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| Good Pop Interpreters Richingoth,Thanks for the tip. That's exactly the kind of off the beaten track type item I was looking for. An lp that contains a cover or two is one thing, but an lp that's chuck full of interesting covers is another. | |
| Spindle/Bearing Lube Based on your description, it sounds like automotive manual transmission fluid (which makes sense). I wonder if Nottingham will tell you what "weight" the oil is. If they do, you might be able to pick up a bottle of good, synthetic gear lube (Motu... | |
| Advice Please - Where to Spend $3-400 Why should only those of immodest means get to play around with gear? After all, that's part of the fun. I can think of a number of interesting and enjoyable uses for your cash:1) as you mentioned, a new dac2) I beleive you can seperate the pre fr... | |
| Why Don't My DAC Like My DIP? Unfortunately, neither the MSB nor the Monarchy has a shutdown switch. I think they're designed to go into standby when they don't detect a signal. In order to completely shut them off, I have to unplug them or hit the kill switch on the powerstri... | |
| Best cartridge under $450? No Grados please I ran the Shure on my Rega P3 (which I'm guessing is what you have)for two years and replaced it with the Dyna about two months ago. You can click on my system link to see what kind of gear I'm using, and it will be clear that my priorities are no... | |
| Need fast help picking preamp before its too late If you haven't had a tubed pre in your system before, it's kind of hard to tell whether you'd like one or not--some don't, many do. I say go for it. Worst case scenerio is that you don't like it and have to sell it at little or even no loss. When ... | |
| Vandersteen model differences/power requirements When I purchased my 2ces about two years ago, I had already purchased a more powerful amp and seperate tubed pre, but just for fun, I hooked the speakers up to soon to be replaced Cambridge A3i (50 wpc). It worked, but the comparison to the 100 wp... | |
| Preamps for $300 to match with B&K st-140? You should be able to pick up an older conrad johnson tube pre (like a pv 1 or 2) or in ss, a mccormack micro line drive. | |
| Conrad Johnson PV10AL Tube & Polarity Questions? My pv10al owner's manual did come with the seperate sheet of paper (red, I believe) warning of phase inversion. Your dna does not invert phase, so swap the neg. and pos. leads on your speakers. As always, let your ears be the final judge. As for t... | |
| Any bluegrass fans? Bluegrass isn't only picked by whitey. Check out John Jackson on the Arhoolie label (highlights from his three excellent Arhoolie lps are available on one cd) to hear how one of the more underappreciated blues greats mixes bluegrass (as well as ra... | |
| Budget Phono Preamp? revisited Do you like the music you hear? If so, then it's a decent setup. I don't think that going with a "slightly" better phono pre amp is going to do you much good. Save your money until you can make a major step up (probably involving your amp). | |
| New preamp or other suggestions? If you like your speakers, then keep them and ignore those telling you to get rid of them. Based on your experiment, it seems clear it's the speaker/room interaction. New speakers would probably only create new problems. Does your dealer (a helpfu... | |
| newbie seeking stereo system advice Another cdp to consider (used) in your range would be a Rega Planet. The Rega would certainly give you a different sound than your pioneer--richer, warmer, fuller. And if you don't like it, you should be able to resell if for roughly the same amou... | |
| Budget Phono Preamp? Another contender might be the Monolithic ps-1. Very flexible and musical. At a'gon, they usually appear in the classifieds with the optional outboard power supply, but then you're looking at around 400, so keep an eye peeled for just the ps-1. | |
| $250-$400 CD player recommendations? When I was helping my dad put together a new rig, I did a side by side comparison of the cambridge (which I own) and the nad (which my dad was considering). I found the cambridge a better player in almost every respect. The sound was bolder and da... |