terry9
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| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Spectacular Renaissance music: La Spagna, directed by Paniagua . Two masterings, mine are on BIS. Values went to $1000 before re-release. Christmas music (like you’ve never heard it before): Laudate Domino on Proprius. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Spectacular Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances, Dorati conducting, on Mercury SRI 75009. Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Rubinstein and Reiner, Living Stereo LSC-2430. Brooding, Threatening, and Deep Gorecki, Symphoni... | |
| Speakers that disappear Your local porch pirate should be able to help you with that. Or, you might consider a Magnepan dealer. | |
| Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail! @deep_333 That is true. A factory has all sorts of QC in place, which only makes sense if you are making a bunch of them. For a short run, it's easier just to troubleshoot individual units. But chassis volume is at a premium, and hand-work, lik... | |
| Are your records a health concern? The article also addresses Mahler's point: "(is) vinyl ... the superior listening medium? Spoiler alert: it's not ..." Which, it seems to me, tells you all you need to know about this source. But, to address his major point, a little perspective ... | |
| Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail! Maximum resolution and detail should NOT impair musicality. When it does, IME, it is because resolution and detail are confused with distortion. IMO, to maximize resolution and detail without increasing distortion requires components of the highe... | |
| Are your records a health concern? According to Mastrangelo et al (2003), industrial workers who breathed in high concentrations of PVC dust in an industrial environment had a 20% increased risk of lung cancer for each 2000 hours of exposure. Doesn’t sound like my listening room. ... | |
| Are your records a health concern? But then, The judge and the jury they did agree! | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations I certainly fall into the category of "obsessed with the rinse cycle." I can hear the difference with a lab grade US machine. YMMV. | |
| Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying? Another reason to prefer the factory is the parts selection process. A factory can afford to order many parts and use the best only for its most expensive cartridges, and sell or throw away the dregs. A retipper, perhaps not. | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations @lewm When I lived in LA I used tap water on about a dozen records, and they remained unplayable until I cleaned them with a US machine. Now they are pristine. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? Not my experience at all. My high end connectors on Scanspeak drivers and Bryston amplifiers all come loose with spades or bare wire, on their own, without mortal assistance. Poltergeist? Of course, when loosing is a serious problem, lock washers... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? @mitch2 I see that I misunderstood your post. I thought you were choosing theory over practicality - and a loose spade connector may not be detected as it gradually looses conductivity, leading to poorer sound over time. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? @mitch2 a group of audiophiles (known for believing something as small as a power line fuse makes a large sonic difference) choose utility over conductivity Just how conductive is a loose silver connection? Or a corroded copper connection? Yo... | |
| Electrostatics and tubes @bdp24 Nice summary. I've owned planars since 1973 (Magnplanar Tympani 1a's). I've also owned SMG's, MGII, and MGIII. Also Martin Logan Prodigies, Quad ESL57, Quad 2805 and 2905. Current system is Quad 2805, 2905, Magneplanar DWM (x2), and DIY sub... |