleman and i really appreciated his efforts on behalf of the a... | |
| Dartzeel 108 amp driving Wilson Watt/Puppy 8 i agree with Cincy bob that the darTZeel will be happy on the WP8. i have heard a number of different speakers with the darTZeel and the dart has always had that 'live-ness' and 'musicality'. what the dart excells at will come thru; which is to so... | |
| Dartzeel 108 hi Rodrigo,i've not tried the darTZeel NHB-108NS/JM Labs Micro Utopia Be combo; however i have listened to the dart with a number of speaker systems and have listened to the Micro Utopia Be a number of times and i do have an opinion on how the com... | |
| Can we go back to 33's please? Agree totally with Rushton on the RCA Classic 45's; i have them all and play them frequently. i also have some of the RCA originals and the 45's are a whole new level of musical energy and information.A few of them are slightly 'hot' on top for my... | |
| VTA on a Triplanar one of the great design features of the Triplaner is that VTA can be set dynamically (as you are listening), it is easy to change, and the changes are repeatable (there is a scale).you need a reference LP which has a track with space and clarity. ... | |
| Tweaks when building a listening room? lots of good advice and ideas.i would recommend getting some professional advice on the effect of the shape of your ceiling on the sound. not all 'cathedral ceilings' are the same.....the solidity of the structure and the surface materials will ha... | |
| Celebrity Audiophiles? Do you guys know of any? Randy Johnson (argueably the best southpaw of the the last 30 years) is an audiophile. back in 1997 when i traded in my Wilson WP 3/2's for 5.1's; he purchased them for his home in Arizona. i met him at the local dealer here when he picked the WP'... | |
| Best Turntable/arm/cartridge system for $30k Arwp,your question has hit a nerve here for sure; what an exciting concept to be able to spend $30k for a first step into vinyl playback. it sounds like the investment in Lp software has also been considered.i own three tt's; one way over $30k and... | |
| Platter Upgrade for Garrard 301 see my first post above....or vetterone@msn.com. | |
| source for posters and photographs of musicians i'm no artist or interior decorator.....so i'm not representing myself as knowledgable about decorating. i built a listening room in a barn a few years ago and to start with the walls were quite sterile. i have spent some time (once my budget reco... | |
| Platter Upgrade for Garrard 301 ooops! i just realized i wrote 'plinth' in my post.....i meant 'platter'...Steve has sent me his new 'platter' design to try.sorry. they say your mind is the second thing to go..... | |
| Record mats for vintage tts to properly judge any mat you need to somehow insure it is not moving around even a little. if one is stable but another less so you won't know what the mat itself is actually doing.maybe some double-backed tape, Elmers Glue, or light spray of art... | |
| Platter Upgrade for Garrard 301 i just recieved Steve Dobbins plinth design to try on my 301. i cannot yet say how it sounds but i am told by Steve and one of his 301 customers that it is the way to go and lowers the noise 4db or so. i'm waiting for a couple of cartridges to sho... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables Mapman,my opinion about DD verses belt drive is based more on my personal listening experience than on the technical merits, although there are many technical merits to support my listening experience conclusion.i'm likely not enough of a technica... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables One thing I do not understand is the recent renewed attraction or romance with direct drive tables. What's wrong with a good belt drive that is well able to rotate the platter at a constant speed. Doesn't a belt design provide a more natural and c... |