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| Linn LP12 Valhalla 45 rpm The thing about the adaptor thimble is that a good deal of force is required to get the thing on and off - a worrysome amount of force. I've got one kicking around if you're interested...-Richard | |
| general query about cables on Agon Personally, I find that I "stockpile" various cables mainly for comparison purposes. Cables are the icing on the cake of a good audio system, and one of the few reasonably priced opportunities for all of us to fine tune the system. Sometimes I loo... | |
| Football legend Johnny Sample has died What is this "foot ball" thing you speak of ?? Johnny Samples was my favorite Hee-Haw character too.-R. | |
| ClearAudio aurum beta s vs. virtuoso Aceto,I've owned both (metal body versions; never heard the wood), and felt that the Beta-S gives you about 90% (and some) of the performance of the Virtuoso. The Virtuoso has a lower compliance, and sounds a little more refined, and does the extr... | |
| Speltz Anti Cables Sean, I like your use of chaos theory to describe the geometric orientation of the cables - I'd say that's about right. Mathematically speaking there is some degree of order in all patterns of chaos, and after some extended listening last night, m... | |
| Speltz Anti Cables David, The cables are now closely tied, and up on cable risers. I used four tie wraps, tightly cinched, evenly spaced down the eight foot length of the cable - the conductors are so stiff, only a few are needed to keep the cables bundled. I just g... | |
| Speltz Anti Cables I have been experimenting with this very thing. I am running the Speltz cables in a biwire configuration (two spades on the amp end/four on the speaker side). Berning amplification, Meadowlark speakers. The cables were constructed by me, using Lum... | |
| Mel Torme My personal favorites include the old Coral mono "Live at the Crescendo" (this is stunning) and the Verve simply entitled, "Torme". If you like Torme, they are all quite fine from a musical standpoint. Some of the Atlantic stuff from the later 60'... | |
| Berning TF-10 to TF-12. anyone do that? Very interesting news regarding a new Berning preamp. Having heard the ZH270 in my own system (and the MC40s but not the 60s), I don't think there's really a need to compare these two very different designs sonically. Let's just say that the ZH270... | |
| Berning TF-10 to TF-12. anyone do that? I think that the upgrade from a TF10 to a TF12 was one of those jawdropping audio moments in my life. Mind you, my TF10 had only recently (a couple years or so) been back to Berning for the "A" modification, along with some other "improvements" as... | |
| Berning TF-10 to TF-12. anyone do that? While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I find the above post at the asylum entirely off mark. I've owned the TF10, and own the TF12 (about six years and counting), and find the TF12 to be a considerably better preamp than the TF10 (thoug... | |
| Paul Speltz speaker cables Folks, I'm curious if you built your own, or if you bought them from Paul assembled. If you bought them assembled, I'm curious as to the geometry he applied (ie, are they just just running side by side, are they lightly or tightly twisted, are the... | |
| The question "The Acoustat Delema" DilemmaInefficientQuiteSorry to be a PITA, but this stuff is inexcusable. I guess it's the former English major in me....-R. | |
| Best copper interconnect cables Thanks for the responses folks. Perhaps in the new year, when the Xmas depletion has been tamed, I'll try a set of the Chimera speaker cables and report my findings(I'd love to hear a set of the Jena Labs, but alas, they are way out of my price ra... | |
| Best tool for cartridge alignment? I'd say the Wallytractor is so expensive because each one is made for a specific tonearm (effective length + overhang), and lovingly etched by Wally himself (mine is signed and dated). IMHO, there is NO other alignment device that gives the level ... |