rushton
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| Compare Analogue Productions and Classic records Get Disc Doctor Miracle Record Cleaner and some distilled water and clean them by hand. Very easy, very effective, just follow the cleaning instructions. Many of us here make a practice of cleaning every LP before we play it the first time. Makes ... | |
| Compare Analogue Productions and Classic records This is very LP-to-LP specific. Overall, if you like the music it's hard to go wrong with the Analogue Production reissues; the 45 rpm jazz reissues are absolutely superb -- the best I ever expect these mastertapes to sound on vinyl. (Very occasio... | |
| cello music Csmithbarc, if you have access to a local library, you might find that it has a selection of classical music CDs available to lend. Given the vast repertoire of classical music, borrowing some recordings from the library might be a good way to tes... | |
| Is my ceiling too low? I'm having great success in a room with a 7'6" ceiling, but also much longer and wider (27'x18').. | |
| OTL or SET? Differences? Tubegroover, thanks.Audiokinesis/Duke, you're consistently one of the most balanced and helpful people posting on Audiogon. I'm amazed someone has made a point of attacking you; that's unconscionable. Thanks for all that you've added here over the... | |
| cello music OK, if you liked the Bach Cello Suites, you might also like any of the following collections of works for cello:Music for a Glass Bead Game - Nathaniel Rosen, cello, and Arturo Delomoni, violinOrientale - collection of short works for cello - Nath... | |
| cello music Csmithbarc, it would help us offer some suggestions if you would tell us the title and author of the piece of music Yo Yo Ma played that you liked. Then we might be able to direct you to some other that is at least in that same ballpark for you to... | |
| Source for tapped spike for flexy rack Three choices being used by members of our local audio group on their diy racks:Lloyd Walker 2" Valid Points on special order, as he uses in his own Proscenium rack - expensive, but "the best"http://www.walkeraudio.com/Audiopoints 2.0AP-1KINT come... | |
| OTL or SET? Differences? Yu11375,The Atma-Sphere MA-1 and MA-2 amps are far more flexible in handling a wide variety of speaker loads than the lower output Atma-Sphere amps (S-30 and M-60). With the increased number of output tubes, they have much lower output impedance (... | |
| Opinions on Walker High Definition Links As mentioned above, the Walker Audio HDLs definitely do work. Several members of our local audio group have tried them in their systems, and not one has been willing to take them out again. The benefits can be system dependent, but Lloyd's money b... | |
| Walker prologue amp stands Robertje, you may have just solved your issue. All I can recommend is that you listen to them for yourself and decide whether to keep them or return them. One thing I've learned over the years: if Lloyd Walker recommends you try listening to somet... | |
| Classic Records 200g Quiex Vinyl - Who's Next Tfkaudio, with respect to your tangerine... (enjoyed that expression - thanks! :)) While I've always loved "Who's Next," it has never struck me as a masterful recording job with exquisite resolution of the sort of acoustic detail you describe in t... | |
| Walker prologue amp stands Yes, I use the Walker Audio Prologue Reference Amp Stands under a pair of Atma-Sphere MA-2s. Once we put them under our amps, my wife and I quickly agreed they were not coming back out. These have done so exceptionally well, I've not bothered to c... | |
| Cleaning old record collection.. advise please Tod914, the challenge with mildew is that it actually destroys the vinyl over time. So, for those few records, you won't know until you actually try cleaning them up and playing them.Definitely use one of the LP cleaning fluids like Disc Doctor Mi... | |
| Classic Records 200g Quiex Vinyl - Who's Next Tfkaudio, hearing sibilance is not the best guide for VTA being too high (too many other variables). Assuming azimuth and overhang have been set correctly already, here's the most succinct description I know of on how to do the final fine-tuning f... |