slowhand
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| Preamp Deal of the Century Yes, it is true. I exchanged e-mails with Mick. He is just not making a profit anymore. He told me he had to step up production to make any money, and he felt quality was suffering as a result. Mick is very proud of the preamps he builds and he is... | |
| Nearfield listening I use Gallo Reference 2's for nearfield listening. | |
| Has anyone heard the Soundsmith cartridges? I heard the Soundsmith "strain gauge" cartridge at RMAF last year and I was blown away by the sound. It was one of the best cartridges I have ever heard in 30 years of being in this hobby (but it was also very expensive). Their moving iron cartrid... | |
| Protractor for VPI Aries-3 with JMW10.5i arm I had a friend reset the cartridge on my VPI Aries 2 TT with his Fieckert Universal Protractor from the original setting using the VPI jig. The difference was astounding! The difference in the VPI jig and the Feickert is like going from a Yugo to ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Outlier,It is funny that you bring up this story. The same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Turned on my Cortese and none of the tubes lit up. I too tried replacing the rectifier. No luck. Put the old rectifier back in. Replaced the fus... | |
| Rim Drive Super Scoutmaster (VPI) I was told by Mike at VPI that the rim drive would be available for the Aries this summer. | |
| Calling Dave Berning ZH-270 owners I own a ZH270 and I love it! I agree with Chris74. It does sound best with a preamp. I ran it straight into a cd player and the sound was missing dynamics and weight to the music. I use a Supratek Cortese preamp, and it is a fantastic match. The s... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Have you tried using a power cord that does not have a ground? I have a friend that has a Supratek preamp. He was about to send his to Kevin Kovi because he had tried everything to get rid of the hum he had. He happened to plug a power cord in tha... | |
| Video Question: Plazma or LCD??? Does anyone know if the picture lasts longer on a LCD tv than it does on a Plasma tv? I have heard that the picture on a Plasma dulls over the years. Is this true of LCD's?I am considering 2 tv's:Pioneer 42" Plasma $1599.00Sony 46" LCD $1978.00Don... | |
| Teres, redpoint or galibier turntable I am considering replacing my VPI Aries 2 extended/JMW12.5 arm with a Galibier Serac TT/Artisan arm. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated. I do notice that you don't see Galibier turntables come up for sale on the used market. | |
| VPI HW 19 - replacing springs with pucks or cones I used to own a VPI mk4 TT. D J Casser cut the bottom half (at the tip) off 4 BDR cones for me. I set these on top of the springs and placed the plinth on the flat side of the cones. It was a big improvement for me. The sound was less warm with a ... | |
| Strain Gauge Preamp/ Phono. A new standard? I heard the Strain Gauge cartridge at the RMAF last October. It was one of the best sounding cartridges I have ever heard. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I spoke with Mick about 5 months ago about the V-Caps, and he said he needed more time to form a final opinion. He only had about 50 to 70 hour on them. I contacted him recently and he said after putting 400+ hours on them that he did not like the... | |
| Best mastered recordings I really like Bernie Grundman's work. I also like Stan Ricker. | |
| Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money? Mine drove me nuts with disc read problems. It had vsei mods which sounded very good, but it is not worth the headaches, plus parts are getting very hard to find for the transport. The Northstar transport/DAC that I replaced it with sounds even be... |