rushton
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| Best sounding VINYL labels? I see now that you also asked about labels to avoid. One label I now avoid is the "Get Back" reissue label from Italy. Everything I've heard on this label sounds coarse and grainy, and the pressing quality is indifferent.As Photon46 notes, there a... | |
| Best sounding VINYL labels? Classic Records has a pretty good track record with their jazz reissues. Their 33 rpm classical reissues of the RCA and Mercury classical LPs were very inconsistent (from downright horrible to okay), but their 45 rpm reissues of of those same LPs ... | |
| Reissue 180 grms vs original issue I've never had a chance to compare to an original Decca, but the Speakers Corner reissue sounds very good here. Be sure to do a gut check with your listening priorities, though. The Speakers Corner has the benefits of an excellent contemporary re-... | |
| Upgrade from Scoutmaster? Bryan (Bhoage), from my experience with the Scoutmaster in a friend's system, you can go a long ways upmarket before you will materially improve on it's strengths. It's a good, well balanced table design and the arm is better than many detractors ... | |
| Power Conditioner Cheap? Do you have the ability to install dedicated circuits, with good quality outlets, to feed your system, and have you already done this? If not, this is probably a better investment than power conditioning. . | |
| Excellent turntables with threaded spindles ? For those who've asked for some further details, the Walker Audio clamp uses an internal Delrin bushing. (I've not seen the Basis design, which may be similar.) The bushing fits inside the clamp via threads on the outside of the bushing, but it is... | |
| Excellent turntables with threaded spindles ? Opus88, if your objective is to ensure excellent connnecton of LP to platter and flattening of the LP on the platter, a screw-on clamp is not the only solution. My Walker Audio Proscenium turntable uses a smooth spindle and yet has among the most ... | |
| Warped records coming out of storage If the warp is a gradual shape, you may have success just getting the records back vertically on a shelf pressed between other records over several weeks. I've had some warped discs "recover" in this way over time. Alternatively, there is a disc f... | |
| Record Care Question No, not in my experience. My collection happens not to be stored on wood shelves, but a friend's 10,000 LP collection is on wood shelves and has been as long as I can remember.. | |
| Mr. Clean - Erase` Look at this post from Dougdeacon for information:Mr. Clean Magic EraserDoug and Paul originated the idea, AFAIK, and it works. Just be careful to follow Doug's directions. For more extended discussions, do a search at Audio Asylum in the Vinyl fo... | |
| How to connect audio system to AC outlets? Chris, there's no one best answer here because it depends on how your AC outlets are wired. If you have any hum issues, having everything on the same outlet may help reduce or eliminate the hum because by definition you'll have only one route to g... | |
| Listening chair? An Ekornes Stressless Recliner has worked well for me, but I have a long torso which puts my ears at the top of the back. OTOH, my much 5'6" spouse and listening partner sits very happily in a second identical chair when we listen together, and sh... | |
| Most resolving, transparent amps. Amta-Sphere MA-2 MkIII -- this remarkable OTL (class A, zero feedback, triode tube, 220w) monoblock amp continues to impress me beyond all others I've heard for its ability to step out of the way of the music. Yes, it hits all the points you menti... | |
| Best jitter free USB DAC You might take a look at the manufacturer's discussion for the Benchmark DAC1 USB which Benchmark claims "is nearly 100% jitter immune."See:http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/dac1/ andhttp://www.benchmarkmedia.com/computer_audio/advanced_usb_audio.html. | |
| cj no xlr? As Aball says, it's a design choice. C-J believes they deliver a sonically superior device by eschewing the added complexity of the balanced design. They are not alone in this respect.. |