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| Soundsmith Zephyr vs Dynavector 20X2 ? I have used both in my VPI Classic. The Dynavector was very dynamic, but less refined than the Zephyr. The Zephyr recreates a deeper soundstage and is more neutral to my ears. I prefer the Zephyr on all types of acoustic music. The Dynavector gets... | |
| Cable Recommendations for Entry Level Blue Jeans cable if you want shielded interconnects. MAC if you don't. | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax Check out Bennie Wallace. "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "Moodsville" will fit your description nicely. | |
| How do you store your albums You should clean the records and put them in MoFi inner sleeves. Outer sleeves protect the covers from wear and tear. The Ikea Expedit bookcase is superb for record storage, the records fit in the cube spaces perfectly and the case is incredibly s... | |
| Tube Phono Stage Help I also recommend the EAR 834P. They occasionally show up for less than $1,000 which is a tremendous bargain. Mine matches up with my ModWright SWP9.0SE line stage preamp beautifully. | |
| Classics Clarity Vinyl Have you considered the possibility that your tracking force may be set too low and the stylus is skipping about in the grooves? | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... I am absolutely delighted with mine, I went from listening to vinyl about 1/3 of the time to about 3/4 of the time now. Easily the most seductive component I've ever owned (over 40 years worth with many, many changes). | |
| Replace CD jewel boxes with archival sleeves? I meant to include this link to the previous note. http://www.jazzloft.com/p-34281-space-saving-cd-sleeves.aspx | |
| Replace CD jewel boxes with archival sleeves? Jazzloft sells 200 of these for $36. You can insert the cd, booklet, AND the back tray page in one of these. | |
| Getting FM from my speakers without a receiver??? If this happens only when the preamp is switched to phono, try a different set of cables to see if the RFI goes away. You may need shielded low capacitance cables between your tt and preamp. | |
| Recommended interconnect phono to preamp I am very happy with the Morrow PH-3 cables that I am using between my VPI Classic and EAR 834p phono preamp. | |
| Dr. John Dr. John Live at Montreux 1995 is a super introduction to the Dr. john experience. good sound, too. | |
| Clarence White anyone? Muleskinner (w/Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Richard Greene, and Bill Keith) is a career highlight for all of the above. Bluegrass, newgrass, country, country-rock with Clarence playing stellar acoustic + electric.Recorded 1973, shortly before his d... | |
| time to change tt's Yep, the VPI Classic lives up to its name. Grab one before they're gone. | |
| Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging Thiel speakers are exceptional in their ability to reproduce a wide, deep, and high soundstage. |