sandthemall

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Van Morrison / Poetic Champions Compose ...A very hard to find LP! But sounds beautiful!  
Turntables that are still made in Japan?
Yes, my 1200G is made in Japan and it is an amazing piece of kit.      
What makes the biggest difference in sound quality?
The room Speaker position Rack position Dedicated line Cable management Everything else          
Recommendations Wanted
Put the speakers against the short wall firing into the longest room dimension.   Play with setback against the front wall.   Make sure the front third if the room is acoustically treated.   Heavy rug between you and the speakers   If you ... 
Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular
I've been running an octet of 7581A in a Primaluna Evo 400 power amp. I do like them more than the original EL34 in my system. Sacrifices just a smidge of midrange magic for better low end meat and upper end presence. Just a nice balance from top ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pink Floyd / The Wall James Bond 13 Original Themes          
amplifier longevity
I think if it has pcbs that can be an issue to ultimate longevity.  Point to point wired amps will probably live forever as repairs are always much easier.  
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
I just bought Tannoy Turnberrys and I will never go back to anything below 93db efficient.  
Way above my pay grade, Sound waves no longer transverse or perpendicular?
It sounds screwy  
Room Treaments - Where To Begin...
If we spend as much time jerking with the room as we did looking at new audio gear, we would have already developed a sense of intuition about room acoustics.  I think most of us who don't have a dedicated listening room may never know how good o... 
Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money?
Some people are overly concerned with 'fairness'. My brother is like that. Funny thing is that he used to say that same thing as a child: 'That's not fair!'. Sounds good at face value (the idea of fairness) but it can get out of hand really fast. ... 
HOW CRITICAL ARE JUMPER CABLES
My Tannoy manual suggests wiring to the HF side first...but had to try all options and they were right. It is a small difference but the section that gets wired first sees a little more presence in my system at least.    
HOW CRITICAL ARE JUMPER CABLES
I use much higher quality jumpers than speaker wire. And it sounds better than the stock jumpers that came with my Tannoy Turnberrys. I have also tried every jumper configuration and run speaker wire to the high frequency side first. There’s just... 
Help with Cartridge choice
All these AT carts should better the 2M Bronze:   AT VM740ML(outstanding MM cart) AT VM750SH(great but liked the detail of the ML better) AT33PTGII (I’m currently using this cart...loving it) AT33SA (my next cart) AT ART9 (my next next cart)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Blind / The Sundays Sometimes I Sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit / Courtney Barnett