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| Dialing in my analog rig - Need help Absolutely! Not having adjustable VTA is a huge handicap in trying to get the best sound from your LPs. It's hard enough already. Why fight with one hand tied behind your back? Cheers,Spencer | |
| What cartridge for VPI and SOTA VPI & Dyna is a widely acknowledged synergistic combo. VPI recommends them often. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Record weights 'n clamps: Audible improvements ? Sure, but as much as many are afraid to use them, a periphery ring is a must on many, many tables. Say goodbye to warped LP problems. Say hello to more definition and better bass in particular. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Perfect Debute Albums Can't believe nobody mentioned:Crosby, Stills & Nash - S/T Rickie Lee Jones - S/TPretenders - S/TElvis Costello - My Aim Is TrueSteely Dan - Can't Buy A ThrillVelvet Underground & Nico - S/TMost underrated: Genesis - From Genesis To Revela... | |
| comparison of battery powered phono preamps The Veloce Audio phono stage is gets its power from their gorgeous battery-powered linestage. It's really something! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Do Mono Block amps provide better sound ?? In a word, yes.Like all things in this hobby, there are diminishing returns and its a personal decision where the spiraling expenses no longer justify more marginal improvements. Many manufacturers choose to go with monoblocks when they design wit... | |
| Audio's Most Enduring Products. Vendetta Research SCP2-T Phono StageJohn Curl's legendary masterpiece, also included as the phono side of the Blowtorch preamp, still delivers the goods for me. I was fortunate enough to get Mr. Curl to do his latest military grade teflon cap upgr... | |
| Cartridges better than Colibri XGP? Andromedaaudio, how about an update for us? Cheers,Spencer | |
| How do I know if iTunes files are all 'lossless'? Spiritualized, I hear ya, but I don't want to convert to AIFF, as my portable can only play FLAC. I want to get FLAC files from hdtracks.com and keep them FLAC, but manage only one library. Any ideas? Cheers,Spencer | |
| How do I know if iTunes files are all 'lossless'? Does anyone here use any 3rd party plugins to itunes that allow native FLAC in itunes? Cheers,Spencer | |
| How do I know if iTunes files are all 'lossless'? Denf,The key is the import settings in itunes need to be set to AIFF, or WAV to get the best sound using itunes. As noted, this will make good sounding files when you import by ripping CDs. After you buy a crappy file from itunes store, it is AND ... | |
| Any tube rec's on Vandersteen 5's One of the best sounding rooms at CES a few years ago was Vandy 5s with Elrod cables and Joule Electra electronics. Think the source was a VPI Scoutmaster, but not sure if I recall correctly. VZN100s would be a great match, especially since you al... | |
| J River Vs. Media Monkey Do they sound different Does JRiver provide an easy way to deal with these needs:1)easy sync to FLAC-only portable device (Cowon J3)2)easy sync to ipods (for car input and girlfriend's portable)3)plays nice with Squeezebox for home systemCurrently I keep two libraries, o... | |
| Personal amp evolution NAD 3020 integratedBryston 3BKrell KSA 50VTL ST-80SunfireAir Tight ATM-1BAT VK-60Spectral DMA-180 IICary Rocket 88Berning ZH-270Atma-Sphere MA1 MkIIsDehavilland Aries 845G sBalanced Audio Technology VK-150SE s Cheers,Spencer | |
| Will Squeezebox Touch play iTunes from USB Drive? Did you ever call Logitech support when you were trying to debug all these issues? Whenever I had any trouble (just a couple of times) w/my SB3, their tech support guys were easily reachable (even on Sunday), and quickly resolved any issues. Cheer... |