oranfoster
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| Radio Paradise has done it again! I'm a huge fan of Radio Paradise too.... we play their Mellow Mix all the time at our bakery and restaurant. Check out SOMA FM too; lots of esoterica there. | |
| Analog upgrade: Luxman EQ-500 Phono preamp + Hana Umami Red Cartridge + REED 2A Tonearm I've got an EQ-500 too, and am also saving for the Unami Red. My deck is a Luxman PD-171 with a Jelco 850 arm. Currently it's paired with an Ortofon Cadenza Black and it has really been a thrilling combination. I was happy with it UNTIL I installe... | |
| What is better, analog or digital? Why. not indulge in both? I would never give up my analog front end. I would never give up the world of streaming with Roon, Tidal, and others. | |
| What phono preamp are you using? I'm really enjoying my Luxman/Ortofon front end. Turntable is the PD 171a with a Cadenza Black and I love my Luxman EQ-500. The one modification that I did was changing the LED from blue to green. My little trick was applying a tiny bit of transpa... | |
| Technics 1200G phono recommendations And I'd agree with @waltersalas , I have a Luxman EQ-500 and it's a breathtaking piece of kit. Extremely versatile, quiet, and it just exudes quality in all respects. Mine is paired with an Ortofon Cadenza Black. I don't know why one of the poster... | |
| Nearfield passive speaker recommendations please (ATC SCM11 vs KEF LS50 meta) Hello, When I upgraded to some ATC 40's my ATC SCM 19's became my desktop speakers. (Luckily, my desk is kinda big.) For amplification I'm using a versatile Cyrus HD One. I'd like to point out that not only does this set-up sound ravishing with... | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) I've got an Audiodesk Systeme PRO and I would never go back. Garage sale or very dirty LP's go through a Spin Clean first. But, it seems like there are more affordable options than the Audiodesk. However, I have to say, with the level of investmen... | |
| Vexing Problem Thanks Mickey, I did that and more..... and.... the problem seems to have gone away. I often find that even the simplest of gadgets often need rebooted.hopefully it's been resolved!cheers, ~Oran. | |
| Vexing Problem @nonoise , Thank you for the link; I really enjoyed the engaging article. For what it's worth, when I discover music that I love when streaming I'll often seek it out on vinyl. And when we started our bakery/cafe I purchased a license from ASCAP, ... | |
| Roon - 10 Things You Don't Know thank you! Liked and Subscribed. ~Oran | |
| Luxman EQ-500 Hello, I've had one for about a year and am in love with it. Here is one reason why. I had cleaned an old box set of Beethoven Piano Concertos, I don't have it with me to be more specific at the moment, but the 50 year old vinyl was pristine. P... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes This post is a joy because it is so packed with great listening ideas. I have several in different eras of my life but most have been listed above. When I was a child, six or seven years old, my parents took me to the movie theater to see Kubrick'... | |
| Hegel h590 or Accuphase e460 with Harbeth 40.3 Hello, having only briefly listened to a Hegel amp, I was impressed. This was at a dealer, paired with some big PMC's. But these two units must be compared by their versatility and appearance too. Any piece of stereo gear that's this expensive sho... | |
| Should I upgrade my phono pre?? @lalitk Hello lalitk, Well I did upgrade to a Luxman EQ-500 and I've been just thrillingly inspired by it. I just began a project to listen to every side of every classical LP that I have and to then decide what to do with it. (Keep, sell, don... | |
| Low volume listening dynamics hi all, so at the level of the enthusiasts that have been posting in this engaging thread, a variety of approaches will work beautifully. I love quiet listening on a system that wouldn't seem to lend itself to it: inefficient speakers paired with ... |