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| CD Recommendations Jon Hassell's "Fascinoma" | |
| How much does your system retail for? About 25k. Congratulations on this thread - it is, in my opinion, hands down the most amusing I've seen yet! It has activated everyone's sense of humor, especially the self-deprecating, and that's a good thing. | |
| Speaker punishing bass go to www.anomalousrecords.com and get any of the following: helmir bjorgulfsson "the opposite" (3" cd) or "discreet journey" (same artist) or toshio tsunoda's "field recordings". Mind you, this is strange, experimental, electronic music (in the 1... | |
| Transport Help Before you buy another transport, you might try using the monarchy DIP - you can buy it with a money back guarantee from audio advisor or pick up used ones here for about $125. It made a big difference in my digital front (marantz cd63 and theta p... | |
| Speaker wire is it science or psychology Jeez, just find a way to listen to some different cables, decide what pulls your chain and enjoy the music! Who cares about the 'science'? | |
| Best Copper IC under 200. There's a guy in massachusetts who's company is called 'virtual mode' - he always runs a little ad in the stereophile classifieds - his $100 IC is great: I prefer it to the other 4 or 5 cables I've used (which no doubt makes me almost a cable virg... | |
| Is the Monarchy DIP effective? Audio advisor has a money-back guarantee - what do you have to lose? (I got the DIP for my Marantz CD63se/theta DAC and it was a dramatic improvement). | |
| tube preamp with satisfying low end? I too am tube-bitten and have a CAT pre and Cary monoblocks. Total happiness, however... I listen to all types of music, including bizarre digitally generated electronic stuff with extreme low frequency information. How to get those low rumbles? T... | |
| New tubes every year...or every five? ? In my experience, when a preamp needs a new tube, you'll know it: noise, tube 'rush' etc. Not subtle. Plus, don't you have access to a tube tester? | |
| Best Tube Preamp under 2500? you might be able to get a CAT sl1 mkIII for that price. I compared it to the slp98 (see above) and while I could live with either, I prefer the neutrality of the CAT. The Cary is very tube-y, romantic etc. | |
| Cary tubes? You should be aware that the slp98 is verrry tube-y! It's a gorgeous sounding unit but there are also more neutral-sounding pres out there. I auditioned the 98 but ultimately went with a CAT. I could've lived with the 98 though (easily). | |
| cartridge suggestions w/ LP12 I had a glider on LP12/lvII, then upgraded to a H20. It was substantially better - definitely smoother, the wood comes through. I'm in the process of replacing that with the H2woodbody, which the guys at musical surroundings say is yet another ste... | |
| Freak Me Out Check out www.anomalousrecords.com where you'll find the oddest music on the planet - I guarantee it! For starters, try 'Home, unspeakable' by Bernard Gunther. Extreme low end, extreme weirdness. You'll never be the same again. You'll redefine 'mu... | |
| Best Zappa album we're only in it for the money | |
| Please help a new tube user! don't forget - the new tubes will need burn-in. |