musicfan2349
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| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening @unreceivedogma I must say yours is one of the more engaging posts I've read here of late. I've often said that the ritual of playing LPs is its own gestalt. I do believe you've captured it not only accurately, but more to the point, thoughtfully.... | |
| A life sentence!!! @thriftyaudio I’m with you. My Acoustat 1+1s owned since new. Happy listening | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? In no particular order: Linn, VPI, SOTA… Honorable mention: Kenwood, Systemdek Happy listening. | |
| How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase In the 80's there was a Boulder Sound Gallery in downtown Denver. As I worked downtown I'd pop in about once a week to see what was new or just shoot the breeze. I never gave them the "someday" line. I never monopolized their time and when there w... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Santana, Abraxas | |
| Linn LP12 turntable I have owned what was my father's Linn/Valhalla for well neigh on 40 years or so. He moved on to SOTA at the time and VPI after that. About 8 years ago, I gave it a thorough going through. R&R the lubricant for the bearing, new belt, relevelin... | |
| Qualified service technicians disappearing! Recommendations wanted I understand you said you did not want to ship however, if that turns out to be your only alternative, I would suggest you reach out to these folks: https://www.pyramid-audio.com/ While I live in the Seattle area, I visited them while I was in A... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS Many people here wanting to throw equipment/$$$ at a problem without completely understanding the problem first IMHO... It's akin to mechanics who simply replace parts without doing thorough diagnostics. @sgordon1 has the right idea: Get an ear e... | |
| Lower power on left channel I’d work back from the speakers. Swap the speaker cables at the back of the amp. If the trouble follows the swap, you’ve ruled out your speakers. Swap the cables back. Next swap the cables from the preamp. If the trouble moves, it’s the preamp or... | |
| Impedance question Thanks much @boomerbillone ! | |
| Impedance question Okay, thank you all for your responses. I'll try the 4 ohm taps and let you know what I hear. Happy listening. | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? I sold my ARC SP3a-1 Van Alstine when I bought the SP11 MkII. I love the 11, don't get me wrong. It's so much better in so many ways. No buyer's remorse. But some days I miss the beautiful euphonic sound of the SP3. Happy listening. | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thanks for the info on the Cayin. I finally found an image showing the internals and was impressed with how it looks. https://cf.shopee.co.th/file/40719695d2fd237fd6c597227d88277f And it is pretty outside as well. The other candidat... | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thank you for the info regarding OTL designs. I was not aware of that being an issue. Because it's the internet I had to look it up myself and lo and behold you are correct. Please don't take it personally. My digital front end is Bl... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? Whoa. If you think I’m going to jinx my stellar record by responding… 😉 Happy listening. |