normansizemore
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| Good Sounding Vintage SS Receiver or Amps I really enjoy the sound of Sansui. So sweet. Also love old marantz, Onkyo, and tube Fisher is likewise addictive. Vintage Mac is very good too. Oh and we must through in old Harman Kardon anything is excellent..n | |
| Sansui 9900z in my sights....... I find that the 9090DB seems to do everything just right. To me it was the last of the 'sweet sounding' Sansui's. You never will experience listening fatigue, and the build quality is first rate.Sansui has a sound. It certainly isn't 'mid fi' b... | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? Pryso,I've been an audio nut now for at least 45 years. I feel like I have owned every cassette deck worth having. Nak, ReVox, Tandberg, JVC, TEAC, TASCAM, Pioneer, any many others.. I alway seem to come back to and can't part with the Nakamichi ... | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Really great discussion. Personally I prefer tape to vinyl. I am an analog junkie, but tape, especially master tapes sound best. I also love using cassette. I have hundreds and hundreds from over the years that still sound wonderful. I have an... | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? Phil,I came across this ancinet post. You are spot on with everything you said. Especially the Advent history. I still have a 201 and a Nak 500 that I can't seem to part with. They still really sound good!N | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? You really need to use maxell or TDK with the 909. Newer formulations, especially the +6 tapes will be grossly under biased on the 909. I have maxell tape that is 40 years old and never had any problems that I often experience with the 'professio... | |
| How important is component “aesthetics” to you? Zavato,I loved my MR78, C-29, MC2105 and MC2300 with the lights dimmed. Mac makes some of the best looking gear, proving that you can have good looks and superb sound. These days things are simpler for me. It's a Sansui 9090DB which looks and s... | |
| My new Idler - but is it an idler ? If your Dual 1219 had any audible rumble then it needed a tune up, most likely a new idler tire. My Dual 1229 (same table with a strobe), is completely silent. Quieter the. My 301 or 927.I appalled your DIY approach. We should all do more of this.... | |
| So I replaced the original Garrard 401 mat with an EP noromance,I played around with several mats and found the original Garrard mat on my 301 sounded best. Same with my Dual 1229. I do like the original Oracle Platter mat and will use it occasionally. A audio buddy of mine recently bought a solid c... | |
| LP's... Do they sound better now than 30 yrs ago? I agree with lewm. I have some from the late 50's and early 60's that sound incredible. Nearly half of my LP collection was bought used and they sound wonderful. Find a friend with a good system. Bring your favorite CD and it's LP counterpart. ... | |
| What turntable and TONEARM brands sound best with the Denon DL103 and DL 103R? MC's Chakster,You are absolutely correct. You should use a high mass arm. But I personally know of someone who has been using the 103 in a Black Widow for something like 30 years now and it sounds excellent. Further my Grace 747, while not as high a co... | |
| So how many use MM cartridge and intend to keep it that way ? I'm guilty I suppose as I have three MC's and 8 MM's. What's even worse is that my go to cartidge for MM is a Nagaoka MP11 Boron. It's like the MM equivalent of my 1966 Denon 103 (retipped many times). But then there are so many favorites from A... | |
| What turntable and TONEARM brands sound best with the Denon DL103 and DL 103R? MC's I've seen the 103 used in an EMT 997 banana and at the other extreme an Infinity black widow.. I think you can use the little beast in anything. Personally I use my 1966 version in both my Grace 747 and met SME 3009 with excellent results. Those ... | |
| High End Stereo Repair in Chicagoland? Deltronics, ask for Mike. N | |
| Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" drove me insane almost It's only on the CD, which I believe is remastered or mixed. The LP is clean. I have a 180 gram version that sounds amazing. The original mono is likewise superb.n |