mofimadness
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| Recommended new speakers for under $500? The new issue of Stereophile had an excellent review of the Mordaunt-Short "Carnival" speakers. List price is only $250.00 a pair. | |
| What Printed Magazine do you prefer? If I "had" to choose ONLY one, it would be The Absolute Sound without question. I actually still get all of the three you mention, but I am planning on NOT renewing my sub to Sound & Vision...it's gotten kinda lame. | |
| PBS/ Martin Scorcese Blues Series I bought the CD of this series with Keb Mo. I'm not that big of a blues fan, but this CD is wonderful. | |
| Mothership - The Inspiration Go to Pandora and create a Led Zeppelin radio station and see what else comes up. Pandora is free and really pretty cool.www.pandora.com | |
| Project Tube Box SE II with Sumiko Bl Pt 2 HELP Yes. Just think of the BP2 as a MM cartridge as far a settings go. | |
| Project Tube Box SE II with Sumiko Bl Pt 2 HELP The Blue Point 2 is a high output MC that normally loads into a MM input.Use the 47K ohms / 220pF setting for the MM. | |
| zu audio essence The new Tone Audio on-line mag, (Issue 22) has a great write up on them. | |
| Sorbathane Pucks for VPI The best of the "pucks" are the Sims Navcom Silencers. They do show up from time to time used here on Audiogon.I see on the VPI website a listing for: NEW ISOLATORS - SET OF 4 - $50.00 under the HW-19 section. You might inquire to what these are.h... | |
| VPI 16 or 16.5 RCM identification help needed Sounds like you have an upgraded 16 to 16.5 like mine. The original 16 had the pickup tube glued to the lid. You had to lower the lid to vaccuum the record. The 16.5 upgrade kit, replaced the "tube-in-the-lid" with the black spring mounted assembl... | |
| AC power cord for Rotel RCD-1072 When I had my 1072, I used a Signal Cable MagicPower Digital Reference and was very happy. Excellent "bang for the buck" cable. | |
| AKUS Live, what is your opinion I agree. I've had this since it came out and really enjoy it. The REAL treat is to hear them live in concert. I've had the pleasure a few times. They are simply MARVELOUS! Probably the best musicians I have ever seen or heard...and that voice. | |
| speakers that rock JBL L100 Century or the JBL 4311 Studio Monitors. Probably the best rock-n-roll speakers ever made. | |
| Ortofon 2M Red Not Happy Need advice I have (3) Grace F9E cartridges and will never sell them. I just had one retipped at SoundSmith, (the $250 SoundSmith ruby version retip) and it's even better than ever. IMHO, the Grace F9E was one of best MM ever made and I've heard just about al... | |
| Hafler DH-220/Transcendence - 220W/8ohm? The "Transcendence" mods were done by Frank Van Alstine. Maybe send him an email.http://www.avahifi.com/root/review/t250_audio.htm | |
| Time Needed to Break In Tubes Properly Breakin While I completely agree that tubes need to break in, I have found 50-100 hours is adequate. |