slaw
Responses from slaw
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! I'd be interested in reading a comparison from you relating to any of the other lps I mentioned? Cheers! | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! Thanks for the info, can you tell what year it was released? | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! Hmm, I've never heard of a CBS Master Sound Japanese lp pressing? I have several CBS Master Sound pressings and several Japanese pressings. Doesn't mean they don't exist, just never seen one. Happy listening! | |
| Stylus Warm-up Time Should (we) start a thread.. "Listening at optimum temperature"? I keep my thermostat at 68 degrees. I guess this means I need to turn in my Audiophile Membership Card. | |
| Stylus Warm-up Time Me... I'm old school... I hope that good old fashion listening all day long will work? Actually, all weekend long. | |
| Stylus Warm-up Time Harry Weisfield suggests in the manual for my new TT: "a 60 watt light put above a turntable in a cold room will heat up the cartridge just enough to make it much more compliant and track better". "We have found almost all cartridges work and soun... | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! While I find Toto to be an excellent recording, in my system, I hear these differences: FWIW:Toto: somewhat warmer overall presentation, doesn't have the "enveloping soundstage of "Thriller", therefore, lacks the expressiveness that captures and h... | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! Going to pull out my copy of Toto IV after decades, to listen. Thanks. | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! halcro, since I had it re-tipped with a shibata diamond, it is so much more quiet than when original and seems to extract more info. Nice, very nice! | |
| Record Weight "Inner Groove Distortion" thegoldenear: while I believe your TT needs to be disclosed in the context of this thread, I've had more realized results with weights since my TT/arm has improved over the years. I've noticed no inner/outer distortion with any weights I've used, ... | |
| In a lot of these threads people say without the room being treated I agree with zmanastonomy that treating a small room is critical. Mesch has a good idea as well. I did the same thing but it wasn't intentional.I started out with several 4x8 bass traps from Ready Acoustics. In the big scheme of things, these are ... | |
| The one component that you wish you had not bought TARA Labs preamp w/phonoPS Audio Powersonic | |
| Your expertise would be appreciated I don't know if this matters... I have two dedicated lines for my system. One for the front-end electronics, the other for my amp/subs. I have two Hydras, one for each.Since adding the new TT, when I switch on the overhead light, (which is on a se... | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies Kyocera. I believe they got there start in the marine industry. Still a player in the semiconductor sector. I remember their TTs, amps, preamps.octec11: Some well known designer was involved with Perreaux, was it Nelson Pass? Can't remember. | |
| Who are the most underground high-end companies a couple more..Music ReferenceTheta |