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| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. Ghdprentice, Congrats on your new tonearm. Glad to hear you’re getting some real enjoyment out of your upgrade. What differences have you experienced listening to your records with the new Ekos SE arm installed?. That’s a lot of records you have.... | |
| How do you judge audio components and speakers? Ghdprentice, although your weight comment is a bit tongue in cheek, there probably is a direct correlation between component quality and weight. Well built products don’t skimp on materials that make them solid and well constructed, so weigh more.... | |
| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. Todd, thank you for sharing your experience with your gimbaled Fatboy. I hope my results are as good as yours.. I’ll listen for the qualities you describe when the Lyra Kleos cartridge finally arrives. The Fatboy is already at the dealer who’ll be... | |
| What is your favorite cover? Joe Cocker, The Letter, originally a hit by the Box Tops Grateful Dead, Turn on Your Love Light. Bobby "Blue" Bland first recorded Another vote for Eva Cassidy’s, Over The Rainbow (don’t remember who wrote the Judy Garland original) Thankyoufor... | |
| Who's an artist that you're a fan of but whose name you're not sure how to pronounce? thecarpathian, Which one? | |
| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. Badgerdms. I’ll keep you posted here. The Fatboy has come in at the dealer, but I’ve still probably a couple more months before the Lyra Kleos finally gets here from Japan. Then I’ll have both installed by the dealer and be able to report somethin... | |
| Classical? Chinese Music Thank you all for your many suggestions. I will listen to each one and have already started. with mahgister’s linked " Chinese Ancient Music" which is simply beautiful music and exactly what I am looking for. Thank you for that selection mahgister... | |
| Classical? Chinese Music Mahjister, thank you very much for all the links. I will start listening to all of them today. Appreciate all the time and effort you put in to post so many of them and I’m looking forward to listening to each. Elliott and xcool, thank you for yo... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? I'd prefer the separates, but since good quality interconnects are so expensive it makes sense to me to go integrated as much as possible to avoid that cost. That's only if you can maintain the same quality sound at your price point. Put your mone... | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? If you think audio equipment prices are getting high, they are flat lining compared to lumber prices,. Read this quote: "On Tuesday, the cash price per thousand board feet of lumber was at $1,391, according to industry trade publication Random Le... | |
| Beethoven Complete Works boxed set recommendations Thankx bigtwin. I'll take a look at Amazon Canada. Didn't know there was such a thing. I'll check Ebay Canada too. Last I looked the regular U.S. Ebay didn't have any available. . Mike | |
| Beethoven Complete Works boxed set recommendations Jasonbourne52, I appreciate your recommendations, but am only looking for complete works sets at present, Meim and goofyfoot, I’m looking for complete works sets to get a comprehensive sampling, this time, of Beethoven’s work. I’m new at listenin... | |
| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. Bsion I'll be sending my JMS tonearm in on trade tomorrow towards the Fatboy. purchase. The trade-in certainly helps defray the cost. Hope you can get one for yourself sooner, rather than later. Good luck with that. Mike | |
| Beethoven Complete Works boxed set recommendations Rok2id, I meant "as in everything he wrote" or an approximation of the same, as none of the "Complete Works" sets has everything in it. From what I’ve been reading, some of the newest sets marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, are co... | |
| Beethoven Complete Works boxed set recommendations Meim and newbee,, I will try and find some information tonight on the Beethoven sets you both mentioned. and will get back to you here. There appear to be more options than those of which I was aware. Thanks for the suggestions. Miker |