rushton
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| Preamp with near-reference quality built in phono? Coming very close to your goal would be the Aesthetix Janus full function preamp. Still not at the level of the Aesthetix separates, however. See Albert Porter's comments:http://forum.audiogon.com//cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1060711017&openusid&a... | |
| Has anybody heard the Dali MegaLine? AlbertPorter recently acquired a pair. See his system description.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1022712214. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Albert, I've not seen a reissue of the Britten War Requiem and have not heard of one coming. My copy is a late English pressing on the London label (-4E in the deadwax), but it is superb.. | |
| Whats better then PS Audio P300? ? ? ? ? Walker Audio Velocitor.http://www.walkeraudio.com/velocitor.htmWhat they say about it is true. This creation of Lloyd's is amazing and really works:http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue15/walkeraudio.htmhttp://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/walker/v... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Some of the great Decca recordings! Fellow AudiogoN'r Texasdave got me started on this through an email conversation we've been having about the great recording engineers who worked for Decca and who were responsible for some of the best recording... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? As a point of interest given this extended discussion, 6moons.com just published a review of the Walker Proscenium turntable and an interview with Lloyd Walker. One of Lloyd's comments was about his design conclusions on adjustable VTA during play... | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Hi Mark, thanks for your interest. I've sent you an email with more information. | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Atar1,My recommendation of the Aesthetix Rhea comes from my grounding in the Aesthetix Io Signature phono stage. The Io Signature simply is one of those components that can change your whole outlook on what is possible with vinyl replay and what s... | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Hi Drew, thanks for your interest. I've sent you an email with more information.. | |
| Philadelphia area audio club? Saturday, November 6: Many of us will be converging on Overture's open house at noon on this Saturday. If you'd like to make connection with the group, please ask around. You're bound to bump into one or another of us!Saturday, November 20: Group ... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? LOL: "(okay!okay! adjust the koetsu for proper vta. by ear if you like)"Thank you for the humor, Gregadd!. | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Atar1, if you can stretch your budget a bit more, there currently is a used Aesthetix Rhea phono stage being offered for sale on Audiogon for $2700. At its $4000 retail price, the Rhea is a superb phono stage. If you can buy one used at a price yo... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Gregadd, I think the last 6 sentences of your post make a very fair statement of reality for VTA, particularly:You can't ignore it but you don't need to worship its altar.Best regards, | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Organ! Bach! Dupre! Alain! Awash in the sounds of the great instrument!Start with a little Karl Richter playing on a delightful tracker organ in Copenhagen one of Bach's Schubler Chorales (DGG 139325), add a beautiful little Triosonata, then the p... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Mr. Kidknow: I'll add a "second" to your recommendation of Arthur Salvatore's Supreme Records list. If you're fond of classical music, this is a great list to peruse. http://www.high-endaudio.com/index_ac.htmlWhen I first saw Arthur's list appear ... |