whart
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| Inexpensive Good Vintage Turntables? It isn't just the turntable, but the arm, cartridge, phono stage and particular pressings, in top condition, cleaned. That is going to cost money. No way you get what "vinyl" has to offer without spending money. Some people are happy to go "used" ... | |
| Isolation Advice Needed Barry Diament, who did a number of pretty famous remasters, suggested a bicycle tire in an enclosure (if you want to get fancy); there are commercial variations on this, including obsolete stock from Townshend. You float the turntable on air. I ... | |
| Isolation Advice Needed Don’t go crazy if you don’t have to. We had a house in Westchester, NY that was made entirely of concrete. Floor, ceilings, etc. Circa 1911. I think concrete has improved since then. But I didn’t even bother to do a serious system in that house; I... | |
| Led Zeppelin 11 I have a Presswell copy with narrow deadwax on side 2 that is Mint-[I have several period copies including the old Mofi]; the Monarch is supposed to be the "bomb" but I don’t know if there are any white label promos pressed by Monarch. They change... | |
| Isolation Advice Needed I’ll tell you my experience, which may not be relevant. We moved from NY to Texas a while ago, and went from an old house (1780’s core, brought up to modern standards) to an 1880’s pier and beam in Austin. I had a structural engineer here for othe... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question I have no idea of this guy’s system or room. You know, @jjss49 you gotta be there. Trying to do remote troubleshooting is far from the mark. I am hardly a guru. I just know what I’ve experienced. Which is probably a lot given how old I am, and wh... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @jjss49 jjss49 "sometimes our own egos do a disservice to others seeking guidance" Really? I mean, I gave my honest opinion based on my experience, in a context limited to a particular component and qualified it by the voicing of the over... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question The metal base sounds different than the first bakelite "fat base" or any later Mullard 5AR4/GZ34. I found, in the context of my application (a power supply for an Allnic H3000, where the rectifier is the only tube I roll), that the metal base fro... | |
| Art Pepper fans out there? Love the 1978? version of "Patricia" on Art Pepper Today with Cecil McBee, whose work during that period is amazing. | |
| What should I expect after installing a new power management system? I agree with @raysmtb1. And before you bother, why don’t you audit (or have a good electrician audit) your electrical system, starting from the service entrance. You can’t pull the meter though the power company can. Look at what Fremer went throu... | |
| Audirvana problem @kacomess Keith- for what it is worth, I've found the user forum there to be faster than starting a "support ticket" (or whatever Audirvana calls it). You post in a new thread with a descriptive title and often, other experienced users will chim... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... To do vinyl playback right, you are going to spend some money. Turntable, arm, cartridge (yes, I know there are advocates of relatively inexpensive "giant killers"), phono stage (ditto) and potentially, a rack or other platform on which the table ... | |
| “Faithful to the recording” Jules Coleman- anybody remember him? He was a professor of jurisprudence, not a lawyer but a philosopher, who also loved audio and wrote some reviews or thought pieces back in the 00’s or maybe earlier. One questioned the primacy assigned to the r... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question Andy is real good. I would recommend doing a browser search for DubStep Girl’s Massive 5ar4 Shoot-Out. It is comprehensive and has her comments on the sonics of each tube. I have a number of these rectifiers. My fav, which is not a direct equivale... | |
| 2nd systems- who’s got one? My main system is posted in "systems" on the ’Gon. My second system consists of a pair of Quad ESLs (aka ’57s) that I have owned since 73-74 and had Kent McCollum of Electrostatic Solutions refurbish several years ago. Amps: Quad IIs, restored by ... |