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| Comparing Wadia vs. Meitner Chocolate or vanilla?It's still icecream. | |
| Phono preamp comparison You may also want to consider the Phonomena (with or without battery pack). I used it for a couple of years and it has many settings available to help with cartridge loading and gain.Good luck. | |
| Review: Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature Turntable I'd like to know who it is that dislikes the Walker. You do have names, articles or a McCarthy folder to substantiate your bravado. No? Also, do you mean, hockey puck?You are right, there is no accounting for taste. | |
| best concert venue For great analog sound Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; the old Carnegie Hall; The Large Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Bolshoi Sal); Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA. (no joke!)For digital sound Anything built after 1950 | |
| Spindle oil For my TNT 5, Vpi tech department recommended, Lithium Grease. $6. for a large tube at Home Depot. Works just great. | |
| Differences between TNT 5 and 6 Own the TNT 5 and have heard the 6. The difference was not apparent to my ears. If I decide to stay with VPI, I'll go for the HRX. However, the sound from the TNT 5 is quite extraordinary, specially when using the SDS speed control. Very pleased a... | |
| Eliminating static electricity from albums?? Ncarv,I had the impression that playing an LP causes static buildup. No?I still use my trusty Zerostat gun before each play. Seems to still do its magic. | |
| Best redbook CD playback system for $30k First, you are crazy to buy new.Second, it seems a bit rash to buy without listening a wide variety of equipment before deciding on the sound you like. (No?)Third, congratulations on having no WAF to deal with. (You don't have one or she's so sm... | |
| Funniest sales pitch Hey, I am well endowed and I have the Bobonium to prove it. (And, I did sell the expensive Sansuchi to my brother.)And now, three big Bronx steers for THE Bobonium convention next month in the Big Ah! Pple (yes, the Swiss bought it, so what.) | |
| Your favorite J.S. Bach The B-minor Mass.(Never can hear it enough.) | |
| Ah Swiss-made Cables: Has anyone experienced? Ah!Aha! Ah.Ahab, ah choo?Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah...(Aaaaaaah.) | |
| What's wrong with my VPI motor? Those owning the VPI TNT (or Aries, I guess, as well):Have any of you tried different types of belt?Thank you for your consideration. | |
| Slew Rate Yup, I say Sean slew that dragon, allright! | |
| Funniest sales pitch It was with great delight that I saw the advertisement featuring the thonged mono blocks.I wasn't familiar with the manufacturer, however. Is Crack a British product? | |
| should everyone just order emm? Does this thread signal the end (or near end) of Wadia and/or Levinson hysteria? No? Yes?I eagerly await the upcoming threads describing the soon-to-be-available $12,000 Meitner mods by third partiesto really bring out all those extra ounces of... |