whart
Responses from whart
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? @hilde45- I'm not taking you to task. In fact, maybe you started this thread in response to one I missed-- I was thinking of the thread that said you aren't really an audiophile unless you are churning through equipment somewhat frequently. I don'... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? Oddly, I find the same thing true of cars- I drove them. Yes, I understand the Pebble Beach mentality, but to me it’s sad to see a piece of machinery meant for the joy of driving sitting idle, perhaps rolled off a transport to be set up at a show ... | |
| Who am I supporting? The business of music is a business, just like any other. Where the money goes in the case of a deceased performing artist or songwriter depends in part upon the deals they struck and whether they’ve been renegotiated, contracts terminated, popula... | |
| Top linear trackers I have not made direct long term comparisons between the Airline and a conventional arm on my set-up due to the inability to get the Minus K to balance correctly with the additional weight (30 lbs) of a second arm pod and the requirement of a sing... | |
| Top linear trackers I’ve used the Airline as my main tonearm since around 2007 or so. It replaced a Triplanar which was mounted on a Kuzma Reference turntable. The Airline has been used with the much heavier Kuzma XL.The arm itself is extremely well fabricated and I ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @rok2id - ever run into Tim Trainor? Very nice man. We knew him when we lived in NY through family connections of his. | |
| Is this the solution to LP static issues?? Seems to be! Good detective work there, Neil @antinn | |
| Is this the solution to LP static issues?? Seems to be! Davey- I suspect these days, very little plastic is made Stateside due to EPA, OSHA, etc. Some of it is probably pretty nasty, but I’m not a materials scientist or chemist so I couldn’t tell you. A lot apparently comes from Thailand. My impression... | |
| Is this the solution to LP static issues?? Seems to be! Davey, I have no idea what Miracle Surface with 317X is. This attachment purports to be the advertisement where it is first announced: [url]http://classicalmusicreferences.com/home/classical-music-record-sets/rca-records-miracle-surface-ant...[/ur... | |
| How would you characterize the VAC tube amps? Not that it's meaningful, but that VAC Phi Beta 110 integrated amp is one the most beautiful pieces of electronics ever made. Kevin seems like a nice cat- talked to him many moons ago about a line stage. (I should have bought that integrated amp w... | |
| A blessing? Or a curse? I have a very good memory for facts, details, things I've read or heard though that ability (recall of page numbers where particular passages appeared in text) has declined with age. I do not trust my auditory memory, though, and need to do direct... | |
| Avantgarde Acoustic Duo - Measurements and discussion I have been living with a pair since around 2006. This is an old review and there were various running changes to the model, a sort of major change (the Omega upgrade) to the drivers and perhaps crossover and the newer models are set up differentl... | |
| Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It! I use a Monks. I've tried a variety of fluids, including the one Monks offers, the "new" Torumat branded "Groovy Fluid" or some such by Brooks Berdan, Walker's 3 and 4 step fluids, Hannl fluid from Germany (thanks @Syntax), Audio Intelligent and ... | |
| Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It! @cleeds wrote:8:18amslawA big problem with machines like the Audio Desk ( I own one) and the KL is the inability to be able to actually clean the inside water tank ..."I have the Klaudio. When the tank is drained, any crud is drained with it. Ther... | |
| In praise of the ESL-57 I would not under-estimate how good the Quad II amps are with the 57, though they are very underpowered for most applications, my Quads sing with them. When I originally had the 57s set up in the '70s, I used an ARC Dual 75a (which was new at the ... |