normansizemore
Responses from normansizemore
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? My Sansui 9090db gets more open jaw looks than anything I've ever owned. Its pretty no doubt. I always loved the look of the Pioneer SX 1150/1250 receivers. Had both for a while. The build quality was stellar! And yes... Marrantz 2270 is kil... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? BSR 2260BX (1976)Dual1219 (1977-1990)Linn Sondek LP-12 (1990-2003)Dual 1229 (1996-present) (modified with Grace 747 tonearm)Thorens TD-160 (1997)Thorens TD-124 (1997-1999)Ariston RD-11 (2000-2005)Garrard 301 (2003-present)EMT 927 (2016-present)The... | |
| garrard 301 and its' restorations I have three idler drive tables. Garrard, EMT, and Dual. The platters all run true with out wobble. If you're thinking of getting an idler driven table, I recommend them.. Mine are used often (the Dual every day) without issues or problems.N | |
| Binge sessions geofkait,What? No pics of the Walkman? That's halarious! lewm,I used to do the two system thing, but then got frustrated as they were on different floors in the house and what floor to keep the music on became the issue. My solution was to simpl... | |
| Binge sessions oregonpapa,I have an old T-Bird with a Pioneer cassette deck. I use it all the time. I miss the days of making tapes just for car. I don't think your nutz, I think it's awesome. I need to source a good replacement deck as the Pioneer is in nee... | |
| Binge sessions gshepardbuster, "Then for whatever reason I will switch and repeat. " I laughed because try and pinpoint the "for whatever reason". You can't, it just happens. N. | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? I personally love the Sansui 9090DB, to me it just looks perfect and seems to everything just right. The fit and finish is first rate..timeless. I of course also love the Pioneer SX1250. As for integrated, the McIntosh MA6100 is just about perfec... | |
| Yamaha Amp M-70 question and Opinions The M-70 was 200wpc and was A/B. The M-80 that replaced it was also class A/B but had and 'Auto Class "A"' feature. The amp could run in pure class A up to about 25wpc. It sounded much better in A/B mode. Trust me, Levinson didn't lose any sleep... | |
| Rumble question- Thorens/black widow Mugrug12,I have a Grace 747, which isn't unlike your BW arm. The Grace is dead silent, and is my favorite. I have it mounted to an old Dual 1229 and their is no rumble or noise anywhere. I would suspect that the noise you are hearing is motor r... | |
| Isolation Feet for Garrard 301 wood plinth I have Audio Technica AT616 under my 301 with pretty good success. I've often thought about spring loading it the way my Dual 1229 is from the factory, or in a more extreme case the chasis of my EMT927. Both of which seem to work exceptionally w... | |
| 8K for a one-time listen? twocrows....What a perfect post! Zip cord.... Vintage zip cord no doubt.. I'm lmao!Norman | |
| McIntosh Amp Ratings I have owned quite a few Mac amps. My favoirte was the MC-2300, which did not have an autoformer. With regard to Macs power rating CONSERATIVE is their practice. The MC-2300 could put out nearly 500 watts into an 8 ohm load though rated at 300 ... | |
| Readers Digest Classical Collections should be reissued Agree, they really are plentiful. So are the "Philharmonic family of great music" and the "Basic library of the worlds greatest music" LP collections. I think I bought both complete set in unplayed condition at garage sales for just a few dollar... | |
| Vinyl recordings - best methods Personally, I agree with sevs, stay in analog. Don't be so overly concerned about your cassette decks or reel to reels electronics. Really, I had years of studio experience and I can promise you that many of your favorite recordings were done on... | |
| Pass amps can they handle a highly reactive speaker load? Ask Pass himself. Go to Pass labs and email him. Last I heard he still answers his own email. |