effischer
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| RIP oregonpapa Wow. Just wow. There isn't really anything I can add to the sentiments above. I will say that I'm going to miss the always thoughtful input and courteous demeanor. Safe travels, Frank. | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? Here's the latest installment of where things stand. As @sandstone suggested, I downloaded all the manuals and the Windows USB driver software from McIntosh. I do have a company Wintel computer that allowed me to install the software in the hopes... | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? @auxinput I fully agree, which is why I’ve been chasing this irritating fly in the ointment for so long. Moreover, the native file is how the artist released the material, and one would presume that’s how it was meant to be presented. It also tur... | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? @sandstone I appreciate the input - gave me the trail of breadcrumbs I needed to sort things out. It wasn’t actually quite that simple; had to uninstall and reinstall JRiver before I was able to bypass the MIDI and get the settings changes to wor... | |
| Need help with MM cartridge choice Update on this: Did some final tweaks on VTA and VTF and am very satisfied with the results. Substantially better sound quality and tracking ability than the Pioneer PL-15 II I had been using as a second table. The ATC 440 does indeed perform w... | |
| 60 Hz noise shielding suggestions? Thank you all for the suggestions! They gave me a simplified path to further isolate the problem. Here's the current status:@imhififan Swapping positions of the 2 units had no effect. Had tried that before I posted yesterday. 60 Hz hum equally... | |
| Older Dynavector 17d2 mII vs 20x2l @chakster is spot-on! The 17D2 is also a substantial step up from the 20X. If you have a rig that can take advantage of it, that's the way I'd go. If you could find one, the 23RS is even better, IMO. Always was very impressed with the slightly ... | |
| Need help with MM cartridge choice My sincere thanks to everyone for all of the excellent input! It proved very useful and enabled some more interesting reflections as I went through the evaluation process.Which turned out to be far longer than anticipated. Did the geometry check... | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? Thank you for the input, everybody. It tracks with what I'd been advised before. Went ahead and pulled the trigger earlier today, imported my library and gave it a brief try.It has noticeably better sound quality than Apple Music, but doesn't kn... | |
| Connecting MacBook Air to DAC It's the day for Mac! USB will be fine, but you may have to adjust your Audio MIDI settings (in Utilities) to get the bit rate and speed you want for your files. The Mac will up-convert, but it doesn't do a really great job. Better if you match... | |
| Rotel Mich P5 vs McInstosh C49 The C49 is an excellent preamp and built like a tank. It also has an upgradeable DAC module and that's a big plus. Resale is also not a concern with any of their preamps or amplifiers. Home theater stuff will lose value because it becomes obsol... | |
| Samsung flat screen TV’s Started off with a 50" Samsung plasma in 2007. Still working fine but started showing a reddish burn-in during really dark scenes about 3 years ago. Moved it to the bedroom and replaced it with a 55" LG OLED about a year ago. The LG has a super... | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system At the time I purchased my Graham, it was a great deal less costly than they are now. I'm not sure I'd go that way now given the now-doubled investment.I'd started with the DV 17D3, having moved up from an antique 23RS MR that was originally on m... | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system Late to the party here, and I agree with the general thrust that your table is capable of delivering far better results than you're getting out of it with the arm and cartridge you presently have. The 103 is a good cartridge, but not a great one ... | |
| Playing original lacquer discs @chakster Thank you for the dubplate link. That could have been the intent, but these would have been very early days based on what that article indicates.I'm not certain of the construction on these and they're several hundred miles away so a lo... |