petg60
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| Advice on buying turntable under $500 Hi,unless your tt has no issues, a new mm cartridge would be wiser and save you some money. Something like a Nagaoka MP-150/200 would be quite good. | |
| I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery Hi,"for the enthusiasts, and those who suffer", nicely put and not need to divide again. | |
| Review ATC SCM 40 A floorstanders.....finally Hi,tweeters do not need run in time, so something in the amp/cross section is entering to another phase. They are very nice speakers and real good value for money, i have heard the passive version. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Hi,Why a soldering iron or speaker measurement be of any difference?https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/should-people-with-no-turntable-or-reel-to-reel-be-considered-audiophil | |
| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? Hi,turn on sources first then praemp and finally power amp.Turn off first power amp (wait for relays) then sources and finally preamp. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi,Aphrodite's Child - 666, Vertigo second UK press (1973), still owsomeGandalf - Gandalf, Reissue (2015) on red vinylCream - Disraeli Gears, first German issue (1967) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi,sorry but today its SACD day, Glenn Gould- J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto.Partitas 1&2 (single layer)Vladimir Horowitz-Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Liszt (single layer) Both from Sony Classical catalogue.I do not have them on vinyl and soun... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase Hi,Glenn Gould- J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto.Partitas 1&2 (single layer)Vladimir Horowitz-Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Liszt (single layer)Both from Sony Classical, i've listened to them today-really nice | |
| Issue? - speaker tweeters crackling when integrated amp turned on/off, muted/unmuted HI,If your amp has a relay for muting then it could be the cause, otherwise a cap.Agree to better check early. | |
| 1st SACD Purchase HI,Has 2 layers, one SACD and one CD, so you can reproduce on both formats. | |
| Rush Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Hi,the first Canadian pressing on Anthem with Rays on matrix is the best of all. All the atmosphere of the studio. | |
| 1st SACD Purchase Hi,just few examples,Thelonius Monk-Straight, No chaser (Columbia) single layerDavid Bowie-Reality (Columbia), hybridDMP does DSD, (DMP) hybridFar More Drums (DMP) hybridTonny Bennett- Unplugged (Columbia) single layerTiny Island (OPUS 3) hybridOm... | |
| Expanding questions about tubes in a preamp Hi,i would suggest to experiment with Herbies tube dampers, check them as there is variety of those, and not loose their grip or pressure on the glass over time. Silicon or rubber ones do work somehow are cheap but get loose or crack after some us... | |
| mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......???? Hi,+1best thing to rewire and have it cleaned also. On the way you may find something else that needs attention. | |
| Small Brands vs. Larger Brands Hi,i imagine you mention as magazine brands the ones that can spend on advertising. A small or online brand can definitely have good ideas and implementations that work equally good or better as their invoicing is not balooned due to higher runnin... |