mytthor
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| Transparent Audio is anything but Transparent I have owned both Transparent power, interconnect and speaker cables for over 32 years. I only upgraded one time, and my local dealer, Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC handled the upgrade process, as well as let me try the more recently released models... | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear LP unless otherwise indicated. The list has grown over the years, but the constants are: Dire Straits - "Ride Across the River" - Brothers In Arms Dire Straits - "Telegraph Road" - Love Over Gold Pink Floyd - "Time" - Dark Side of the Moon (Har... | |
| Cartridge Advice Please @dhite71 I have an ARC Reference Phono and love the way the Benz cartridges sound through it on my Oracle Delphi mkV/SME V combo. Also have played some Ortofons through it as well and they have a sense of "rightness" about them that while differen... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align In no particular order and something for everyone: Van Morrison - "Into the Mystic" from "Moondance" on Direct Disk Labs Muddy Waters - "Long Distance" from "Folk Singer" on MFSL UltraDisc Dire Straights - "It Never Rains" from "Love Over Gold"... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yesterday the Oracle saw the following beginning with Jazz Brunch: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" 1st pressing A&M Duke Ellington - "Live at Montreux '77" on Pablo. Harry Connick, Jr. - "When Harry ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight on the Oracle: Neal Francis - "Changes" Lettuce - "Unify" Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Couldn't Stand the Weather" MFSL UltraDisc 1Step Chris Stapleton - "Traveller" (Right before he sings the National Anthem for the Super Bowl) 😉 Cheers, Au... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. A couple of observations/suggestions based on my experience with older ARC gear. ARC can rebuild every piece of equipment they have manufactured, EVER! That is unparalleled product support. I have owned 2 ARC preamps, SP9 mk2 and LS-25 mk2. The SP... | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl These are a few that seem to always be on heavy rotation for acoustic guitar on my system: Doc & Merle Watson "Doc Watson & Son" & "Lonesome Road" - Bluegrass Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & various artists "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"... | |
| Energy speakers I bought a pair of Energy Veritas 2.8 back in the early 2000s. I was looking to replace a still working pair of Kef Reference 103.2 speakers. The Veritas 2.8 was a very smooth contender, without any sonic "bunions" that I could discern. Front end ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings I have a short list of really solid performances, some live, some studio, but all give the illusion of "being there." Media varies by selection. "Jazz at the Pawnshop" Proprius (vinyl)-Live Patricia Barber, "Nightclub" Premonition (vinyl)-Live ... | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? There are so many that do that these days, but these especially come to mind:"Halleluiah"-KD Lang from Songs from the 49th Parallel"Into the Mystic"- Van Morrison from Moondance"Hurt"-Johnny Cash from American IV: The Man Comes Around "Joan of ... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt The Nelson Pass Designed an built Threshold SA-4e. 100w/ch of pure class A, and a ridiculous amount of current. Yes, it's a space heater, but I too will have it serviced in lieu of replacing it. It makes my Martin-Logans sing! | |
| Need Tubes audition_audio, the 6H30Pi is not a power tube; it's in the preamp. Microphonics in the gain stage of a preamp should definitely be addressed, as the signal reaches the amplifier, the "ringing" gets amplified as well. | |
| Need Tubes thefile, I have the same preamp. I have found that you can get well matched tubes with balanced triodes from Tube Depot (tubedepot.com) and they will save you 40% over the ones from ARC. Get the Electro-Harmonix over the Sovtek. You will appreciat... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl Last Lemming, Millercarbon is correct; unfortunately, it is the turntables' interaction with the listening space. I had a similar experience with my turntable a few years ago. It was an Oracle Delphi Mk II with an SME V arm and Benz Ruby 2 cartrid... |