elliottbnewcombjr
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| So What Is Real? One funny aspect of moving up the chain of 'better' best' 'new best' is:by the time we get enough surplus money to afford better, best, new best, we are OLDER, our hearing, especially high frequencies, is beginning and progressively diminishing.A ... | |
| confused and don't know what to do I personally would go with no subs, full range mains, and use a high quality Av receiver for Surround Sound and 2 channel Music.You can always add a separate 2 channel amp later, IF you plan space for it now. | |
| confused and don't know what to do I’ve done this, it’s hard to get right, and imaging requirements are different for Video and Music.first, forget which brand/models of equipment and clarify a lot, then go shopping: A. WHAT and WHEREa1. what equipment, future changes, future addit... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Sorry to OP for my off topic trip. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Thanks for the suggestions,What else do you have in that Vintage System? Inheriting my wealthy uncle's system is how I got hooked.I visit my friend Bill 15 minutes from Binghamton every spring, we photograph waterfalls with plenty of water.Last ye... | |
| Cartridge misadventures I'm moving to San Diego | |
| Fidelity Research FR-54 Tonearm. ANTI-SKATE??? PRECISELY: less than ideal, that’s been the point of this. what’s not a good idea? Mono or Stereo Cartidge: The geometry of the stylus in the groove, sphere, ellipse, shibata, sas are all relevant to mono stylus regarding groove contact. Anti-skat... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Thanks for clarifying. I am fundamentally opposed to Moving Coil because of the extra amplification involved. I don't even want to hear a fabulous one, I don't want to go down that rabbit hole.My Preamp, 55 years old, when direct to the integrated... | |
| Joseph Audio dealer in the northeast? So, what is Jeff Joseph's email address? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Earl Fatha Hines, 5 lp set, here's a new sealed one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/SS-VINYL-BOX-SET-5-x-LPs-by-EARL-HINES-THE-FATHER-OF-MODERN-JAZZ-PIANO/312364470248?hash=item48ba5f8fe8:g:gwMAAOSwEOJcDSG2 | |
| Looking for inexpensive preamp remove maybe, get thee a R2R. Closed Loop, 6 head Auto Reverse. | |
| Frustrated with Vinly IF you go the JVC-Victor Plinth route, be very cautious about an included Victor Tonearm, UA-7045 or long version UA-7082.they can be great, but, as Chackster and others alerted me/us, VERY OFTEN the rubber gasket is deteriorated and needs replace... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly LOOKS, oh yeah, important, I am an Interior Designer (Corporate Office Space).I had cool looking and performing vintage Thorens/SME, made a custom wood base for it, terrific, Found a Technics SP-15, Plastic Base, gave it to my friend. https://www... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly I just came up with a variation to use the inexpensive manual cleaner/drying rack https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GSSQ1MN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 *** Instead of mixing a whole batch of cleaning fluid in the tub ... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-54 Tonearm. ANTI-SKATE??? I never heard gross distortion. I was playing MONO. I just couldn't understand no AS adjustment on FR-45 arm.I wondered if the lack of proper anti-skate would effect the Mono SOUND and wanted to solve the physics to prevent wear of: Grooves; Stylu... |