david_pully

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Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS.
One more thing ...  As for old records vs. new … just go for it! There are no rules. Some remasters sound better than the originals, some do not. The sport is in the listening. I have thousands of LP’s, some sixty-year-old originals (the firs... 
Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS.
Jeff, Jeff, Jeff ... go big or go home! Audiophilia is not about rationality, it is about passion for the music and the joy of conjuring that emotion from your own equipment, built by people whose work is to distill their own passion into their pr... 
What brand was better than it is today?
@pinthrift : Amen to that! 
What brand was better than it is today?
@fleschler Well, that is to be expected, I think.  Vacuum tubes were in their day essential to the consumer electronics industry as well as to the defense industry.  For whom would it be profitable today to carry on such aggressive research into a... 
What brand was better than it is today?
Dual, Sansui, Adcom ... solid value icons of the past ... I had all of these in my youth ... but they are gone and so don't really qualify as answers to  the original question.  They have been replaced with more modern .. and better .. alternative... 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
tablejockey: you mentioned JIm Hall ... Concierto is my favorite and a classic!  (1975 CTI Records 6060SI .. great remaster by ORG!) 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
tablejockey: you mentioned JIm Hall ... Concierto is my favorite and a classic!  (1975 CTI Records 6060SI .. great remaster by ORG!) 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
louisl: (and everyone else) you must listen to Laurindo Almedida with Ray Brown on the direct-to-disc masterpiece "Moonlight Serenade" ... Jeton records 1003315 !!!! This is the stuff of convergence between audiophilia and the love of music!  I th... 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
jamesclarke: two thumbs up on 80/81! 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
I have a fourth cent to offer ... just got it an listened last night ... Bill Frisell with Thomas Morgan on double bass: Epistrophy on ECM.  Relaxed and melodic, the fabulous synergy of these two virtuosi is captured on a truly audiophile recording. 
Looking for great jazz guitar recordings - any recommendations?
The question is sort of like, 'What are your 1000 favorite albums?'  Nonetheless, my 3 cents:Kenny Burrell: many mentions above, but my favorite is Guitar Forms, a 1965 collaboration with Gil EvansAl DiMeola: Splendido Hotel, 1980 is a must-have! ... 
Wow moments while listening to vinyl records
I have a couple of thousand albums on vinyl and I rate each one after listening.  There are so many extraordinary recordings, that trying to list the all best ones is like trying to list the best wines.  But I have noticed that many of the best ar... 
Has anyone tried the new Lyra Kleos?
Jr_w, Have you experienced the Delos with other tables or arms for comparison? Also, I am curious, how have you got your anti-skating set up?Thank you for your encouraging testimony,- Dave 
Fosgate Signature Phono Preamp
I am interested in hearing what all have to say, especially as paired with specific cartridges, as I have been considering this amp to get back to vinyl and tubes. I am curious about how well the Fosgate works with low output MC carts and no input... 
Has anyone tried the new Lyra Kleos?
A question for Mr. Carr ... I just bought a VPI Classic 3, for which I have been planning to purchase a Kleos. But now I am concerned by reports that the Kleos does not perform well on VPI tables, allegedly due to poor control of VTF on the wobbly...