tomcy6
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| The CD Player Lie? You're listening to the wrong cd players if they all sound the same. A little research will give the names of players with distinctive and superior sound, some much better than a VPI Scout. | |
| Cary, Cayin or Primaluna EL34 for Merlin VSM-MME Primaluna has the advantage of continuous autobias. There's no need to ever bias the power tubes, match tubes, or wonder if you're getting the best out of your amp.The power tubes are always running in their sweet spot so they should last longer a... | |
| Meridian G08 vs Meridian G08.2 I'm not familiar with the Meridian players but I have an Ayre CX-7e MP, which has filters similar to the .2 Meridians. The apodising or minimum phase filters make a big difference in my opinion. | |
| XM Online Hi Craig, I have listened to XM online and it sounds good, like XM satellite but is probably not up to the quality of cds on your system. I found the info below on Wikipedia:Audio (MP3)32 kbit/s MW (AM) quality96 kbit/s FM quality128160 kbit/... | |
| Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation I really enjoy Lynne Arriale. She's a little more straight jazz than Bob or Joe but her music is very accessible and melodic for the most part. Like all jazz musicians she has to throw in something a little harder to appreciate every now and then. | |
| Top 2009 recordings These probably do not fall under the audiophile recording category but The Allman Brothers sell recordings of some of their concerts on their Hittin' The Note website.The band celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009 and dedicated their run at the ... | |
| How are Mullards supposed to sound? Layman, yes tube rolling is a roll of the dice, especially if you are buying tubes say on Ebay. Those tubes that look like they just came off the production line may be all used up. It takes a lot of study, purchasing a tube tester (another advent... | |
| How are Mullards supposed to sound? I suspect that Kevin has dealt with many people who like to get his advice or a demo unit and then buy elsewhere. I'd guess he's gotten very good at detecting these people in a brief conversation. If he's wrong some of the time, that's just the pr... | |
| How are Mullards supposed to sound? The easiest and cheapest way to solve your problem would be to contact Jim McShane or Kevin Deal. They are tube dealers who are known for their knowledge and integrity. Kevin Deal sells the Prima Luna amps and has access to more NOS tubes (I think... | |
| Top of the line old technology VS Newer technology I would check out players/dacs with a significant new technology, Minimum Phase or apodising filters. Meridian, Ayre, PS Audio and a few others have players/dacs out with this technology.These filters eliminate or reduce the pre-ringing or pre-ech... | |
| Decent sounding Pretenders album? Rhino reissued their first album as a 2 cd set in 2006. The first cd is the album remastered and the second cd is demos, a couple non album cuts and some live tracks. The sound is pretty good. | |
| It is 5 AM, Do you Know where Mikey Fremer is? Since it takes about an hour to listen to an LP (including the preparation and flip ceremonies) and you have to get up every 20 minutes to perform the ceremonies, I can understand that an audio reviewer might be able to keep 250 albums in heavy ro... | |
| Help me solve static electricity problem Your equipment is not defective. I live in Arizona and have the same problem and have read of others having the same problem. You just have to find a way to discharge your static electricity before touching your gear. I rap a knuckle against a met... | |
| Krell or Plinius? This is just an opinion based on what I read, so take it for what it's worth. I believe the Krell amps have the reputation of being more forward, some might say a little bright while Plinius amps are considered more laid back or forgiving. If I've... | |
| C J CT6 Right channel inputs and outputs are usually marked red. |