rlawry
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| Speakers that do rock justice ... Wilsons. Not much else out there that has their combination of bass, dynamics, and power handling. They also do a pretty good job of soundstaging and detail. | |
| What's the story with Japanese pressings? Some of the Japanese pressings of Jazz on such labels as Verve and Blue Note are sonically great recordings. However, those of pop recordings are mixed. I like Japanese pressings of original European recordings such as 70's progressive rock. Those... | |
| Question re input Sensitivity and 110 db speakers In addition to the speaker sensitivity problem, you may also find that it will amplify any noise in your system, especially that in your power amp. I would try it first to see how it works. | |
| what cables??? I don't know if your budget allows for this but the best cables I have heard bar none, I mean another league similar to a component change, are the Intuitive Design Chimera carbon nanotube cables. There are some reviews of these here on Audiogon, ... | |
| Sealed MOFI's on eBay With the way that most MFSL reissues sound it is not surprising that no one opened them to listen to them. If they did they would find that the majority of them are sonically inferior to most original pressings. Like the poster above stated, the p... | |
| What's causing the highs to be rolled-off? Could your tubes be going bad? Did you try switching them out? Are there any other symptoms? | |
| humming in my system Another thing to try after going through all the procedures above is to get some wire and try grounding the chassis together in various arrangements and also to a known ground such as a screw on an AC outlet. Oftentimes your components can be at d... | |
| What am I missing??? I used to think this every time I saw and heard my friend Steve's stereo. He had Acapella Triolon Excalibur speakers driven by Audio Note Ongaku amps and T1000 preamp, Rockport System III Sirius turntable, DCS digital stack, etc. Then he sold it a... | |
| Tube Preamp Isolation suggestions I still believe the old adage that you isolate your component from a less stable platform and couple it to a more stable platform. One thing that works really well is to use air to isolate components, i.e. small inner tubes. When I was in graduate... | |
| Best Small Speaker System You've ever Heard The best small speakers I have heard are the Artemis EOS Signatures being driven by Gryphon electronics. Fantastic soundstaging, great tonality, and even reasonable bass from a small cabinet. They later also came with the bass modules, which reinf... | |
| help with s/n ratios of preamps and Moving Coil Usually the lower MC signal-to-noise ratio is due to the additional gain required leading to a higher degree of amplification of noise inherent in the circuit. Oftentimes also, the clipping headroom for MC circuits is lower also. These may not mea... | |
| What started you on the merry go round? Right after I graduated from high school I went over to my boss' house to listen to some music. He had a relatively inexpensive Lafayette Radio receiver and speakers, a Roberts reel-to-reel tape deck, and a Gerrard turntable, but I was hooked once... | |
| Joan Armatrading If you like Joan you will probably also like Tracy Chapman and Edie Brickell, as well as Suzanne Vega and Marti Jones. All are good recordings as well. | |
| Upgrade suggestions from BAT VK-300xSE I had Sophias, now WP7's, and ran them for a while with the BAT VK-500, then VK-600. Great bass and dynamics but no soundstage. My recommendation would be an ARC VT100 Mark III or Conrad-Johnson Premier 140. You will lose a little on the bottom en... | |
| Noise from phono. Help please. I have had hum/noise problems in the past and have reduced it by trying various grounding schemes. Yes, the noise is probably RF and EMI being picked up by cables which act as antennas. It sounds as if your equipment is at different ground potenti... |