slipknot1
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| Preamp Deal of the Century Erik,As I said, I just ordered mine last night, a Chenin that will be customized to the input impedence of my amps. Mick took a 500.00 deposit with the balance due on completion. Not sure how long the wait will be, I'm guessing several months anyw... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century After following this thread for quite some time, I have jumped on the bandwagon. After emailing back and forth with Mick, last night I ordered the Chenin with a bit of custom work to change the output tube in order to better mate with the input im... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight"The Reiner Sound" - Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony RCA LSC 2183 (Classic reissue): Ravel - "Rapsodie Espagnole", "Pavan For A Dead Princess" Rachmaninoff - "Isle Of The Dead"Grofe - "Grand Canyon Suite" Morton Gould and his Orchestra RCA LS... | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder One more:Vanilla Ice - "Ice Ice Baby" | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days" (I think)Falco - Some Euro/Techno/German thing kind of like "Cars" by Gary NuemannAnd let's not forget Milli Vanilli | |
| VPI Scout Here goes: there are 7 grooves on the platter. At 33 rpm the belt seems to seek it's own level on the platter grooves. Each of the two pulleys have four grooves each. With my Walker Motor Controller engaged, the belt rides on the lowest groove on ... | |
| VPI Scout Yes - 33.33 and 45 only. Any further increments will require an SDS or similar motor controller | |
| What tattoo to get next? If you havta do it: A Western Electric 300B tube OR a tattoo of Reddy Kilowatt | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight:Dire Straits - "Live/Alchemy"Emerson Lake & Palmer - "Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends" | |
| Compare Maggie 1.6QR to IIIA How much are they asking for them? Because of their age, they usually sell for about 750.00 - 900.00/pr. If you can land somewhere in there, based on what you posted, they should give you years of listening enjoyment. | |
| Compare Maggie 1.6QR to IIIA I've had the IIIs, and just moved to the 3.6Rs. The biggest difference other than the size of the panel is that the IIIA is a true ribbon tweeter where the 1.6QR is a quasi-ribbon.My main concern about the older IIIA is how well were they treated?... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last evening:Coleman Hawkins w/ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - "Night Hawk". Prestige Swingline 180g reissue. Beautiful recording from 1960 by Rudy Van Gelder.Handel - "Water Music" Dorati/LSO Mercury Living Presence original.Sonny Rollins - "Tenor Madne... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? This eveningBeethoven - Sonatas 14 "Moonlight" No. 21 "Waldstein" No. 23 "Appassionata" Friedrich Gulda. London Treasury STS 15584Berlioz - "Symphony Fantastique" Barbirolli/Halle Orchestra. Vanguard SRV 181 SDBach - "Brandenburg Concertos 1-6" Le... | |
| Music News Update March Thank you Ben. Some very interesting releases coming. "When the Tigers Broke Free" showed up on the PF "Echoes" release, and it will be nice to see it on "The Final Cut" where it really belongs. Any idea if "Final Cut" be be reissued on heavy vinyl? | |
| Which Counterpoint Preamp SA-5000 or SA- 5.1??? I am glad to see other 'Pointheads sticking up for great products! While my lowly 7.1 does not see much action any more, I still love it and will not part with it. |