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| AT - 33 prestige . Is it repairable ? Second Cpk's recommendation.http://www.sound-smith.com/retipGo for it, but be prepared for a long wait. The result IME is worth it. Note that the top of the line rebuild from Soundsmith costs about as much as a new AT33PTG. However there's a fair ... | |
| Harman Kardon 730 Twin powered One of the better-sounding vintage SS receivers. Lousy speaker connectors. Control cleaning very worthwhile sonically, other things like cap & diode replacement and new output transistors tend to remove the value-for-money advantage unless the... | |
| Looking for integrated w/ good dynamics kick I thought my old tube power amps were bass shy until I put them on solid maple platforms and the platforms on the floor next to my rack. The platforms sat on soft footers and the amps were on brass cones spiked directly into the maple. What a nice... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Congrats on your choice!Two budget cables and a step up from budget.Budget: Apogee Wyde Eye, Canare L-5CFBStep Up: VH Audio cryo PulsarNo matter which cable you choose, get a 1.5-meter length of it. This will ensure that signal reflections between... | |
| cartridges to enjoy without worries I also have an AT33PTG and am very impressed. Sure, I'd love to have a Rosewood Sig again but as of right now I don't even feel the need to start saving. | |
| Cartridge Setup w/Geodisc by MoFi What Mark said. I also find it useful to remember, before I start installing a moving coil cartridge, that there is a very powerful magnetic field around the little thing and it will exercise serious attraction on any ferrous tools I use. Of cours... | |
| Cartridge Setup w/Geodisc by MoFi The problem I find with the Geodisc is getting it aimed directly at the centre of the vertical pivot. Tough if you can't actually see the pivot itself. | |
| Totem Mani 2 sig vs Dynaudio special 25s The standard Mani-2s (I have not heard the Sigs) do not have a specially memorable tweeter. Their bass is of course exceptional but as always it depends on room placement and treatment. As Lapierre says you will need an exceptional (and powerful!)... | |
| Miles Davis, the Cuisinart and other Hi-Fi Horrors Ho ho, very funny post! Cool followups!If anyone wants to send me a subtle message about spending time with the family instead of with music, that message usually comes to me post facto and I have to figure it out. I have learned to make sure no-o... | |
| $600 +/- Bookshelfs w/ Holographic Soundstage If that's a real brick wall, not a metaphor, in your listening room, you are lucky, especially if it's behind your speakers. The rough, jointed surface ought to diffuse the highs very well. You can try other treatments on it, why not, but my guess... | |
| OPamps still inferior to discrete circuits? To take a slightly more concrete example rather than a theoretical one, I have not yet heard a phono stage based on op amps that could equal a discrete-component design for refinement and sonic magic. I'm thinking of the best phono stages I've hea... | |
| $600 +/- Bookshelfs w/ Holographic Soundstage I listened to those B&Ws at my dealer's store. Then he swapped in a pair of Triangles. I went with the Triangles, and one of the reasons was their amazing imaging. You could find a pair of Comète ES used for your price.Another make to look for... | |
| sleeper tube integrateds suggestion wanted Second the Audio Space Reference integrated. Really really good. Not likely to come up used since it's only just moved in. The Rogue Cronus integrated is nice but it won't give you much more than your present gear. | |
| recommended 24bit/96Khz downloads? The Norwegian company 2L had some free samples available in various resolutions on its site a few months ago. Can't find them there now. I downloaded a couple of classical pieces at the time and they were enough to make me feel very optimistic abo... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Piano is very hard to record so it sounds natural, as Jax2 says. Close-miking gets half of it; miking back gets the other half; using both compromises imaging. If the engineer does get it right, it is, as others say, very hard to reproduce natural... |