avanti1960
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| Getting into Tube Equipment In all my listening a fully tube system / integrated amplifier sounds much better than a tube preamp with solid state power amp and that is the direction I recommend. Typically much larger and more immersive sound stage and very smooth, musical s... | |
| A little confused on how to properly integrate my sub unfortunately you are going in the wrong direction if you want seamless integration between sub and the LS50s (which is completely possible!). the issue is your subwoofer- it lacks the necessary adjustments needed for proper integration. critica... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? excellent! the record dr is a great machine and a big value. don't forget some mofi anti-stat sleeves! | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? the only thing that worked (for me) to eliminate static was to wet clean new LPS (and used of course) and store them in an anti-static sleeve (e.g. mofi sleeves).currently using this one- and it works great. a little bit of a hassle but a decent r... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C have cadenza blue- 100 ohms is best | |
| Can you ever get perfect alignment? the reason I say we can’t get it perfect is because every form of alignment has only (2) points on the side of an album where the stylus is perfectly tangential to the grooves of an LP (unless you have a tangential / linear tracking turntable) eve... | |
| RECORDS THAT HAVE IMPRESSED PEOPLE SO MUCH THEY BOUGHT MY STEREO Love these threads! If you don't have Donald Fagan's The Nightfly yet- by all means get it. best recording i have ever heard on an LP. Tom Petty "damn the torpedoes" is also great. and of course joni mitchell ""blue" | |
| Can you ever get perfect alignment? Of course we can't get perfect alignment but we can get it very close.Usually the best alignment protractors are the ones supplied by the turntable manufacturer because they know how to line up the arcs and null points relative to the tonearm pivo... | |
| Is it possible to mount cartridge without using a protractor? F everyone's I - the mint best tractor is not plastic. it is made from mirrored glass and is quite precise. definitely a different alignment than the stock gauge, the radius is ~2mm larger. outer grooves sounded slightly rough with the stock al... | |
| Why Aren't More Speaker Designers Building Augmented Widebanders? ive often wondered the same question. in my car i have 3 way acitves that feature a 3" wideband driver made by hybrid audio technologies that is cspable of 200 to 18000 hz. it does not sound its best running like that but it sounds amazing using... | |
| What are the best entry level integrated amps and speakers? I've gone the NAD / PSB route and while not bad and often great, the latest line of Yamaha or Marantz amplifiers sound better / smoother and ELAC or Paradigm speakers are preferred over PSB. | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? a little over but a great sounding system,technics sl 1200grlehmann black cube statementorotfon quintet bronze | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? gentlemen,"balls" in this case means gusto, drive, dynamics and power. these are definitely qualites that can be associated with phono preamps. having owned many that were somewhat weak or anemic sounding I wanted to put a list together of some ... | |
| Technics SL-1200G Mat Recommendations Just installed a herbies excellent mat 4mm, 285mm diameter. fits within the lip of the platter. raises the height 1mm (4mm thick) which is good for shorter cartridges. so far it sounds much better than the achromat, bull mat and stock mat. i wi... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... The things that jump out to me are that it makes voices and instruments sound better than they really are- it sweetens them up a bit. Also that this effect works for all types of music styles- rock, jazz, instrumentals, etc. Finally it is just s... |