r_f_sayles
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| Do tube dampers improve sound? I'm trying Herbies Audio Labs Hal-o dampers the Black Nylatrons on my Aesthetix Calypso as I write... and so far so good. They quiet down the pre amp somewhat, unless I'm hearing things (that are not there) or is that... NOT hearing things that we... | |
| A trick with Scotch Whisky Some how I think for those who don't consume it neat, I should bridge this thread with the "FINDING PURE WATER FOR RECORD CLEANING" thread. Because if Type-1 grade DI-RO water is good enough for cleaning our vinyl it should certainly taste good en... | |
| where do i go from here? Bryon84, I would only add that from the Arcam to the Kimber Heros recommendations, I would agree with Friz1313.Happy Listening! | |
| Why do new cables needs to be "broken" ??? Take for example Israel Blume's Coincident IC's and speaker wire, needing a minimum of 200+ hours break-in and he was correct, of course. It toke every bit of that time to start sounding sweet... Why? Who knows, but it's true. I have never had a s... | |
| A trick with Scotch Whisky No experimenting with things that I don't understand. I do far enough of that with HiFi! Dalwhinnie is my Highland single malted favorite. As Ivor Tiefenbrun of Linn recommends a wee dram of scotch to set the mind right. Happy Listening and Cheers! | |
| Why do new cables needs to be "broken" ??? Bgrazman, I knew that answer... you just beat me to it! But seriously, I don't know, yet they do take time and music to polish their performance as do tubes and semi-conductors. I believe electrons are the modern day alchemy of magic dust. Happy l... | |
| The end of LP collecting???? Chadnliz, IMHO Why do you even care to bother wasting your time and ours with comments that are neither value added nor at very least entertaining? This isn't the first time. Sorry. Happy listening! | |
| Setting up the Linn System Davesnothere, Go back to your dealer for advise, for God sake, they owe you that. I have had Linn gear for years including an Lp12 Sondek TT since '83 and my local Ann Arbor, Mi. dealer is some of the best people around. It sounds like you have a ... | |
| The end of LP collecting???? Chazzbo, I think you wore the auditors here on A'gon out. The last time I made any reference to what someone might be smoking based on their vinyl LP comments they threw my comment in a dark place where no one will find it! The record collecting m... | |
| Opinions: Neuance Shelf for Linn Sondek Lp12 TT Ok, So I finally got around to checking out the Neuance Platform under the Linn Ikemi CDP for an extended length of time. The first thing I noticed in seconds after starting up the CDP was the similarities between what the platform did for my Linn... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Van Morrison -Too Long in Exile on UK PolydorYo La Tengo -Fakebook on Bar NONE records (again!)Van Morrison -Astral Weeks on Warner Bros. CA. w7David Grisman -Dawg Jazz on Warner Bros. brown labelVelvet Crush -Teenage Symphonies to God on Crelp Re... | |
| First Watt Amps And now for something completely different... Fascinating man, fascinating designs. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Wc65mustang, I would agree with you in so far as dynamics are concerned. My A&M copy although very clean is not as quiet and the timbre characteristics sound a bit off compared to the MoFi IMHO. In almost every case a first pressing domestic s... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Gentleman, You sparked my curiosity, not being able to recall the sound in question. After listening to the side one ('Round Midnight) of "Mulligan meets Monk" I believe the sound you are referring to in the left channel is brush work "stirring" i... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rushton, On the subject of the Cat Stevens, Teaser and the Firecat MoFi reissue (mine #0559) sounds splendid. I also have a first press of it on A&M SP4313 that sounds quite good yet isn't as quiet (surface wise) or timbre correct as the MoFi ... |