perkri

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Whats playing on your system today?
Keith Jarret TrioStill LiveWow. Have to say, aside from a few "life" moments in the performance (which just adds to its poetic and "real" beauty) this is one of the BEST presentations of recorded music I have ever heard.P 
SAEC Making Tonearms Again!
Dear rudeliruegas @rauliruegas Wow, you have apparently no shame when insulting anyone who questions, or has an alternate viewpoint to your own.It would seem that you are once again regressing to a position of "absolute" knowledge when it comes to... 
Well now... 400$ Mark Levinson amp new...
Sooooo, heres the "elephant" in the room...Do Intellectual Property Rights, Copy Rights, Trademarks and Patents mean nothing?I gather none of you would have a problem with a Rolex clone? Or possibly a Heart Valve clone? Or, even a Hydraulic Pump c... 
Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible???
Clearaudio Concept Wood w Concept MC cart.https://www.ebay.com/itm/CLEARAUDIO-CONCEPT-TURNTABLE-MC-WOOD-NEW-FACTORY-SEALED-WARRANTY-SPECIAL-SA...Well worth it!!! 
Whats playing on your system today?
Chet Baker Sextet"Chet Is Back"U2"War" 
Inexpensive Tube Amps
Hi Will,My friend ordered one of these:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Handmade-gall-rectified-EL34-tube-amp-amplifier-hifi-5Z3P-6N9P-EL34B...He used it to drive my old speakers which were not particularly efficient.I was AMAZED at how good it sou... 
SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ?
@rauliruegasIt would seem, that you have in your post, managed to reduce all who love listening to music to mindless sheep who have no concept of reproduction, or the validity of their ears when it comes to what they like to hear. Clearly, we are ... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Agree with the "don't spend money" logic.I resurrected my 28yr old TT before I dove into vinyl. Bought a Nagaoka MP-110 and installed it. (Had to, because the old Shure was dead). Did the adjustments to the TT/arm/cartridge. Bought a good pressing... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
+1 reubent.I would suggest picking a recording that you are very familiar with, research what is the best available pressing of that particular recording and buy a new copy of that to use for your "reference" piece. Pretty much everything ever mad... 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Hi.If you have an hour and 20 minutes, this is worth watching...Recently returned to vinyl, and it was a rough start. After much fussing and trial and error, its working wonderfully and was well worth the effort.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQD... 
Roger Waters Amused To Death
Love this album. Sadly my copy is all scratched up, and because of the quiet moments, its full of cracks and pops. May need a new copy... Guitar solo by Jeff Beck on "What God wants, God gets Part 3", is quite possibly one of my favorites of all t... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Bob Marley & The Wailers “Live” 1975 Original pressing. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Pat Benetar - In the heat of the night10 yr old daughter wanted to listen to something.Bruno Mars - “Magic”  is up next... 
Audiophile Setup with an Iphone 7
HiI'm using my phone two different ways.1) To Apple TV V.3 - optical out to DAC then to amp.2) Apple camera adapter - the one with the charging option - USB out to DAC then to ampThe Apple camera adapter will also allow you to plug phone into a po... 
Zerostat: Old is Gold?
@uberwaltzThanks.I'm sure it could get "dramatic" if one of the units failed...One would think it could work?The nice part is it should be able to do multiple records at the same time.Clean - Dry - Remove Static and into Mofi sleeves.When/of I get...