rushton
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| Walker Valid Points or Mapleshade Footers for preamp? I can't offer a comparison of the Mapleshade to Walker Audio products, I've never taken time to make the comparison. But, I consistently use the Walker Audio Valid Points and Resonance Control Discs ("pucks") in our system here to very positive ef... | |
| Slate vs Granite vs Maple? All tubes and all maple here (much like this photo), and would not go any other way. Two other audio friends who also post here, Sbank and Sliptknot1, have followed the same path with great results in their tube-based systems.. | |
| Best recording of "Fanfare for the Common Man"? Johanos/Dallas Symphony Orchestra gives an exceptionally good performance in a great recording of reference quality, originally issued on Turnabout and reissued on Analogue Productions OO4).Copland's own performance with the London Symphony Orches... | |
| Frank Sinatra "The Voice" on Classic Records 180g My experience matches Albert's experience. While I see all the stories people share about their poor experiences buying new vinyl, I have not had the same experience. With over 6,000 LPs here, and regularly buying new vinyl from Music Matters, Ana... | |
| How to explain our obsessions to the uninitiated? Jax2, great summary! I thought your observation about why this pursuit may not be relevant for some people ("either because they don't care about it, or are not aware it is possible") to be a good addition to the explanation, as are your analogies.. | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? A friend shares the same challenge in owning an arm that doesn't allow for easy VTA adjustment. He copes by using an index card across which he's scribed a line for the optimal arm tube height for the various thickness LPs he plays. It's still a n... | |
| Please recommend a good recording oMozart Requiem Colin Davis/LSO (a classic modern instrument performance)Marriner/ASMFChristie/Les Arts FlorissantsGardiner. | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Grimace, you are discovering the importance of VTA (or more accurately, stylus rake angle or "SRA") to good playback. Each different record thickness will have a different "best arm height" to keep the stylus rake angle constant relative to the gr... | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Absolutely, you may well have moved your cartridge into a more optimal setting. Congratulations! | |
| Reducing scratch impact with VTA??? Lowering the VTA typically will roll off the highs as you move below the optimal setting for the LP. The rolled off highs will result in a softer sound with less high frequency energy. Much of the noise from a scratch comes from the leading edge t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? We just replaced the input tubes in our amps, so we've been listening this afternoon to a lot of old favorites (forgive me for so many repeats):Malcolm Arnold "Eight English Dances" with Arnold/LPO on Lyrita SRCS 108 Ravel "Rapsodie Espagnole" and... | |
| Tracking Troubles--Upgrade or Setup? Excellent advice from Dougdeacon.. | |
| Heifetz' Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Classic Rec Mwaller, I don't hear any distortion on my copy as played here. Two thoughts: 1) have you cleaned the record with Disc Doctor, AIVS, Walker Prelude or comparable cleaing fluids? (I've found this can make a difference on many of the RTI pressings.... | |
| I discovered an old list of recommended music... Some thoughts below:6 Dances for String and Orchestra(Composer unknown)>> Might be the 6 Dances on the record "Tanzmusik der Praetorius Zeit" Archiv 198 166 (LP catalog number) - an excellent album of music from the Renaissance/early Baroque... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? A good part of today was spent doing some turntable finetuning in anticipation of making a few additional changes in the system in the next few weeks (rolling some tubes, adding a Velocitor, power cord, and HDLs). So, today's listening was to mult... |