raymonda
Responses from raymonda
| Upgrade Opinions, Thorens vs VPI BTW, upgrading the arm on your 166 will make a substantial improvement in its sound. The Jelco is an excellent choice. I went that path and completed modded out a 166. The 166 matched the level of performance of my WTRP, which I then sold.Since th... | |
| Upgrade Opinions, Thorens vs VPI All thorens require 33.5 to run at the correct speed using the cruise control. | |
| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? Well, I've made a few more mods to the cartridge. The ebony body has been sanded, filed down and a 3mm carbon fiber spacer added between the head shell and the cartridge body. This seems to have brought it up to the next level. The high end and ... | |
| Should I keep or sell my modded AR XA for a Rega RP3 or comparable deck? Buy a used Rega Planar 3, which can be had for 300-400, if you shop smartly. It a great table and can incrementally upgraded. | |
| Best Dark Sounding Amp For Bright Speakers? An older Classe amp, will work well. Try a 15 or CA150 or 200. They are smooth and tube like without the tubes. Well, kind of. | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I've found Zepplin to be pretty good, as well as, dire straits, Bob Marley, pink floyd, yes, Paul McCartney and grateful dead. | |
| The ever lasting diamond stylus...is it a myth or?? No, diamonds wear. It is not a myth, nor is it a conspiracy. To think that it is a myth is to have not have gone out to the barn and looked into the horses mouth. | |
| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? I would not say the 103 is better than the glider but, rather, it has its own charm, which I outline above | |
| What in the world is going on..... I wouldn't say this is a bad sounding recording but rather there are some bad sounds on the recording. | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I've had luck with a number of new vinyl reissues and I am very glad they have been released. | |
| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? Wear out, that is. | |
| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? Spherical profiles generally wear put quicker. 300 to 500 hours seems reasonable. I will go on the low side to expedite the upgrade. | |
| PS Audio Sprout Doubt it. | |
| High-Resolution Audio Demystified - Mark Waldrep What is with the hiss? How about using modern analog! Has he tried using noise reduction? Dolby SR is incredible. | |
| High-Resolution Audio Demystified - Mark Waldrep This guy has been preaching this stuff for years. There is some sense to what he says with some topics but he is stuck on numbers he can measure. He also comes across as the ultimate authority and focuses on narrow themes that fit his paradigm. |