sugarbrie
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| What is the worst recorded CD you have? This has turned into the audiophile versus music lover post.I actually agree that many of the Shaw/Telarc recording are like you say. But, in many cases I like the performance on quite a few of them much better than on other better sounding CDs. I... | |
| What is the worst recorded CD you have? Yes Will I agree. I sing currently in Baltimore with one of Mr. Shaw's protégés, Tom Hall. I've also had the pleasure of meeting and singing for Mr. Shaw's main arranger Alice Parker.For anyone around Baltimore, we are performing in a free remembr... | |
| indoor antenna? Unsound is correct. One of the recent communications bills in Washington greatly reduced the ability to ban antennas/satelite dishes, etc, by building and neighborhood associations, and other zoning variances. If you are a tenant (paying rent) you... | |
| What is the worst recorded CD you have? Will....Your post raises a whole other issue. What is a choral sound? Mr. Shaw always felt a chorus should communicate as one voice.The hyper detailed recordings popular with a lot of Audiophiles by people like John Elliot Gardner are anything but... | |
| indoor antenna? Does your cable TV carry the FM band? Many do, and for some reason it is a big secret?? | |
| What is the worst recorded CD you have? Anything on Deutche Grammophon | |
| Integrated's equipped for biwiring?? Actually any integrated, if the biwire speaker cables are combined at the speaker end. Usually you can combine two sets of spapes on one terminal anyway. The Creek has two pairs. So does the YBA Integre DT. The Integre has a dedicated high frequen... | |
| Do you remember... You forgot the penny taped to the cartridge headshell to keep it from skating! | |
| Test tubes- How to help Only two of the tubes are for the line stage preamp (V5 and V6). The rest are the phono stage. If the noise is on all inputs (and not just phono) it could be one of these two (or both). If so, you should probably replace them both for balance. You... | |
| Replacement Styli Cartridges The OM "Super" is just the new improved model (the body, not the stylus). They look the same as the OM; use the same stylus, etc. They will say Super (slanted) before the OM on the side (see pic). The new Super OM cartridges have been designed on... | |
| Audio as a hobby Other than golf, my other hobby is also music. I sing in a couple professional choir groups (large and small chamber). This is actually the most rewarding. It has brought me in contact with people like Dave Brubeck, The Kings Singers, and Peter Sc... | |
| What gear do Audio manufacturers use at home? Gilbert Yeung of Blue Circle uses his own gear powering a pair of Martin Logan CLS IIz. Here is a picture of it: | |
| Where does your user name come from? A combination of ny champion pedigree female Maine Coon Cat "Cooneyisle Sugar Britches". My wife calls her Brie. My friend Sandy is a professional breeder. Britches was one of Sandy's prize breeding queens before she retired to my house. Sandy's w... | |
| Replacement Styli Cartridges I guess I should add to the above that the Ortofon OM 78-RPM stylus is about $40, so you can get it also along with the OM-10 Super and Stylus 30, for the price of the OM-30 Super only.If you buy on the web make sure it is the "Super" body. You co... | |
| Mixing SS and Tubes Bill Thalmann at Music Technology (musictechnology.com) uses a Conrad Johnson Motif MC-10 solid state preamp with a Conrad Johnson Premier 8 tube amp with great results. Bill is a former Conrad Johnson engineer. I am sure if you email him at Music... |