osgorth
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| 33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ???? Raul, that's interesting, can you please cite some examples where a 33rpm version bests a 45rpm version - of the same recording I mean?That goes against everything I've experienced so I'm intrigued to learn what you have found. :) | |
| 33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ???? Quite hard to answer, because it differs between records. Typically you'll find better detail, better imaging and room ambience, and more oomph.Generally, everything is better, and many times it's not subtle at all. If you can live with changing s... | |
| Robert & Alison-Raising Sand I thought this was a really boring record. Not because Plant isn't Plant or Krauss isn't Krauss (and I like both otherwise) - it's just boring and dull music, completely uninspired.I've really tried to like it, especially as there are many people ... | |
| Anyone tried/owns Origin Live Enterprise tonearm? Did you try the Enterprise, AudioFeil? If so I'd love to hear your thoughts and comparisons. It's of little use to me to get a list of other products without a comparison - I hope you understand. It would however be most welcome if you or someone ... | |
| Pros and cons of the Magico Mini vs MBL 101E Yeah, it could well be that they choose to bump the bass a bit to make it sound more impressive on the show.. A really bad practice if you ask me! When my local dealer got his first pair I experienced this. It had a lot of bass, overpowering to my... | |
| Pros and cons of the Magico Mini vs MBL 101E The only answer I can see to your issues with the 101E is that the jumpers for the bass were set in a careless manner. There is a switch on the back that lets you change the bass output so it better suits your room. If incorrectly set this will le... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. The most overrated speakers in my opinion is the Wilson stuff. I never understood why so many rave about them. To me they sound dry, almost dead, unbalanced and unnatural. I've heard WP7 and 8, Sophia 1 and 2. Sophia 2 is by far the best of them t... | |
| Musical Fidelity Supercharger for MBL cheapskates? I think you'll do more than fine with your 150W Atmaspheres. Try them directly first, with either the 116 or 111 speakers. :) | |
| Great XLR for $300 or less used Get an Audio Metallurgy GA-0, often sold new on auction here on Audiogon. You should be able to win one for less than $300. In my experience this cable is hard to beat. | |
| Microsoft Excel for LP, CD, Tape inventory? Excel works great, I would continue to use that. Access isn't needed for most people really. You can do most things in Excel, including searching anything you wish, filtering, sorting back and forth and so on. Besides, Excel is a lot easier to use... | |
| Clearaudio Master Reference - impressions? Well, all I had to do was to listen to this table, it turned out.. Wow! I was totally impressed and bought it on the spot. Played on the big MBL Reference setup using the MC input stage module in the 6010D preamp, this is quite easily the best sou... | |
| Clearaudio Master Reference - impressions? Thanks for your input!I'm not aware of the details yet, i.e. wrt to the Outer Limit. The player is arriving at my dealer's this week and I'll check everything out then.. Can't wait, hehe.I'm pretty sure it has the Master arm though, but we'll see ... | |
| MBL 9011 v/s Boulder 2050 monos That'll be fun I'm sure, the shootout between those beasts! :)I'm just thinking that in the setup you have, I would look at the speakers first for an improvement. I have heard the Ushers several times and I'm not that impressed with them. Given yo... | |
| MBL 9011 v/s Boulder 2050 monos Given the preferences you list, Sthekepat, you sound like a prime candidate for MBL speakers. Given that you already have the preamp, I would take a good listen to the 111 or 116 speakers coupled with the 9007 amps. They together would clock in at... | |
| Memory Player vs Dedicated PC-TopUSB Conv and DAC Just a slightly OT question: how would playback from memory (RAM) in itself be better, as opposed to playback from a hard drive, a flash drive or whatever?Someone forgets that in order to play _anything_ on a computer, the data must first be trans... |