rshak
Responses from rshak
| KT88 tubes for Monos I agree with bdp24 regarding Gold Lion KT88's. I've been using them in my PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium integrated for the past couple of years, and I really like them. I've also used the stock EL34's that came with the PrimaLuna and some Russian K... | |
| New in 2017 I'm looking forward to the second year's release of Newvelle Record's jazz recordings. The six 2016 releases were all superb. | |
| Should I consider the newer Audio Research pre & power amps, when I play records not CD's I second the suggestion that you consider PrimaLuna. I've owned a DiaLogue Premium Integrated for three years and have been very happy with it. I also listen to a lot of LPs and have a separate phono stage (Eastern Electric tube model) hooked up... | |
| What album do you play over the holidays? I dusted off and played John Fahey's two Christmas LPs. Interesting to listen to - - - once per year. | |
| Which British Hi-Fi Magazine is Your Favorite of the Brits? I agree with maplegrovemusic on HiFi + - - except my Barnes & Noble still sells it. It is a little on the pricey side, however, when buying a single copy. | |
| Best pressing of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto? I'm also partial to the Heifezt version. The Acoustic Sounds reissue is superb:http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/91416/Fritz_Reiner-Tchaikovsky_Violin_Concerto_Heifetz_violin-200_... | |
| Mose Allison One of my favorite Mose songs reminds me of a ditzy co-worker I once knew. The words may not be exactly as he wrote them, but the best lines went something like:If silence was golden you couldn't raise a dimeBecause your mind's on vacationAnd you... | |
| Removing microfibre strip adhesive from a record? This may be anathema to some, but - as a last resort - I've used Goo Gone to good effect on a couple of records plagued with stubborn adhesive residue that didn't respond to more conventional treatments. After the Goo Gone did its thing, I rinse... | |
| Favorite Internet Radio Stations If you like jazz, give these two a try: KKJZ (Long Beach CA) and WDCB (Chicago area). | |
| Harbeth dealer near Nashville, TN Gene Rubin's website: http://shop.generubinaudio.comHe's in Ventura, California. I bought a (hardly) used Rega P9 from him about 3 years ago. Great deal and great service. | |
| Harbeth dealer near Nashville, TN Yashu - - what version of Safari are you running? I've had similar problems with Safari on my old (1st Gen) iPad. Apple no longer offers updates for the old iPad, and the older version of Safari on that iPad is clunky, to say the least.Just orde... | |
| Cartridge "shoot-out" : Koetsu Jade v SPU v FR7 v London Reference. Glad that you discovered the merits of the music. Now you might look into finding the Guarneri versions of the Early and Middle SQs. Probably my favorite interpretations. | |
| Audio Desk Systeme RCM - what's been your experience? All this makes me glad I own a Loricraft PRC-4 - - - 10 years of ownership and no problems. | |
| Soundtracks that you listen all the way through and it's all great. Showing my age, I guess: American Graffiti | |
| Who's absorbing the cost? In my experience, Acoustic Sounds has been wonderful about exchanging defective vinyl. I buy a lot from them, and on the rare occasion that I have a problem, they have been courteous and prompt in rectifying things. |