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| Question for DIY people: Butcher block shelving?? FWIW, I don't really agree w/Nsgarch's comments, and feel that you will get some improvement with Ikea maple. If you stick with your plan, try a couple of coats of tung oil, with light sanding after each couple, then finish with a light paste wax.... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joe,Birth of the Cool is a good title similar in many ways to the ones you've mentioned. However because it's not at all like them, you've also got to check out Bitches Brew. It's the jazz equivalent of Dylan going electric in '66. A chaotic, mesm... | |
| Berning ZH270 Synergy Nkj,I used my Berning with Quad ESL63USAs prior to getting my Merlins. IMHO, the Quads have never sounded so good. They will probably be a nice match with the 57s too. Now go clean some records, while you're waiting ;-)Spencer | |
| CAT amps........Opinions please The CAT JL3 provided some of the finest sound I heard at CES 2005 in the Merlin room. I own an SL1 MkIII preamp, and can say that Ken Stevens of CAT has been most helpful in assisting me with new tubes, etc. IMHO, the CAT products are world class.... | |
| Prince or whatever he is known as , Wow His vinyl LPs are excellent, too. Prince's catalog is deep and divers. Most albums include very complex mixes, tons of well-recorded layers, and ridiculously accomplished studio musicians. He's got more in common with Frank Zappa than many would g... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Zaikes,Roland Kirk's The Inflated Tear came out in 1967, selling 10k copies in the first year(pretty big for a jazz LP then). It was his first LP for Atlantic. Check this link for a nice synopsis on his discography:http://www.mp3.com/albums/55944/... | |
| CAT SL-1 phono loading question................... Yes,Carl. Pairs of "loading plugs" connect to the jacks, and each pair changes the loading. A CAT should come with a set of numerous pairs that will allow experimentation and changing the values while an LP is playing. When no jack is connected, I... | |
| CAT SL 1Pre. Need confirmation re: Tube Complement Just ask Ken, it might even be serial#-dependent. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Alex,"The Inflated Tear" is another excellent title by Roland Kirk. Unfortunately, my cheapo reissue is pretty noisy. I keep hoping that somebody does a nice quality reissue of this. The 45rpm treatment would be great on this album. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Have you seen the new R.E.M. reissues? WOW Thanks, you just saved me a bunch of money! Cheers,Spencer | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I've been on a tear with lots of newly acquired, both new & used. The theme is Ray Brown is worth big $$$.Ray Brown - Soular Energy(blue extra over-priced version)Ray Brown/Shelley Manne/Bud Shank - Shades of DringRay Brown & Laurindo Alme... | |
| Couple of questions on the Merlin VSM speakers... Budrew,6 feet apart should not be a problem at all. In fact, ideal is only 7ft. apart. 7ft. speakers-to-chair is a little tight, but it should work okay. 9ft. would be much better. Most good speakers will require as much room. Thus I don't know ho... | |
| Acarian - Alon IV vs. Alon V mkII I agree w/most of what's been said. IMHO the IV is a little bottom-heavy, and the V is much better balanced, and with slimmer dimensions, easier to place in most rooms. For a used speaker, they are definitely one of the better values available. Th... | |
| Merlin Owner's... Baddabob,We're not really persistent. We're just happy. I know; you don't see that around here all that often, but with most Merlin owners it's true. For me, buying Merlins was the smartest audio purchase I've made in my 20+ years of this hobby. M... | |
| Best monoblock tube amp with Vandersteen 5A Joule Electra monoblocks at CES made the best sound I've ever heard from andys. Not sure which model, but it might have been the Rite of Passage. Heard some nice vinyl via VPI Scoutmaster, Joule preamp, Elrod cables. One of better rooms at CES, IM... |