mikelavigne
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| An. Prod. reissues: 45RPMs vs 33RPM test pressing. specifically regarding 33rpm test pressings; they are rarely much different from the regular pressings....i have maybe a dozen of them and the corresponding regular pressing. a couple are possibly a bit more vivid. in no case are they close to the... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Jeffrey,it was difficult for me to find a Mk3. one i pursued ended up being a scam in S.E. Asia. i did find one in Japan but it was $8k and for some reason it could not be sold outside of Japan. then i got lucky; there was one listed inside an aud... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III hi Lew,the only person who has experience with this question at this time that i know of is Steve Dobbins who is the one who built the plinth for my Mk2 and is presently building the plinth for the Mk3. i shipped him my Mk3 a few weeks ago. it wil... | |
| Hansen Emperor vs...... personally; i'm going with whatever Guido's ears are telling us.....whatever the brand.i've heard the upper end Hanson's a few times at shows over the last few years.....and i agree they are transparent to the source. a very refined and balanced s... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Albert,that sounds exciting.....isn't it grand when something which seems to be soooo good.....becomes 'gooder' and 'for cheap'. i'm glad it's not some $2k power cord at least.hopefully Dobbins will let me know what i need to do to cash in on your... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Raul,i think we are going a bit in circles here (and i'm part of that problem) as we are back to the whole 'proof of cause/effect of stylus drag' issue......when the issue is not likely one to be proved other than by listening.i wrote a long respo... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Albert,thanks. and i'm excited to read about the technical merits of the Mk3 drive system. it's all your fault i've dived into these vintage dd tt's.i'll be shipping my Technics SP-10 Mk3 to Dobbins on Monday so he can work his magic with it. then... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. yet there is no drive system that will remove our drag problem that i am aware of.hummmmmm.as far as stylus drag/groove modulation.....i think that the Rockport Sirius III's drive system may solve this issue. you have an pure induction direct driv... | |
| Choosing Between 2 Turntables well....since i am presently enjoying my Steve Dobbins custom plinth'd 301 with Triplaner i suppose i'm a bit biased. even though i'm still getting to know it somewhat i can tell you that i just want to keep playing record after record whenever i ... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Dear Mike : I'm not saying that the stylus drag is not audible certainly is what I'm saying is that I can't say ( only in a subjective way with out scientific measures ) that due to stylus drag a TT platter change its speed, that's all.Dear Raul; ... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. i certainly agree with Teres that stylus drag is real and audible, it varies based on the complete tt system, it's noise floor and how flat the Lp is. i listen to an Lp on the top belt driven tt's and then on the Rockport and there is a difference... | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 CD/SACD Player Jim, will you have any vinyl in that room to compare to the MPS-5? in my room the vinyl reference really shows how special the MPS-5 really is. i'll be looking forward to hearing the MPS-5 in your room. | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. i'll be there with my eyes and ears open.....paying particular attention to all things analog....tt's and RTR. | |
| Dartzeel or Mark Levinson 33H your Chimera's are 88db, 4 ohms.....they are on the more difficult to drive side of the equation. the Levinson 33H will be slightly more capable of filling a large space with these speakers compared to the darTZeel. OTOH the dart is quite a bit lo... | |
| Review: Playback Designs MPS-5 CD Player i have refrained from commenting on the AF viewpoint simply due to the respect i have for AF. as far as good guys and gals in audio.....AF is as good as it gets.my own comparison with the PD and EMM Labs gear had a dramatically different result th... |