noromance
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| General question on Carbon fiber tonearms versus aluminum @lewm I compared the CF headshell with my standard magnesium one and, while bass was better on the CF, it lost absolute detail—diminishing the color of brass, for example—and "dried" out the "air." | |
| Trust Don't skimp on packaging. It cost me a lot to ship Quads on a pallet but it was worth it. | |
| Super new to record players I was able to reattach it but it’s probably the reason why the volume is low. Or your phono input isn't actually a phono amplifier but simply a location to connect one. | |
| General question on Carbon fiber tonearms versus aluminum In particular, that has been true of the very few carbon fiber tonearms I have heard. They have tended to produce a sound that seems overdamped, lacking in dynamics. @lewm I have both and the CF one is way less dynamic, less detailed, slower, and ... | |
| KEF Reference 3 Where did you hear them? Bring your Marantz the next time. | |
| If Cables Are Not Tone Controls... All I want from a system is as much data retrieval as possible within the compromise of cost and effort. The benchmark is the combination of transparency, speed, and color. The goal is the balanced maximum of each parameter. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @boxer12 +1 Castanets - City of refuge | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 @frogman Hi there. I bought mine from amazon. 8 tubes in 4 monoblocs still running fine. | |
| Grant Fidelity parts ways with Psvane Ouch. Thankfully, the wonderful Treasure black 12AX7 and Shuguang 6SN7-SE globes I use are not impacted by this. | |
| Best temperature for optimum tube performance Wow, those fan solutions are very inexpensive. Imagine if they were sold by Synergistic et al? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @tomic601 I kissed Natalie Merchant on the cheek. It was all she'd allow. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book Vol. 1 (Verve 1959 mono) Side 2Art Hodes – Sittin' In - Volume I (Blue Note 1969) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Mary Kaye Trio – Night Life (20th Century Fox 1964 mono)Fender released the "Mary Kaye" Stratocaster from 1958.She's known as the “First Lady of Rock and Roll” for her guitar-driven, calypso-tinged, swing music back in the day. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Patti Page – The East Side (Mercury 1959) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ewan MacColl With Peggy Seeger - Classic Scots Ballads (Tradition 1959)Historic. Soothing as a wee dram. |