newbee
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| Can you imagine a world without vinyl? Well I agree with the vinyl-o-philes. When great vinyl recordings and pressings are played back over a great system they absolutely destroy CD's. And this occurred so seldom (and I will honestly admit I lost a bit of interest in the music I had on... | |
| The importance of proper set-up Dumb question. Can you change the viscosity of the fluid in the damper? Would that help? FWIW, some years ago I had your problem with a 'normal arm' so I thought. Well I developed what I though was a subsonic problem due to cartridge/arm mismatch.... | |
| Bill Evans Village Vanguard 3CD set I'm not aware of a re-mix which resolves this imaging issue. For me its just a minor annoyance you get used to. Helps if you don't sit in the sweet spot listening to 'audio'. Besides, hearing this gives you a lot more respect for great stereo prod... | |
| how do you know a bad tube? The simplest way is by simply switching tubes from left to right channel and vis a versa using a process of elimination. For example you have four tubes in a pre-amp. You move the two on the left to the right side and the reverse. Nothing changes.... | |
| The importance of proper set-up Well, I'm not one of those mavens you are looking for but you sound lonely so what the hell. IMHO, fluid damping, just as putting a brush on the front of the stylus, should help out in smoothing warps, etc, in less than perfect records. You will p... | |
| Bill Evans Village Vanguard 3CD set All the time. That is one of the downsides of many jazz recordings made (mostly) in the late 50's and (occasionally) very early 60's. The art of proper recording was developing in that era. FWIW I recently bought some newish Van Gelder productions... | |
| Are you at this point?? I feel that way every morning. By late in the afternoon I start thinking something can be improved. If I can just learn to pend my tendency to look for improvements 'til the next morning, or stop listening late in the afternoon, I'd probably be in... | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now Well, IMHO, you need a 'musical' midrange in any system just to get your interest. Beyond that equal demands on other frequency ranges might well depend on the type of music you enjoy most. If you like voices dir-range is everything. Those little ... | |
| 6922 Tubes for Raysonic CD128 I liked Amperex Bugle Boys (made in Holland)in my 128. Warm natural bass with good extended highs. I've been intending to run some Seimans 7308's but I haven't yet. I would expect from this combo dynamics and bass with mid-range and high end clari... | |
| Audiogon speaker wire gurus, please help me OK, an unbiased opinion from someone who doesn't sell anything.IMHO IC's and speaker wire should be neutral and allow the electronic's signal to pass undistorted. A question for you to answer to yourself. How do you 'know' the cables in your syste... | |
| Linbrook Sig Owners - In Room Bass Extension? In my 19 x 13.5 x 9 ft room with the speakers and listenening positions into the room about 66" (triangulated) and referenced to flat (0db) at 1K and 200hz, mine are flat at 32hz, down about 6db at 25, and 10db at 20hz. Sound pretty good too! :-) | |
| Symphony 5th - best recording Ojgalli, And if he only partially disagrees he might find Harnoncourt's set to be a refreshing alternative to either VK or Bernstein. But, if he wants period instruments and performance I think you're right on. FWIW, for those looking for a comple... | |
| Best audio cabinet for people with pets Bob, If you're going to buy scratching posts get the ones that have siesel(Sp?)rope wrapped around the post. 2 1/2 to 3 ft tall. If you have one that is just carpet covered pick up some rope at Home Depot and wrap it. If you haven't already done s... | |
| Best audio cabinet for people with pets If you have house cats and no dogs, trim the nails on the cats front feet. If you don't know how ask your vet. Its quick and easy. Done every couple of weeks will minimize not only the scratching activity but the damage sharp nails can inflict.Don... | |
| Symphony 5th - best recording Now that we know for sure, I'm going to second Rustons recommendation. FWIW the performance is so outstanding that if you like this symphony you won't care about whether its the best 'audio' version. It is propulsive, grabs your in those first not... |