mikelavigne
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| Best Zeppelin LP recordings... the very best Led Zepplin Lp's are the Classic 45rpm reissue box set. i also have all the 33rpm Classic reissues and various other pressings.nothing comes close to the 45's. they are bigger, bolder, have blacker backgrounds, much more depth and se... | |
| Best remote with preamp the darTZeel battery powered NHB-18NS has a very minimalist remote; only volume up, volume down, and mute....three buttons on a very classy all aluminum, red anodized, perfect hand sized remote. the recesssed buttons have a positive 'click' so you... | |
| Reel to Reel Mods i recommend asking this question on 'The Tape Project Forum' here;http://www.tapeproject.com/smf/index.php | |
| Cannonball Adderly / Somethin' Else Classic did a 45rpm of 'Autumn Leaves' off this Lp and it is fantastic......i have a couple of copies of it. hopefully Chad's 45rpm of the whole album will be as good. | |
| Upgrade for better redbook performance i think the limitations of your 2-channel performance are primarily in the volume control performance of the Linn. if you add the very best redbook performance and still put it thru the Linn you will not gain much as the Linn has quite good redboo... | |
| Most transparent amp you've heard? the most transparent amp i've heard is the darTZeel NHB-108 using the darTZeel NHB-18NS battery powered preamp and connected with the 'zeel' BNC cables.the dart is a solid state design but it's sound is like music. no solid state sterility, grityn... | |
| Most transparent amp you've heard? OK, here is what transparent means.about 8 years ago i fell in love with the Tenor OTL 75 watt integrated monoblocks. at the time i owned a Mark Levinson #32 preamp which i considered very highly. one day i compared the integrated passive volume c... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Mr. Tennis, rather than post hearsay, i'll e-mail you his e-mail address and you can ask him directly. we did not discuss any tube rolling or different AMR set-up choices. he typically calls me on the phone and it may take awhile to find his e-mai... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? Mrtennis; a friend did recently take delivery of his Playback Designs, a few weeks later he sold his AMR-77. i believe his AMR was not the very latest version.we discussed his opinion but as it is second hand info i don't think i should post it. | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? JB0194, you mention that you agree with Newly.....are you saying that you think that the DCS Puccini is 'best' compared to the others that Newly mentioned.....which infers he has compared these units?Without any doubt the best today available digi... | |
| Triplanar arm level w/right VTA for ZYX Universe? for Triplaner set-up these two sources are hard to beat.Triplaner--ZYX Universe setupTriplaner Tipsi have just purchased a Triplaner Ultimate myself so i'll likely be using these great resources too. | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Raul,thanks....i got your meaning. and i believe that 'there' is a pathway of discovery and enjoyment.....not a stationary place. all the better when that journey is shared.cheers,mike | |
| Marten Coltrane Alto speakers Samuel33, thank you for the respectful comments. i do audio for pleasure and have no interest in conflict. 'real life' has plenty enough of stress and conflict.we don't need to agree.....just be open to what our ears tell us.btw, i am no longer as... | |
| Marten Coltrane Alto speakers Samuel33, speakers are mechanical devices.....they move. like any mechanical device breakin will be somewhat in stages.....these stages will vary according to the unique combination of parts and construction method.....and even environment, ancila... | |
| Our home system: How good it is? Raul, many thanks for taking us on your wonderful audio journey. i had not previously been familiar with Mark's system (that i know of) but the other three are ones well known and i read with interest your personal 'take' on the character of each.... |