pryso
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| Nakamichi cassette playback in non-Nak deck? John_z, back in the '70s and '80s I owned several different cassette decks. For me, the 3-head models were so much easier to record with due to the direct monitoring. With the low pricing for used cassette decks today, I would not consider anythin... | |
| for 'quick' cartridridge swapping, While you can set up the alignment in an interchangeable headshell and be done, you will still need to adjust for VTF and VTA whenever you swap (unless the second cartridge is a physical match) so it will take longer.With an arm tube such as VPI, ... | |
| Nakamichi cassette playback in non-Nak deck? John_z, I believe you could test for yourself. Since your options for a Nak will mean buying used, bring your Walkman with you when auditioning any deck you're considering to purchase and ask for a tape the seller made from that deck. Listen to it... | |
| Vintage preamps with stellar phono section..... With some luck on pricing, an older Audible Illusions preamp. | |
| Parasound JC-1 and Rotel RB-1090: Similar sound? Several current and previous Parasound amps offer decent power. A little research should identify which ones had design input from Curl. That is the direction I would go if looking for similar sonics in a surround or secondary system.BTW, the JC-1... | |
| vintage turntables? Chuckelator, the Thorens 160 is a belt drive, quite a different animal from the TD 124 rim drive that Art Dudley restored and wrote up. So, visual appearance aside, while many vintage belt drive tables can provide satisfying performance, what a fe... | |
| vintage turntables? Macrojack, I think it is misleading to state "the Technics SP-10 was originally designed for DJ work". I believe it was designed for studio application, which included radio DJs, but not club DJs as we think of them today -- mixin' and scratchin' ... | |
| Speakers too wide apart? While it may vary somewhat with speaker design (dispersion), I believe most speakers will benefit from placement at least 3' from the sidewalls, measured to the HF driver. From my reading, it is desirable to have direct sound arrive at least 10 ms... | |
| vintage turntables? A few thoughts about vintage direct drive tables.In the '70s many Japanese manufacturers developed quality, precision DD tables - Technics, Denon, Sony, Trio/Kenwood, even Sansui. While these became fairly popular, they were expensive to design an... | |
| Most subs seem too powerful I agree, most subs I've heard "sound" too loud or dominant. Sometimes I believe it is simply the way they are set up (owner bought a sub and by God, they want to hear some bass!). But I also believe many subs are designed to dominate the system th... | |
| Anyone had buzz/hum problems with Parasound C1? Steve, have you or your friend contacted Parasound for technical support? Based on just one call, I found them to be helpful.Sorry, no experience with a C1. | |
| Parasound JC-1 power amplifier Dazzdax, don't know if you've read much about the design of the JC-1 but I don't believe you'd say "parts quality is not very good, because they use cheap off the shelf parts" if you did. Part of the reason for the quality of the sound from the JC... | |
| Planar close to a rear wall? Quad for example? Thanks for this Quad discussion and to Drken for starting it off. I was very favorably impressed by the musicality and dynamics (surprised is more accurate) of the new 2905 demo at the CES. A local dealer is adding the Quad line and I look forward... | |
| Mono Switch in Phono Stage Caspermao, it may depend on the mono records you play.If the LPs you own are newer mono reissues, or any monos pressed since about 1970, a mono switch should be fine. Or you could insert Y connectors like Art Dudley suggested in Stereophile. But i... | |
| Would Vandersteen 5a's be a good match for Krell? Right on cue, Stevecham marches in to defend Krell.My comments were not intended to be "anti-Krell" and I don't feel they read that way. My impressions of the Krell sound over the years are that they offer a clean and dynamic sound with very good ... |