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| Best John Mayer Album Mac, there's a big difference between suggesting that Stevie Ray fans might enjoy "Try", and implying that I hold the two on the same plane. The reason I mentioned it is that Mayer has been quoted as saying that SRV was a hero of his, and that he'... | |
| Which James Bond Theme Recording Goldfinger. Listen to Pussy Galore. | |
| Pass Labs X250 with merlin VSM-mm/system overhaul? Consider the Dodd preamp. It's battery powered, so you also save by not needing an expensive power cable. Tremendous value, and dead quiet. You can tweak it a bit by your choice of tubes. Looks gorgeous and has a nice matching volume-only remote. ... | |
| Best John Mayer Album Try! - John Mayer Trio Live is a great LP. Agree that Continuum is also very good. Room For Squares, his debut has lots of good songwriting, but is more of a "wish I was Steely Dan" feel to it. Like many artists, sophmore(& junior) slump hits ... | |
| Which used Merlin VSM offers best bang for buck?? Depends on what amp your will pair them with. If you are tube inclined, it's a broader question. If you use ss amp, the newer models are probably better suited. I agree that the difference between BAM and SuperBAM was big. Your best bet is to spea... | |
| Comments about Nottingham quirks Most of the quirks mentioned aren't really valid reasons to avoid a Nott table. As a former Spacedeck owner, my experience is that the only really problematic issue is the super-fragile nature of the tonearm wire. This is the touchiest wire I've s... | |
| CD exchange club? check out trading via lala.com. It's great. | |
| RFI in tube system Don't buy any components to suppress noise until you know what's going on... | |
| Periphery Record Rings The VPI ring hasn't been a PITA for me. Agree w/Dgarretson about the benefits, not to mention that warped LPs will never be a trouble again. Cheers,Spencer | |
| RFI in tube system Poorly shielded interconnects are often acting as antennae, so try is to replace yours w/the cheap interconnects that typically come w/olds vcrs(2 wires, white, red, & yellow). They sonically are lousy, but they are usually very well shielded ... | |
| Jadis JA30 - Quad ESL63 .. 4,8 or 16ohms? If you can afford it, the Berning ZH270 is a tremendous match with the 63's. Cheers,Spencer | |
| what is the best Holly Cole CD? Don't Smoke In Bed and Temptation are both terrific, both musically and sonically. The vinyl 45rpm included w/Romantically Helpless is demo quality, but the LP material is much weaker. Cheers,Spencer | |
| RIP VPI TNT So I guess I should consider myself lucky owning a TNT6-HR w/12.7 arm! I've been wondering if this would happen, as the TNT6 wasn't really featured on the old website either. However, if you asked about it, it was available to order. Harry & c... | |
| Need suggestion on tube amplifier with XLR inputs With all due respect, this sounds like a horribly overly complex setup, which would be difficult to wrap your arms around. I recommend stepping back to see the forest from the trees. For starters, are you using this rig mostly for movies in surrou... | |
| speaker recommendation for low watt tube amp CoincidnceSilverlinealmost any horn KlipschCheers,Spencer |