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| Preamp Recommendations Lamm, Ayre K-1x, BAT 31SE Artg,I'd be cautious before adding a Lamm w/o hearing it in your system. Recently, a friend was auditioning many preamps, and in his Classe Omega/Eggleston Andra/Wadia rig, the Lamm was a poor sounding match to all who heard it. From all the great... | |
| Two Tonearm Turntable: Need Suggestions Nottingham tables are often setup with two arms. The second arm pod is an option for about an extra $500, and I believe this is available on most of their models. See it many times on the Spacedeck. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Good insturmental sax jazz recommindations Viridian,Yes, Roland Kirk is amazing, on just about every type of horn. IMHO,The Inflated Tear is the album that most needs a good remaster on 200g vinyl or even better 45rpm. Sublime music, and noisy pressings. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Good insturmental sax jazz recommindations John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, most recordings by Charles Mingus(although he's not a sax player), Roland Kirk. Check out the "Fantasy 45rpm" offerings on acousticsounds.com or advertised regularly in Stereophile. T... | |
| Krell KSA 50 vs. todays ss amps? Daveyf,I used to own a KSA50. It was NOT "all that", as my daughters like to say. Shrill on the high end, etched, but ballsy bass for something of it's power rating. When I bought it used(~1992) everybody else was drooling over the KSA250, and to ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joe,You've got more fancy lights than a Home Depot! ;-)Spencer | |
| Mapleshade records: Pick the best of Sean,I've tried a bunch, but Holt's Law is too true. The Cnuts is kinda fun, as the jazzy covers of rock(e.g. Police, Dire Straits) grabs your attention; at least for a while. The only one that's held my interest over time is Sweetman - Austin Bac... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Over the last few days:Mingus Workshop - Stormy WeatherRy Cooder - Chicken Skin Music (again!)The Band - Rock of AgesProkofiev/Kabelevsky Piono Concerto#3 Gilels, State Radio Orch/KabelevskyThe Christopher Parkening Album - (Angel)OscarP trio w/Mi... | |
| What do any of you think??? Sorry, Slappy. HT hasn't been getting much of my attention lately. Perhaps they'll get their own forums some day...Regards,Spencer | |
| What do any of you think??? You should try posting this on Videogon... | |
| Smaller speaker - bigger Woofer? If you haven't heard Aerials or Vandersteens, I suggest giving them a listen. They are often described to sound along the lines of what you are asking for. Cary/Vandersteen are often demoed together at dealers. They are both companies that have go... | |
| Review: Merlin Music Systems vsm-mx Speaker Lesson learned, Bobby. When we talked through placement of my VSM-MX's, you led me to a position about(~41in.) the same distance from the side walls; the difference is that my 14'width yields the "extra" foot from speaker-to-speaker. It never ceas... | |
| Review: Merlin Music Systems vsm-mx Speaker Congrats, Rob. As another VSM-MX owner, I certainly appreciate your comments.One question for you regarding placement: Have you tried them a bit further apart(~ 7ft)? Seems like you've got enough room width to do this. Without doing the math on th... | |
| Denver TT Shootout? Dmailer,Please post your impressions when you get the new arm. Hopefully, I can get a chance to hear any/all of these tables sometime soon. From all the fascinating posts regarding the Reference arm, it certainly has piqued my interest. Cheers,Spe... | |
| What on earth is Loading and Gain Tom,Thanks for posting in a way that continues to educate me and probably most of us. For a guy who listens to equalizers, you sure know your stuff ;-)Cheers,Spencer |