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Phono amp recommendations Davt, did you end up getting the new hotrodded Nottingham Spacedeck turntable with improved Ace Space version II?As for phonostage: As you know I am considering pretty much the same setup down the road. I have been considering the Wright WPP200C, ... | |
Why pay 3 Paypal fees? As for the different accounts:- Personal accounts:Plus: fee free receiving of moneyMinus: receiving limit of $500, no other payments acceptablecannot be used to pay someelse with credit card- Premier Accounts:Plus: receiving and paying with credit... | |
Upgrade from Rega Planet This is probably one of the most commenly asked question on AUDIOGON (except that some older threads like this get deleted)Movin' up from Rega Planet 2000 What nextWere to go after a Rega Planet 2000?I very much like my original Planet, which I ha... | |
Is USB overrated as decent digital source? Expensive ? What about the Hagerman Technology HAGUSB for wopping total of $129?That is the first one I would try to do the switch to USB digital. | |
Looking For High Quality Drum Music. Howard is right on the money. Here is a second vote for Pierre Favre and Singing Drums - Souffles. This is one of the best percussion recordings out there and it is accesible. I also like Pierre Favre's recordings with Irene Schweitzer (e.g. Ulric... | |
A "Unique" Voice... How could I have missed this thread...?!Let's see aside from Tom Waits there is:From my far past:Glen Danzig (Danzig) - Forget about Johnny Cash, Rubin produced better singers beforeAndrew Eldridge (Sisters of Mercy) - And he's back with his favor... | |
ARTICLE -Teens say they prefe vinyl to CDs I actually downloaded the whole article using the electronic journals subscribtions of the University library here. I still have to read it, but so far I would be pretty skeptical about this "research".Drop me a line if anyone would like the pdf o... | |
neutrality & transparency: what's the difference ? Gs5556, good analogy. I guess the definition of "Neutral" in photography with respect to the color spectrum seems to agree with the definition in audio for frequency response. To my knowledge this is the usual meaning and the definition of neutral... | |
what are your views regarding reviewing styles ? While I have touched on this in one of your other threads, and with the danger of repeating myself:Any efforts to establish objective terms are useless in my opinion: Many terms that are used to describe are based on metaphors or analogies. The te... | |
neutrality & transparency: what's the difference ? neutral and transparency are often considered the same by some hobbyists.in fact they are not.I have not found many people who believe that. In fact as Jamscience mentioned, one is not event he subset of the other. From the Stereophile Glossary:ne... | |
Lowther in bass reflex or Cain Abby Kunja, where are you located? Are there any Cain & Cain dealers in your area? It would be worth listening to the Abbys - they are big and difficult to transport speakers, although in your room they occupy a small footprint. You can't really go... | |
Time for a "massive" turntable: Spacedeck vs Scheu Wow, quite a lot of new answers while I was not looking....I am pretty sure all suggestions are excellent. There seems to be in general a good consensus that all the mentioned tables, Teres, Nottingham, Scheu are all excellent examples of well exe... | |
Laptop for Auditioning Equipment at Dealer? Congratulations on deciding on the new Macbook Pro. It actually comes with an optical digital I/O, which I believe is one of the mini connectors just like in your Airport express.This does limit your choice of DAC to ones with optical input. Other... | |
speakers for low listening levels/tube amp Jalapeno, the Sophia Baby uses 6P1T tubes not EL34 tubes and has only 10 W of output power. While this might be just enough to drive the Triangle or Europa, a little more overhead might be desirable. I heard the GMA Callisto (slightly more efficie... | |
speakers for low listening levels/tube amp If you are looking for a warmer, fuller sound the Abbys would be great for your Sophia Baby. The Omega Super 3 are incredibly fast and detailed, but do not offer a warm and full sound at all. A good inbetween alternative might be the Horn Shoppe H... |