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| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, some time ago several folks posted about comparing circuit breakers to the old style screw-in fuses. Their conclusion was that the old-style screw-in fuses sounded better, and that the even older glass fuses sounded better than the "newer"... | |
| Best piano version of Moonlight Sonata? Wilhelm Kempff's performance on DGG is direct, thoughtful and full of grace. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Grieg's "Peer Gynt" (complete), Per Dreier/LPO, Unicorn UNS 75030 - a wonderful performance, definitely my favorite, of the complete Peer Gynt. Beautifully recorded by the great Bob Auger. Dvorak, Pf Trio 3, op65, The Suk Trio, Supraphon 1411 2621/3. | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, a lot of information has been posted on this topic over the last couple of years. Try doing a search on "dedicated line" and "isolated ground" in the archives. Then, if you have questions, I'm sure many of us will be happy to help further. | |
| Review: Atma-Sphere MP-1 Tube preamp Fantastic, Springbok! Congratulations. This has been a long journey for you and I am delighted to read your comments above and see that you have found a sonic match to the MA-2s and the Kharmas that is truly rewarding. Great review; I enjoyed read... | |
| Speaker Wires on Carpet For those intending to do before and after testing, be aware that, with some cables, the simple act of moving the cables requires some further break-in time before the cables are again performing optimally. This is clearly apparent to me me with t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ken, Robert's been after me about listening to the Doc Watson reissues for months; I just haven't had the time to clean it and listen. I owe him a phone call to congratulate him and Cisco on a great job reissuing those LPs. I'll HAVE to get "South... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Doc Watson "Home Again", a Cisco reissue of Vanguard VSD-79239: WOW! I just finished listening to this for the first time, and I was blown away by this recording and the mastering job. This record is incredible! Originally recorded in Doc Watson's... | |
| VPI HW-16.5 vs HW-17 record cleaning machines About all I can offer, Steve, is that I've used the HW-17 for almost 20 years and I've enjoyed the added convenience it offers. Now I use it with Disc Doctor fluid and Disc Doctor brush (with manual scrub), but I continue to use the -17's fluid ap... | |
| Speaker Wires on Carpet If the carpet is synthetic, it acts as a huge dielectric that soaks up and stores energy from the cables, and then releases it randomly back into the cables smearing the sound. Thus the frequently observed benefit of lifting the cables off the flo... | |
| What's wrong with my VPI motor? Not necessarily, or even likely, a problem. Look carefully, and you'll probably see that the pulley is turning, but the belt is slipping until it overcomes the inertia of the platter. Does the Aries still use a "talcum powdered" belt? If so, the p... | |
| Audiogon Classical Music Recommended Recordings Thanks, Keith. | |
| Name 1 Cable in your system you could not live w/o Omega Mikro Ebony - I use it as a phono cable and it would take a lot to cause to trade it out. When we first pulled it out after an initial audition, I thought my wife was going to cry if I didn't get it back into the system. The detail, dynamics... | |
| what preamp for Tenor 150Hps or 300Hp ? Thom, I know you posted about preamps, and I've offered you a recommendation on that score. But, I'm going to beg your indulgence and offer two alternative considerations for amplification with the Kharma speakers. I assume you're thinking about t... | |
| what preamp for Tenor 150Hps or 300Hp ? Thom_y, I recommend that you take a look at the Aesthetix Callisto (at the top end of the spectrum) or the Aesthetix Calypso (at the moderate, but still expensive middle of the spectrum). These would be a great match to the system you're contempla... |