photon46
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| Why don't you like Mageplanar speakers? Stand near a tympani, conga, bass drum, low note organ pipe register, etc. and tell me that the perception of bass physicality is "bogus."??? No one's talking about shaking your neighbor's car windows down the block, just attaining a sense of real... | |
| Why don't you like Mageplanar speakers? I owned Maggies for ten years, but moved on to dynamic speakers for two main reasons. As well as they did many things, realistic bass with "slam" was not one of them. The other thing is that they're something of an interior decorating conundrum if... | |
| Dead Can Dance Does it Again I posted my generally positive impressions of this release over at Audiocircle and seems there's a number of fans who think this release stinks. I don't think it's their strongest album by any means, but if you're a fan of their mid period work, y... | |
| Marantz sa-1 stop playing Sabai, a transport or computer + dac is one workaround for the problem of a useless player one can't get repair parts for. I just have preferred the convenience and neater appearance of one box players. We can all see the writing on the wall thoug... | |
| Marantz sa-1 stop playing Zar, I agree, it is extremely disagreeable to contemplate trashing a good bit of $1k kit over the lack over a $50 part. Manufacturers are at the mercy of their laser suppliers and it is obvious that Marantz chose some troublesome lasers, judging f... | |
| Marantz sa-1 stop playing Add the Sa11S1 to the list of Marantz players that can't be repaired for bad lasers as well. After much back & forth between a Marantz authorized service center and Marantz's service department, all involved pronounced my Sa11S1 with laser pro... | |
| The color of audio and ambassadorship In the three days I spent at Axpona, there was a pretty good mix of ages among attendees. That gave me some hope for continued interest in good sound. As to being an "ambassador," I don't even try. Most people are so involved in life and their hyp... | |
| I find that cleaning used records very difficult There are oodles of threads on this subject here and on other audio sites. Just type "steam cleaning" in the search function on the forum page. Also, look for "steam cleaning vinyl records" on youtube. Any autoparts store carries steam cleaners th... | |
| I find that cleaning used records very difficult Nope, can't say I've EVER experienced what you're hearing. FWIW, I always use a record cleaning solution first and use purified or distilled water only to do a final rinse. I'm not going to recommend specific cleaning solution systems because it s... | |
| Please Recommend a Low Gain Solid State Amp ARC Have you considered just lowering the voltage delivered to your preamp from your sources by using Rothwell's audio attenuators? It's a lot cheaper than buying a new amp and their insertion in the audio chain is inaudible to my ears. www.rothwellau... | |
| interconnect brand/model attributes???? IMO it's unlikely an "unbiased" data base of the info you seek could ever be collated simply because a cable can sound variable with different components. Input impedance, sonic characteristics of speakers, cartridges, amps, etc. all alter one's p... | |
| Opinions on Magnepans sales/marketing approach to Mechans, "over at AC" means Audiocircle. | |
| How many still listen to CD's daily. I usually alternate days of listening to vinyl and cds. | |
| Learned a valuable lesson about ambient noise Doug, one thing I did to help dampen the 'fridge noise was to get a couple large sheets of 2" thick acoustic open cell foam and lined the walls behind and beside the fridge with it. Home Depot had fasteners that look like a large thumbtack I used ... | |
| MSS HiFi Their Ebay store also disappeared a few weeks ago? |