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| Pictures at an Exhibition Do yourself a favor and avoid the DGG piano version with Lazar Berman. Berman is great but the sound is flat, lifeless, sub-par. Very sterile room so no "space" | |
| All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong Definitely the Rectilinear 3's. | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier It depends on whether you're looking for a fancy piece of gear so you can impress people, or just want a good preamp so you can listen to the music. I say don't waste your money. Find an Apt Holman preamp, have it gone over and then enjoy the musi... | |
| You’re An Independent Dealer, Which Companies And What Products Would You Represent? @inna Easy for you to say. Suppose the dealer would like to stay in business for more than, say, three months. He needs to carry some of the better, "mass-market" brands in order to build cashflow through sales of reasonably priced systems. It's o... | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? A bit judgmental aren't we? Face it, audio afficionados are a small part of the consumer market and tube addicts are a minority of audio nuts. As several have noted, in the 50's and 60's, tubes were mass-produced on the latest equipment with many ... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control You want a good preamp? Find yourself an Apt Holman that's been recapped. Has the stepped precise volume control you want. Yes, it's 40 years old but there are few better "budget" preamps on earth. | |
| Weak Link in Vinyl Playback Based on my experience, get rid of the Audio-Technica. Pop for an Ortofon 2M Blue or a Sumiko Oyster "Moonstone" or "Wellfleet" and I imagine your problem will go away. I spent some time with the A-T and was underwhelmed. To me, it sounded listles... | |
| So This Really Is The End.... Not every bricks-and-mortar record store is on the way out. I just visited a new spot in Portland, OR's Sellwood neighborhood called "The Record Pub." They've been in business since July '22 and sell vinyl and cassettes (of all things) - a good se... | |
| I feel it is time to upgrade my 1977 system....... Try the Rogue Audio Sphinx v3. Tube front end; solid-state power amp. Easy to afford at $1,700. More power than you'll ever need for your Altecs, It has a rather warm sound itself so it might be too much for your speakers. Alternatively, I'd look... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? In my case, it's all about speaker position. Or rather, the position of my listening chair in relation to the speakers. If I'm a foot too far out or a foot too far in, the soundstage suffers. Sit in the right spot, and magic happens. So, I'm a fir... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? McIntosh C27 pre for $599 including walnut case (used) just before their price started to skyrocket Advent/1 speakers (pair) for $90 (closeout) Dual CS 5000 turntable with nearly new Shure V-15 Type 5-MR for $350 (used) Sherwood S-7600 receiver... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? RE: Sherwoods are sleepers AMEN! My first decent piece of gear was an S-7600 receiver - fabulous FM section and good sounding, if modest, power output. Used it for 10 years. Later had a bedroom/office system based on an S-7310 - another fine p... | |
| Turntable question; Does Audio Technica make any good turntables? Yes. I liked the AT-LP7 when I had the chance for a long-term audition. It comes with a mid-line VM520EB MM elliptical cartridge for $849, however, I'd upgrade to the 540ML micro-line stylus for $209. It's quite a decent listen. Another great tur... | |
| 5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes. He is pretty bombastic in his presentation but in most cases, I agree with his points. Not so sure about his "PRaT" spiel but he certainly has the right to his opinion. I found it mildly informative and entertaining. | |
| 8-Tracks and Open-Reels: Who’s Got ‘Em and Whatcha Got? An Akai GX-620 4-track/7.5 & 3.75 ips TASCAM 32B 2-track/7.5 & 15 ips About 10 pre-recorded reels plus another 25 of mostly Top 40 radio air checks from the 60's and 70's. Plus, several unopened reels of Maxell UD 35-90 tape No 8-track... |