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| Richard Thompson recommendations In addition to those listed above, I recommend Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years and Hand of Kindness. | |
| Recommendations for a CD player $1500 or less The Jolida JD-100 with level 1 mods from Underwood Hifi is a fine player. Solid construction and great sound with the tweaked tube analog output stage. | |
| tube amp advice Music Reference RM-9 | |
| Phono stage with volume control? The EAR 834p has a volume control. Be careful that the output is adequate to drive whatever amp you are using. Phono preamps typically feed a line stage where additional gain is added. | |
| Best tube amp $2000-2500? Here's another vote for the Music Reference RM-200. Lots of KT-88 power, quiet, and well-built. | |
| Willie Dixon - I Am the Blues. I agree that it's a wonderful album. I've been trying to sell my second (new) copy for awhile with no takers. Where are the blues vinyl fans hiding? I also agree that Muddy's I'm Ready is great, as are most of Taj Mahal's on Columbia. Start with t... | |
| CD Player Advice Fishonline,Tube cd players do not require any more maintenance than solid state. The tubes in cd players and preamps generally last many thousands of hours. You might want to upgrade from the stock Jolida tubes for better sound. | |
| SME 3009 S2 IMP setup advice Your tonearm has a large counterweight on the back end of the tonearm in addition to the rider weight that you have adjusted. The counterweight screws in for heavier tracking force and out for lower tracking force. You should move the counterweigh... | |
| best pre -amp under 4000$ For that money you can get the Modwright SWP-9SE with phono section. It's magnificent. | |
| Who was your first Miles Davis - In a Silent Way in 1969. I was 16 and this album was mesmerizing. | |
| CD Player Advice Keep your eyes open for a used Jolida JD-100. Heavy duty construction, tube outputs, extrememly good sound for the money. | |
| Tube Phono? I just got a Jolids JD-9a phono preamp and I agree with Undertow that it is amazingly quiet. | |
| Looking for Polarity Invert Feature... The Tube Audio Design TADAC has polarity switches for each channel. It helps that it's a wonderful tube output DAC with adjustable gain and "tubyness" control. | |
| $ 2500 -- Best Way to Spend It Today ? No matter what table, arm, and cartridge you go for, a VPI record cleaning machine will do more for your enjoyment than any other purchase. It's amazing how much better a clean record sounds on any tt. | |
| Love my ipod, Hate my ear buds.... I had the same reaction when I first got an ipod. My first pair of upgrade phones were the Shure e3C which sounded good but never were quite comfortable no matter which eartips I used. I recently replaced them with Klipsch Custom 1's which are mor... |