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| Fm tuner Do your ears a favor and find a MR65/71 tubed Mcintosh.With some effort, you can find a unit for $7-800 and it will perform and sound nicer than any of the value SS units you can find for a couple hundred bucks. The Scott tuners are great, perhap... | |
| Jazz for aficionados orpheus10-Morning breakfast here, enjoying a cup of dark Italian roast while listening to a 10" Barney Kessel on the Contemporary label. Simply fabulous music.I was fortunate in getting this one cleaned on one of those fancy Audiodesk ultrasoni... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "When it comes to music, I'm mostly into "classic jazz"; although I've tried to venture out, I always come back,"Orpheus-With all the derivatives in music today, "straight ahead" Jazz is like coming home.Im not a fan of "smooth jazz" which seems ... | |
| Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil This cable lifting phenomenon seems to be a case by case situation.I requested my girlfriend and her friend to hold left and right speaker cables while playing a tune.While it was a pleasant sight, I heard no sonic improvement. I will suggest bot... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10-Your choice in Lady Day's music is from perhaps her best period-between 1940-1950's. By the time she was signed to Verve, her storied life was nearing. It's no wonder how Billie and Ella sang beautifully, they both lived tough lives, whi... | |
| Allnic 1201 and Herron VTPH-2 "Please provide the sources for the reviews related to the Allnic vs. Herron transformers. Did any of the reviews cite the superior performance of the Herron or did they focus on the transformers? "bpoletti-my response is only a personal estimati... | |
| Allnic 1201 and Herron VTPH-2 Yes, both are fine products. If I were fortunate to be in your position, I would lean toward the Allnic. The Allnic, based on all the reviews, has the superior transformer and associated circuitry.With your Prime and the Allnic....time to step up ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "not many of us left who can appreciate such a find, and to think they are still around."Orpheus10- unfortunately, an indictment of our times. Another recent jewel I found is an unmolested Clef/Verve Billie Holliday "Body and Soul" Impossible to ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thought I'd share a recent find since it's related to the original 4 year old post.Found a PERIOD Blue Note MONO LP -Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers- the "Moanin" albumThis is a HOLY GRAIL, must have album for any Jazz listener.I have had it on... | |
| Speaker Placement woes Everyman should feel fortunate he can even setup his system in the living space of the household.Finding the "spot" for the speakers AND get wife approval is a treasured moment. Enjoy it before the dog or one of the little ones(if you have) knock ... | |
| Marantz TT-15S1 anyone with experience fitting an electronic speed box? Look for a used Phoenix RoadRunner unit. Best to check before however, if you can fit the speed sensor underneath the platter and your AC motor will work with it. The company is now defunct, but I see listings now and then.https://www.lpgear.com/p... | |
| Not sure what to make of these yet exactly, but they look interesting... Even if one has the luxury of a dedicated room and or wife approval, all this stuff looks ridiculous in your house.I invested in some of this stuff. Expensive, but can be setup in a minute. My gear is in a living space, so for serious listening ba... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener "Right now I'm listening to an audiophile pressing of "Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall."Not having any classic "crooner" records, thanks for a new bin search!A quick lookup tells me the period presses are a good ol 6eye mono.I do own mono's of the ... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener "Upon extensive listening, I've discovered that, although I love the sub, there is a definite coloration and lack of precise imaging when listening with it on."rvpiano-Assuming you've done your homework on sub location, you're still not done findi... | |
| Looking at a used Chinook or also have a lione on a nice Supper nova 2. You're half way there with the tube magic. Be done with the Chinook.I would negotiate a lower price. As the ad states, its over 2 years old. Offer $1500.The SS Musical Surroundings simply won't have the tube dynamics of the Manley. It will be quie... |