newyorkjosh

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Review: Shanling CDT 100 Modified CD Player
There's the issue of burn in - and then there's the issue of tube warm-up. I don't think you experienced the full flower of the CD player's burn in after two hours (granted, I've never heard the unit so I can't know - but burn in ususally, not alw... 
Review: Roksan Xerxes Turntable
Thanks! Since I've had a couple of e-mails requesting clarification, let me be more specific on the execution of the Gene Rubin mod: The bracket goes on the bottom surface of the top plinth - straddling the slot. (i.e. half the wood screws on one ... 
Review: Roksan Xerxes Turntable
Thanks! Since I've had a couple of e-mails requesting clarification, let me be more specific on the execution of the Gene Rubin mod: The bracket goes on the bottom surface of the top plinth - straddling the slot. (i.e. half the wood screws on one ... 
Calling all "Vinyl Heads"
I'm of a mixed mind on what to recommend. Part of me says "if it were me, I'd get the Teres two-forty series and the RS-A1 tonearm, just based on hype and hearsay. Something about the mass and balance of the Teres, and the lack of mass and the swi... 
Review: Philips CD-880 CD Player
I have a CD80 from '91. It's definitely at 16bit 4x unit with the single beam CMD-1 transport. It absolutely killed the other CD players kicking around at the time. McCormick used the unit for their first post Mod-Squad CD player (they just tweake...