strateahed
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| Modded CD Player or Stock CD Player? I have two modded players ... a TRL modded Sony 2000ES CDP, and an ASI Tek modded Oppo 980H universal (nearly identical to the RAM mod for less $). The TRL Sony is substantially better than stock. The Weitzels take this player to a higher level al... | |
| Collecting Blue Note Jazz I have a few original Blue Note LPs that sound very good. In fact, once the TT/cart was dialed in, LPs cleaned with Disc Doctor and steamed (that's a whole other thread) ... I was surprised at the high production quality. These were albums that ha... | |
| Best SACD player $1,000-$1,500 Range The Tube Research Lab (TRL) modified Sony 2000ES sounds great. It's $400 new, with the mod going for $750. I haven't compared it directly with the units mentioned in this thread, but I have heard it against other machines - including tube players ... | |
| Who was your first Great thread ... Cwlondon, a second to your comment about understanding "jazz". Kind of Blue was done with little preparation in a single take. | |
| Who was your first Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" opened the door. | |
| John Klemmer I'll have to pick up "Touch" also. First heard Klemmer when his "My Love Has Butterfly Wings" provided the lead-in theme for Jumpin' J. Rich's late night jazz program in L.A. (Jazz 105) ... some time in the 70's. That piece was on an LP entitled "... | |
| AT150MLX versus the 2M Blue I have both the AT150 and the Ortofon 2M Blue ... each aligned with MintLp Best Tractor on separate head shells for easier comparison. Not exactly true A/B, but easy to tell the AT150 is clearly superior ... top to bottom. What you give up in slig... | |
| looking for pre phono for Thorens 160 IMHO the Bellari is a very nice phono pre, which has very much inspired me to get back into vinyl after about a 20-year hiatus. Regarding the "hum" issue ... the Bellari folks recognized this and addressed it in the later models. Mine is dead quie... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl SoixI had a similar concern about the Bellari, so the Pro-Ject Tube Box was a consideration. My buddy got a Pro-Ject pre to go with his Denon MC cartridge. It has MM/MC cart flexibility at about $450 retail. Understand your leaning more toward SS;... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl Sorry about the double posting. | |
| Help me get back to vinyl OK, based on your budget of 1) Forget about the Rega. I had an old Thorens. It's history. Instead, pick up an Audio Technica AT-PL120 direct drive table. Retail is $300, but they can be had on eBay for $2502) Replace the stock cartridge with a Aud... | |
| Help me get back to vinyl OK, based on your budget of 1) forget about the Rega. I had an old Thorens. It's history. Instead, pick up an Audio Technica AT-PL120 direct drive table. Retail is $300, but they can be had on eBay for $2502) Replace the stock cartridge with a Aud... | |
| Jazz Piano Trio / Spanish Guitar Newbee's list is fairly comprehensive. Can't go wrong with anything there. Since you didn't specify format ... a CD you might want to try is "Young at Heart" by Tony Williams. He's joined by pianist Mulgrew Miller and bassist Ira Coleman. It featu... | |
| Recommend Classical Piano LP's I'd like to send another big "thanks" to everyone who gave suggestions. I received an order yesterday with two LP's suggested on this thread - Nojima Plays Revel (RR label) and Rubenstein's Chopin: Preludes Op. 28 (RCA). While these are both excel... | |
| whats the best amplifier for me?? Research the Channel Island Audio D-200. It's a Class D amp similar to Nuforce and Bel Canto. There is a lot of information available about any of these amps. They are all light weight, cool running, and have a fairly small footprint. I auditioned... |