rcprince
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| 3 head cassette decks The NAD 6300 should be in the mix, an excellent machine. | |
| DAC with the best midrange ever..... You should consider an Audio Logic DAC, I think it fits your description very well. Perhaps a little full in the bass compared to something like the EMM Labs (I use both in my system), but consistently natural and musical presentation. | |
| Jadis with Telefunken 12AX7/ECC83 tubes Well, I still prefer the Teles (I think they are the best overall performers through the entire frequency range), but my ears are different than yours. I agree with Rodman that Amperex Bugle Boy tubes would probably add some of the warmth you crav... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight was old Decca recordings of shorter pieces night-1. English String Music (including Britten's Simple Symphony)--Britten/English Chamber Orchestra. The King Super Analogue re-issue, pretty heavy in the bass but a very good recording.2. Espa... | |
| Are singers musicians? Absolutely yes. | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier What, you don't consider Sumo wrestling to be a sport? | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier What goes on in the pro marketplace does not necessarily translate to the consumer marketplace. I think that powered speakers have a chance in the consumer marketplace for the reasons Shadorne mentions and also for the fact that they are more neat... | |
| SACD playback the DAC Adding to Ncarv's post, the EMM Labs (Meitner) DAC has a proprietary interface that can only be used with the EMM Labs transport. Another company with its own proprietary interface is dCS, its DACS will decode an SACD signal but only through a pro... | |
| what is a ground lift switch. Idea is probably to lift the ground and thus counter and hopefully eliminate a ground loop hum, if you have one in the system. I've got them on my Sonogy solid state amps in my system. I found it works to eliminate most if not all of any ground lo... | |
| The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s. I also enthusiastically recommend the Blues Project, thanks to Al for the link to the anthology, as my Projections album is in awful condition. Danny Kalb remains one of my favorite guitarists of all time. Also, any Byrds or Yardbirds (look at the... | |
| How about an accordion thread? In addition to the ones mentioned above, for something completely different there are Accordiorama and Accordiorama 2, a pair of old Vanguard recordings from the 60s that featured the Hohner Accordion Orchestra playing arrangements of both light c... | |
| My dunlavy scV sound harsh I agree with the above. The Dunlavys excell with high quality amplification and sources, but will pretty accurately reproduce what they are fed. One other possibility is your room--is it untreated with reflective surfaces at the first reflection p... | |
| back ground noise with my wilson puppy8 I'll ask the obvious, how old are the tubes in the electronics; are you hearing tube rush? | |
| Loudspeakers with a wide sweet spot The speakers I own (Sforzando JL-1s), and other speakers designed by Fr. Richard Davidson (the old ITC speakers from way back, for example), would meet your requirements. You'd need me to get you in touch with him, though, as these speakers are no... | |
| VPI 16.5 Problem One other thing, the plastic nut to hold down the record needs to be put on so that the solid (as opposed to the hollow) end is facing up, not down. If you do it wrong, that will also cause the record to stop spinning. Has happened to me on occasion. |