roberjerman
Responses from roberjerman
| Barometric pressure, temperature, moon phase? +1 kosst_amojan! Hearing perception is the most variable factor in the listening experience! | |
| phono pre-amp being replaced Even the best active tube pre-pre amp (the Counterpoint) had a noticeably higher noise floor than any SUT. And the problem of finding suitable low-noise tubes! | |
| phono pre-amp being replaced I presently have on hand six SUT’s. A Mike Sanders Quicksilver, a Bellari, a Denon, two custom-made with Altec mike transformers. And a rare pair of the Sony direct plug-in SUT’s. I like to experiment with different combinations using my various m... | |
| phono pre-amp being replaced I have been using mc cartridges and SUT's since 1977! This combination has always sounded better than any SS or tube gain stage! | |
| phono pre-amp being replaced Keep the PH7 and the Kleos! Get a good SUT (stepup transformer). This will optimize the match between your phono stage and mc cartridge. And give you a lower noise floor too! | |
| Favorite Collaborations Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin | |
| Decca Classical Reissues Mastered at Abbey Road? Copies of digital files? Or REAL Reissue? The description says "Mastered at Abbey Road Studios from the original analogue tapes" . So according to this it is the real thing! And an excellent price of $10.99 for the 2 - LP set (used)! | |
| Decca Classical Reissues Mastered at Abbey Road? Copies of digital files? Or REAL Reissue? It's a mystery to me too! Further investigation required! An LP made from the original master tape or even a safety copy is far more valuable than one made from a digital file. I wish this information was stated clearly on the jacket and/or the LP... | |
| Hifi or no Hifi that is the question "Spin the black circle" - Pearl Jam! | |
| Hifi or no Hifi that is the question I get high by listening to a diamond tracing a spiral groove on a rotating plastic disk! Ain't that weird! | |
| SET amplifier recommendation @cygnus_859: My mistake: the correct name is: Golden Tube SE40. Brain fog strikes! There are some good owner reviews on: audioreview.com | |
| Favorite Collaborations Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock! Jazz giants that took the form into the future! | |
| Favorite Collaborations @roxy54 : No, the OP has listed some old/past time artists! I'm listing some whose contributions together were essential to the bands they were in! | |
| Favorite Collaborations Peter Wolf and J.Geils in the J.Geils Band! Modern blues-rockers! | |
| Favorite Collaborations Duane Allman, Greg Allman and Dickie Betts in the Allman Brothers Band! They set the template for Southern rock to follow! |