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| Best Quality Recording On Vynil I'd pretty much second Viridian's comments, but will add one or two further remarks. I tend to distinguish the musical performance from the audio quality -- there are some superbly recorded LP's that aren't very interesting from a performance stan... | |
| Vinyl Reason As someone in his 60's, I grew up collecting LP's, and have a lot of good memories associated with the old vinyl donuts. The ritual of playing LP's still appeals to me: cleaning the LP's, cleaning the stylus, lowering the tonearm in anticipation o... | |
| Best Speaker Cable choices for Solid State system Alpha-Core Goertz MI2 (Veracity) should definitely be one of the speaker cables you consider. There has been a lot of discussion on this forum, which you can access through the archive. A-C sells their cable direct via Internet, with a 30-day mone... | |
| Bryston 4b vs. Bryston 4b st. The 4B-ST carries the suffix "ST" to recognize the complete re-design of the circuitry done by Stuart Taylor. He completely revised the circuitry in the 4B, using much shorter internal connections, improved parts, significantly larger power suppli... | |
| Is "warm" a compliment or a criticism? In theory, the objective of high-end audio is to reproduce the sound on a recording as accurately as possible. Hence, if the recording has a "warm" quality, that is what should be reproduced by a good system. Likewise, if a recording has a rather ... | |
| Electric power in Europe Most European countries have 220 volt, 50-hertz electric power. You can use a transformer to step the voltage down to 110-120 volt for use with American electronics, but the difference in the cycle rate is a problem for motor-driven equipment such... | |
| Platter mat ? VPI says that the acrylic composition in the platter acts as a mass-loaded "sink" that absorbs vibration from the LP caused by the stylus. However, many owners of the various HW-19 models (me included) have tried platter mats to see whether they i... | |
| Which of These Budget SS Preamps? I will second the Adcom GFP-750. It's a lot of preamp, offering excellent performance for the money (particularly if purchased used). My second choice would be the Marsh.If we depart from your list, however, you should seriously consider the Bryst... | |
| Can I use the BFA style plugs on Vandersteens? Keith is correct -- the Vandy speakers have a barrier strip type of connection, which have screws that require spades. | |
| VTL 450 or Parasound JC-1 The two amps you are considering are very different beasts, although both are excellent units. Because the two amps will produce quite different results in your system, you really should audition both in your home before making a purchase. I think... | |
| Goertz Bi-wire or something else Hi, Bigtee:Yes, I've still got my Vandy 3A Sig's, which are bi-wired with Alpha-Core Goertz MI-2 cables and driven by a Bryston 4B-ST amp. The MI-2 cables are terminated with 5/16" silver spades at the amp end, and the standard 1/4" silver spades ... | |
| Goertz Bi-wire or something else It's hard to say if you hear an audible improvement with shorter cables. The Goertz cables are pretty neutral in character, and while they have very low resistance, they are relatively high in capacitance which comes more into play with long runs ... | |
| 60 WPC sufficient power? Do you know the efficiency rating of your speakers (I'd guess in the 86-88 db range)? | |
| Audiophile reggae? Mapleshade Records has a good CD of reggae (on their Wildchild label) called "Ras Mek Peace". The recording, by a group called Midnite, is very punchy and well recorded. Check the following Mapleshade web site for more info (it indicates the CD is... | |
| Who sells outer LP jacket slip-covers? I think you can also get LP sleeves and outer jackets from Red Trumpet, dccblowout (aka Better Records), and Elusive Disc. Here are the links:http://www.redtrumpet.com/http://www.dccblowout.com/http://www.elusivedisc.com/ |