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| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Tone Audio, (online mag) has an excellent write-up on the new sets and the differences in the sound between the mono and stereo versions. Both are quite good, but they say the monos are "something special". | |
| How to listen to the Beatles re-releases? Rock-N-Roll, as we know it today, would not exist without the Beatles...period. | |
| Micro Acoustics vs Grace F-9 MM's I am also on the Grace F9E side of the street, but will take it one notch above. If you send the Grace into SoundSmith and have their $250.00 retip service done, this new cartridge will compete with any MM out there and IMHO be the best. I've owne... | |
| Phono pre-amps with volume control The PS Audio GCPH has a volume control. | |
| Thorens Sampler 3LP Sound? I concure with Davt. It's expensive, but well worth the money. One of the best recorded and pressed albums I've ever heard. | |
| N.E.W power amps I was a N.E.W. dealer back in the day and remember having to fix a few of the battery boxes. If you open up the big black battery box, you will see several smaller batteries in there. I'm pretty sure that they were just regular motorcycle batterie... | |
| Need Advice: Setting up a basic analog system I really like the Audio Technica AT150MLX. I have one on my Oracle and it's wonderful. The Denon DL-160, (high output MC) is really nice for the price. | |
| Need Advice: Setting up a basic analog system The Levinson LNP-2 preamp should have a KILLER phono stage already installed? I'm pretty sure that this preamp was a Mark Levinson/John Curl designed piece. If working properly, you won't find a much better phono stage.The LNP-2 preamp was one of ... | |
| Best speaker cable for Maggies??? Shotgunned means you run (1) "stick" of wire, (usually one stick is both positive and negative) tied together, so you have one piece, (stick) of wire per positive and negative run. 4 total pieces of wire for a pair of speakers. | |
| anyone using piega speakers? I've listened to several pair of the Piega speakers in several different venues with different electronics each time. I came away all the times with one word...BRIGHT! Hope you like them... | |
| Best speaker cable for Maggies??? Mapleshade Golden Helix. Stupid good for the price. Try running (2) pair shotgunned. | |
| Audio Research LS 26 or Cary SLP 05? Audio Research LS26. | |
| HDMI confusion: Monoprice vs. Blue Jeans I A/B'ed an $8.00 HDMI cable from Firefold versus a $150 top-of-the-line Monster Cable and actually preferred the Firefold. | |
| Right/Left channel balance issues? Pre-amp Have you tried a new, (different) tube? If the preamp uses just (1) tube, it may have mismatched sections within the tube. | |
| Where are you buying new vinyl? Drjoe,I have had terrific luck with Elusive Disc. His listed prices are usually 10% lower than most and the service has been excellent! He had a 20% off sale back a couple of months ago, I spent several hundred dollars on that one.. |