bdgregory
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| What is the most analog sounding CD player under $ Meridian 508.24 is one to consider | |
| Heybrook TT2 I had one, wish I hadn't sold it. For the money it's a good table. It can be a bit bright, but that's tamed easily. | |
| Speed strobe recommendation. I bought one on A'gon, don't recall who the seller was. The strobe disc is cardboard, but easy to read, with 60/50hz, 45/33 rpm. the strobe light is a simple diode wired to a 12vac wall wart. It works fantastic and I paid $25. The diode and wall w... | |
| Help with Totems Rbstehno . . . how do you speak with such authority about Sttafs if you haven't owned them?I have Sttafs and Mani-2's. The Sttafs are my second pair and are an irresistible speaker. I have not compared them to Arro's so can't describe the differen... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp with Solid State Amp? I run tube preamps with SS amps. The results are great, and I agree, Tube preamps aren't as much hassle as tube power amps. Tube preamps however don't provide the same level of "tubey-ness" as you get with tube power amps. None the less, a good tu... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Don't most folks keep their pre on all the time,Tube pre, yes. SS pre, no well what I wrote is exactly the opposite of what I meant. I turn my tube preamp off, leave my ss preamp on. | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Don't most folks keep their pre on all the time,Tube pre, yes. SS pre, no . | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. The TAD 150 Signature has RCA HT bypass - work with the preamp off (or on, though I can't imagine why anyone would want to leave it on). | |
| Washington D.C. if you're interested in used vinyl: Joe's Record Paradise | |
| Cowboy Junkies my favorite is "Lay it Down". The ones already mentioned are great (Trinity Sessions is probably a must have), and pretty much everything they have released is excellent - definitely worth having. Frankly, "Open" is one of their weaker albums IMO,... | |
| Budget tables look for a Systemdek IIx. They can be found for $250 +/- depending on condition and tonearm included. They have a great deal of potential. If you're mechanically inclined and willing to do your own tweaks and setup you'll get much more out of a ta... | |
| Is compressed bamboo good to help reduce vibs if you look at my system page you'll find a pic of amp stands I made from similar bamboo butcher blocks. I bought the blocks from TJ Max for $20 each and are about 16"x19"x2". They are glued/screwed to an MDF plinth to which the supporting legs ar... | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP with 250 LP's I would buy a VPI 16.5. It's well worth the money for the labor savings for the job ahead of you, and especially if you intend to play them a lot after you get them cleaned up this time. I have the 16.5 and previously had a manual Ni... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles a lot of my favorites are already mentioned (most everything by John Abercrombie, Gary Burton, Steve Tibbets, Ralph Towner, and Jack DeJohnette) . . . ) but here's a couple more:"Matchbook" (Towner/Burton)"The Touchstone" (Azimuth - Kenny Wheeler,... | |
| Rectifier Tube Clarification/Help W/ Dared 2000a Is that BB GZ34 (5AR4) a Philips-Amperex Holland tube? That's my favorite, though some might prefer the Mullard design.yes it is. I haven't tried a Mullard so can't say . . . |