shadorne
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| Cartridge recommendations +1 no romance Denon DL-110 is also an option with a nice lush (polite in the treble) FM radio vintage sound with great soundstage and forward mids. I like vinyl to sound like vinyl and that is what you will get with Denon DL-103 too. | |
| Why is my turntable sounding so muddy? Cartridge can age. The rubber mounting for the cantilever can harden and affect compliance. Get a new cartridge and all will be as it was! | |
| An all Parasound system - Good idea? Assuming you include speakers then I'd suggest Meridian or B&O or Harmon Kardon. | |
| Benchmark AHB2 power amp impressions? Benchmark make great products - many of them "giant killers" for a good price. To be honest I don't care for the Marantz sound at all but I know many like the smoother more laid back or "natural" presentation they are known for. | |
| Jazz at the Pawnshop I listened to Jazz at the Pawnshop once and that was all it deserved - one listen and then forever on the shelf. Nothing special about this recording or the musicianship at all. If you want a truly great jazz recording then get Homage to Duke by D... | |
| How to find a designer for a listening room? Check out Roger D'Arcy's nice book titled RA: The Recording Architecture Book of Studio Design. Tons of great ideas with photos and diagrams of various layouts. | |
| Upgraditis Not an upgrade but more a different flavour and perhaps one of the best presentations available at great value. Try the Denon DL-110. It is used in Japanese broadcast for years. Not the last word in resolution but just a great balanced engaging so... | |
| Audio Diversity - What is it? +1 Golden ears A lot of differences are a lack of training. An untrained person may prefer a lush bass heavy warm sound coloured by the system to accent treble and bass. A trained musician may prefer something that sounds closer to what he recogni... | |
| Is this a phase issue? How to fix? Place speakers close together and facing each other (a foot apart) and check phase by reversing leads on one speaker. When speakers are very close the phase issue will be obvious in a weakness in bass when out of phase. | |
| An all Parasound system - Good idea? Speakers first and foremost like you said. Unless budget is unlimited it is best to focus on speakers and what he likes best (got to get out there and listen). The finest source and amplification will not help if the speaker does not match the lis... | |
| Acoustic Zen, Reference 3A and ATC +1 Soix | |
| Albums of signgle artist or band that have every tune HIT Duran Duran RioSupertramp Crime of the CenturyMeatloaf Bat out of HellTom Petty Full Moon Fever, WildflowersDepeche Mode Construction Time AgainRHCP Stadium Arcadium, CalifornicationPolice SynchronicityQueen, News of the WorldLed Zeppelin, IV and ... | |
| Your favorite one-man band! My favorite one man band is a buddy of mine - Rob Armus.https://youtu.be/06tHlZKe2Poi especially enjoy his renditions of folk/blues classics - check out a sample of his one man effortshttps://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEgTuaD3btkRBHFBdf40RZD9Y1... | |
| Acoustic Zen, Reference 3A and ATC Not compared myself. ATC are neutral and accurate in tone. In practice this translates as more forward midrange and less low end than most designs targeting home use (which tend to be more colourful in a way that is popular - stronger treble and b... | |
| I need advice. In addition to electrolytic caps, Tweeter damping fluid or ferrofluid is the other thing that will go with time and use (dries out). Foam surrounds can wear out too. After more than 30 years your electrolytic caps are likely shot or at least out o... |