vair68robert
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| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @soix I don't believe that saying @ram360j was spreading " CRAP " , maybe he was wrong by calling a " sister " company . Hello Friends - It is certainly no secret that McCormack Audio was purchased by the Conrad-Johnson Design Group back i... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps @soix Conrad Johnson manufactured the MF2250 & MF2275 solid state amplifiers , They are the same as the McCormack DNA-250 , which C.J. manufactured after buying the name and rights to McCormack , Steve McCormack makes no claim to designing... | |
| Is toeing speakers a bad idea? I think I've moved my speakers 0ver 150 times , in , out , forward , backward with toe-in and facing straight until I found my ideal sound . I use 3/4 inch toe-in . but my room is only 13 feet wide . | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers Good Luck with CJ I use a passive Gold Point preamp with my SS amp , in reading that the CJ volume control is to loud at 1 with 25 db preamp gain and the Schitt allows you to go up to 7-8 with no gain it got me thinking . The 24 position c... | |
| Preamp Gain issues with high efficiency speakers Read page 4 of the CJ manual , contact CJ and see if they can or WILL convert your 11-A 70 watt amp to the 11-XS 30 watt version . | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? I'll agree that for us old folks that 1971 might be the most prolific year for the most popular albums by the groups at the time , ( you forgot my favorite of all time ) David Crosby " If I Could Only Remember My Name " . ... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. One album ! Only one album !! It's easy to narrow it down to some , Beethoven's Symphonies 5, 6, 7 & 9 or "Poet a tribute to Townes Van Zandt " or Santana's " Abraxas " or Lou Reed's " Rock and Roll Animal ... | |
| Need help setting up new turntable @jmoboogie I apologize for causing confusion , I looked into the Rega phono preamps and they have a high 400uV and low 200uV setting ( for their MC cartridges ) Use the Lo MC setting . | |
| Need help setting up new turntable Looking at Rega's Ania cartridge information page states that the High setting be On ( used ) , "Gain Setting High (‘On’ position for Rega phono stages)" Also If you read page 3 & 4 of the GFP555 operation manual they help explain the ... | |
| help choosing a turn table I suggest adding an Expressimo Audio counterweight and brass stub . I have used the original under counterweight and was surprised at the difference it made , the lower frequencies were improved in clarity . | |
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? I think that @tony1954 makes a good point , My favorite would be David Crosby from the Byrds , C,S,N, , C.S.N.& Y , His first solo album , Crosby Nash and then skip 50 years to Light House and Here If You Listen . | |
| Old records. @rvpiano "I think the consensus here is that records are maddeningly inconsistent. " I couldn't have said it better . @hsounds brought up people's top 50 or 100 albums that they listen to most often, for myself I have multiple copies of tho... | |
| Audio stand needed....Moving main components from mechanical room to listening room Think about using a wall mounted stand for your turntable . | |
| Pink Floyd Aficionados Disappointingly only Birds and Sheep while listening at a very high volume . twice so I can listen to each speaker . | |
| Pink Floyd Aficionados dadork I love a mystery ! I have only 2 LP copies of Animals a US and Japanese pressing from 1977 , so I'll take a listen today to both copies . Reading curiousjim's review of DSOTM is disappointing but since I have 3 copies including the 30th ... |