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| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Folks looking to hear the Aesthetix Io one day: remember that the "Signature" version is truly better than the standard version. The cost-no-object premium parts quality in the Signature make a difference when considering phono stages at this leve... | |
| Atma Sphere OR Quicksilver V4 or... Dynaco ST???? Right now, I would not buy any new product from Atma-Sphere. If you find it used, great. But I suggest you consider what you think of the new management running Atma-Sphere before making your decision.See the thread: http://www.otlamp.com/forum/me... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Raul: I am going to keep calling you on your rude and inappropriate posts. Your continuing personal attacks are not acceptable.For those who don't know, Raul considers tube equipment to be "equalizers.". | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Raul,You and Doug have disagreed a number of times; that is no reason to make this personal attack. I find your efforts both unwarranted and offensive. There is no call for this behavior in this forum.. | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Raul,I have read many of Doug Deacon's posts over many months (both here and on Audio Asylum) and I consistently find them independent, thoughtful, based solidly in his own experience and listening tests, and quite well reasoned. I think you have ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Spencer, thanks for the heads up. I'll make the shift! But so far tonight it's been:Beethoven, Cello Sonatas, Rostropovich (vc), Richter (pf), Philips 835 182/83Palestrina, Masses, Tallis Scholars, Gimell 1585-08 (Sublime!). | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Rene, I think you are right on target with your question as I see you just stating it:Why don't we hear the variation in VTA as the LP rotates, since this variation is much bigger than changing the armheight by .005'For some turntables, the geomet... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Restock, I appreciate your intellectual curiosity about this issue, but it strikes me that you are asking but not accepting the sharing of experiences you are receiving. I can tell you only what my ears tell me while listening to my system. Doug D... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Aesthetix Io Signature... I'm not inclined to even go further.. | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? A lot will depend on the contour or your stylus - how sensitive it is to groove tracing - and how resolving your system is. Some cartridges (and some systems) simply are not that sensitive to modest VTA changes. Others are highly sensitive and spe... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sounds like fun, Joe! I still like listening to the music better, though... :-) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler: Sym 6, Horenstein/StockholmPO, Nonesuch HB 73029 (yes, I'm a Jascha Horenstein fan, love his Mahler 3d on Unicorn/Nonesuch as well. And then there are his wonderful recordings of Panufnik!)Arturo Delmoni: "Songs my mother taught me" NorthS... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ella Fitzgerald: "Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!", Verve V6-4053 (Classic Records reissue)Beethoven: Str Qnt in c, op104, Suk Qt, Supraphon 111 2128Rickie Lee Jones: Naked Songs (ok, its a CD, but its really not available on LP...). | |
| Blown away by Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 "I wonder if an LP version with good sound is still available." There weren't that many. Lot's of the Concerto No. 2, but not nearly so many of the No. 1. A good performance in somewhat better than typical DGG sound would be the Argerich's earlier... | |
| Blown away by Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Gramophone http://www.gramophone.co.uk/cdreviews.asp is always a good resource to mine for recommendations. Here are three reviewed in that source that I'd consider:Emanuel Ax pf Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Charles MackerrasSony Classica... |