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| Playing back 78s? Where do I start? Since making my last post, I noticed on Grado's Web site that they have a new cartridge for use with 78-rpm records, and it has 4 different size styli for use with records in varying conditions of wear. No price posted on the site, but maybe worth... | |
| Are Tuners - Audiophile quality Hi, there, DCAudio. You ask a good question. There are certainly some audiophile-grade tuners that are still available, such as the Sequerra and Tandberg. However, the real problem in most places in the U.S. isn't the tuner, it's the broadcast sig... | |
| Bit perfect copies There are several audio CD-R units on the market that sell for about $350. There was an ad in the Sunday paper from either Good Guys or Circuit City for a Phillips unit, and Sony has recently brought out the RCD-W1. (The RCD-W1 also has a special ... | |
| Corner hanging speakers - okay? Weird? Hi, Kubla. Had to laugh at your post -- I owned a pair of Acoustat 2's in the mid-1980's, and remember them fondly. They can be tricky to place, but the hanging idea is a new one. You might want to read the lengthy article on the Bose 901's in the... | |
| Correction to Bryston SP-1 auction above Thanks, Glen, for the nice words. I really don't feel like a lighthouse, though -- more like a small flashlight for the newbies. I often find myself wishing that a forum like this one had been available when I first got started in the audio hobby ... | |
| Correction to Bryston SP-1 auction above I learned my lesson a couple of weeks ago , but the wounds have scabbed over. You will notice, however, that I was a hell of a lot more judicious in my wording this time than the last time. Just passin' on the info, Glen -- I'd sure hate to see th... | |
| Speaker Cable Help You don't indicate how long the cables need to be, but absent that information, I'll suggest the Kimber 8TC. This cable has been recommended by numerous high-end mags over the past 3-4 years. I am currently using a bi-wire pair of 8TC's in my syst... | |
| Best Value Speakers?? As a long-time owner of various Vandersteen speaker models, I think they represent one of the best values in high-end audio. Richard Vandersteen has always stressed high value in his products, which is why he invests the great majority of the manu... | |
| Power cords - snake oil? I am also a skeptic when performance claims are made for which there is no objective support. Our hobby, however, is not always predicated on "scientific proof". My attitude is be skeptical, but remain open to experience, and -- most of all -- lis... | |
| Duke Ellington CD Recommendations Hello, jazz fans, and boys and girls of all ages. I promised that I’d add some comments to my post this morning on Edward Kennedy Ellington, because he is such an important figure to jazz, and to American music in general. In the following comment... | |
| vibrapods or cones? I've used Vibrapods both under smaller speakers and under audio components, and I think that they work better under components. I tried using Vibrapods under a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signatures, and it resulted in "blurred" audio quality and loss ... | |
| Duke Ellington CD Recommendations Duke Ellington is one of the great American composers, as well as jazz musicians and orchestra leaders. Duke began playing music professionally in Washington, DC, in 1917, and soon moved to New York where he led a group called "The Washingtonians"... | |
| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? Abstract7 has already mentioned the M-A Records label, and I agree the label offers some fine music which is also very well recorded. For more info, here's the Web link to their site: http://www.marecordings.com/Water Lily Acoustics, owned and ope... | |
| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? One of the first "world music" artists that I listened to some 15 years was a South American guitarist named Egberto Gismonti. He did several excellent albums which are still available on CD. | |
| Review: PWX power supply for Black Cube Sure wish Audiogon would add an "edit" feature for posts after they are made. In my first answer above, I typed the phrase "I missed a small amount of inner detail". I meant to say "I noticed a small amount of additional inner detail". Sorry -- so... |