audioguy85
Responses from audioguy85
| Dust covers Notice most ultra high end turntables lack a dust cover. | |
| Why is most everything remastered? @cd318 "Those records might be going cheap nowadays, but at the time they were quite expensive prestidge items." betterrecords.com is selling some of these records for hundreds of dollars...even on ebay the prices are sometimes crazy. I like it... | |
| Why is most everything remastered? I'm amazed how many 1950-1960's treasures I've found in the thrift stores. Nothing can compare to the sound of these old records. The engineers knew what they were doing back then, a lost art, gone forever....scoop up that old vinyl. | |
| American Made Audio Products The only American made item I own is the border patrol dac, however it is designed by a UK guy. Otherwise, I do not like much made here. I like my UK made stuff. | |
| Commonly mentioned speaker brands? Cannot go wrong with Tannoy, Wharfedale, Spendor, and Harbeth. These are the brands I’ve owned and some I still own. I’m partial to British speakers, just don’t like much of anything made here. In fact, most of my system is now comprised of UK bui... | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? You can get very good speakers for not a lot of money ....wharfedale comes to mind. | |
| I heard a costly system from Esoteric. This is why I opt for external headphone amps. The one that comes with most amps, or some cd/sacd players is an afterthought at best. There are some exceptions, such as the Naim 5si, it has a great built in headphone section. I'll also have to agr... | |
| DIY TT Why not just look for a nice Denon dp 37f or 47f quartz lock direct drive with the servo tonearm and the gorgeous wood plinth already included? Those tables were terrific. | |
| Sound Better w/Amp Directly Into Wall Then Thru Zero Surge I've been extremely happy with my Audioquest Niagara 1200 and Thunder power cord. No issues whatsoever, and to me it sounds better. | |
| Reasons not to freak out about tube supplies Who is freaking out and why? I find all the tubes I need no problems. Although, I'm using only NOS....which are seemingly still plentiful. | |
| Tweaks, money pit or real value? There is only so much all these tweaks can do. Yes, there will be some perceptable improvement with some of them, others not so much. It is my opinion that you should just concentrate on the basics. Maybe the basics are more set up than so called ... | |
| CD player Why not just buy the companion Naim 5cdsi? It is said to pair very well with the 5si amp. Plus Naim seems to recommend that you use the DIN connection over the RCA. The cdssi comes with the DIN cable in the box. The 5cdsi is a very nice player wi... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? Get the pro-ject tube box ds2...it has an abundance of settings right there on the front panel for both mc and mm...in addition, you can run 2 turntables at a time. It has received numerous positive, some glowing, reviews and it has tubes, 12ax7's... | |
| Network streamer that works with Android and Pandora Look at the Grace digital link. It has Pandora built in. It can also handle hi-res....up to a point. Also has Amazon Music and Iheart radio built in, and of course an infinite amount of internet radio stations. It is excellent for the $179 they ar... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? You know you are one when you own multiple copies of the same album in hopes that one will be THE pressing....also when you have taken over half of your wife’s living room, and when your house Is stuffed to the gills with cd’s, Lp’s, Cassettes, mi... |