oregonpapa
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| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Just curious ... Like Mesch, are any of you still using any of that equipment from thirty years ago in your main system? My Classic Well Tempered turntable is still going strong. With all of the mods that have been done to it, it stays right up th... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ "Looks like the company does not exist anymore?"Correct. | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ "Since then, done even more. Those guys would be shocked to hear how much better it is now!"Those who passed on the PPT products, especially The Gate, will never know what magic these items bring to an audio system. After all this time, I am still... | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Acoustat Model 4s.ARC Classic 60ARC SP-14Classic Well-Tempered TT. Tandberg 310 Cassette deck. Scott tuner | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? jjss49 >>>> "This is the first and last word on the topic as far as I am concernedif we know what we are doing with analog or digital... we get what we came here for... "Exactly. With certain tweaks, concentrating on lowering the noi... | |
| Is cartridge Demagnetizing Necessary? "You’re not fooling anyone by the way. Your system sounds so incredible because of the gate and mats and gray goo slathered all over the place. Which I know because, same here. Heh." Correcto Mundo, Mi Amigo. For those who didn't get on that tra... | |
| MC cartridge High output vs Low output Audio Technica fan here too. Been using their MCs for years. Both the OC9 MKIIIs and the ART-9. Over-achievers for sure.Frank | |
| TUBE BIAS, socket to me! ^^^ My ARC REF-75 is biased from the front of the amp through little holes. ARC supplies a long plastic rod with a screwdriver tip for the purpose of biasing. Works just fine.Frank | |
| Is cartridge Demagnetizing Necessary? ^^^ I have a cartridge demagnetizer. When used, it does lower the noise floor somewhat. The problem is, the system sounds so incredible at this point, I forget to use it. Come to think of it, that would be a good project for today. Geeze, I’ve eve... | |
| How old are you? ^^^ Thanks, mahgister ... and a successful, happy new year to you too. Frank | |
| Michael Fremer's system Nice system. Good reviewer considering the music he uses to review with (usually way too much artificial digital reverb). House is a mess, has a garbage pail for a mouth, and his politics totally sucks.Frank | |
| How old are you? ^^^ Just shows you ... the love of music never dies. | |
| How old are you? I'm very thankful for my excellent hearing. I've been truly blessed. I haven't read through the entire thread. I'm 82. Does that get me bragging rights?? Frank | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Last night I listened to a Steve Hoffman transfer of "The Best of Ray Charles" on a DCC compact disc. Ray Charles was in the room. I could see down his throat. Then I switched over to vinyl and put on the Impex Records reissue of Duke Ellington's ... | |
| How old are you? I'm surrounded by a bunch of kids in this thread. |