stiltskin

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Best "Wish You Were Here"
Argyro,Your comment,I assume it's about my rave of Pulse. "What is the source of your information"?For a Rock Lp it's my best sounding in the Rock category of my collection by a fair margin and surely would blow your mind if you heard it.However I... 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
NolitanI understand the retail price of the MKII stands at $4,900, your dealer using a sales tactic to make you jump off the fence at that moment and purchase one.... 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
Perrew , the micropoise is a tiny spirit level attached by threaded screws to the bearing well.A useful and clever add on for sure, I would think. I know many in this industry would love to charge $500.00 for this $2.00 part.According to Mr. Graha... 
TW-Acustic Raven Belt question?
Ebm, Great to hear your loving your upgrades...Business must be very good for Thomas W. I understand he bought a new speaker system from Cessaro Horn Acoustics, Gamma model with bass horns. Well, at least you can see where some of his profits goes... 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
Nolitan, Yes it can for under $500.00. The internal wire is swapped out and magnaglide feature also the micropoise is installed.Contact Graham Engineering to arrange upgrades. 
Which MoFi and MoFi UHQR LPs?
Back in the late 1970s and through the 80s buying Mobil Fidelity Lps was what most knowledgeable audiophiles did....Times change so as systems, most of what I had is now gone, sold or traded for other things to people that were elated over getting... 
TW-Acustic Raven Belt question?
GerrymAt one time I did considered 1/4 inch tape however just never got around to it yet. One member here that I know of using tape drive on his Raven is Ducatirider.As for the factory belt I agree with Pcosta they are pretty robust. 
Graham Phantom vs. Phantom II
Appreciable sonic difference between the final design of the Graham 2.2 , original Phantom and the Phantom II would hinge on the ability of the turntable itself to reveal these differences, be it small or large. Including the ability of associated... 
Records are getting noisy
Eldartford ,my point is comparing Classics mono re-issue of this fabulous music with a great original release.Classics re-issue is a pale mediocre effort at best and should not be purchased.I see on Acusticsounds this particular mono re-issue is f... 
Records are getting noisy
It is a mystery what this generation of recording engineers and owners of these new labels are thinking about.$$$New methods, 180 and 200 gram vinyl, differant formulas and processes that they say is the best available for producing vinyl pressing... 
Records are getting noisy
MacdadtexasCurious problem your having, is it a specific re-issue label you are having a problem with or is it a variety of new label pressings and re-issues?For the most part I think these new record labels now a day's the people behind them do n... 
Reference 3A Grand Veena
AhmetYes, my choice is to enter the world of low watt amplifiers namely Lamm and a high probability of horn speakers.There is definitely something with Lamm used with high efficient speakers and uncomplicated cross overs that is beyond words for m... 
Best "Wish You Were Here"
For you hard core Pink Floyd fans, I would like to bring attention back to Pink Floyds vinyl 4 Lp deluxe box set of Pulse."This is what all Rock Lps should sound like" however unfortunately they do not.The best of the best of other Rock Lps that I... 
Turntable wall shelf
Toffen,Agree with Neil and Travis regarding the Target Pro 2.It looks to be a great shelf for little money. The Raven One as you know is heavy and with the design of the pro 2 with the second shelf this would be the perfect place for the motor spe... 
Reference 3A Grand Veena
My Grand Reference Veenas will be leaving my home in the very near future.We have enjoyed them over the year that I have owned them and for the money spent, 2nd hand this was more then a good deal. Especially while shopping for speakers upwards of...