frogman
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| Need recommendations for a Cartridge under $2K How about a little more info for a truly useful rec. What do you like, and don't like, about your current cart? If you could wave a magic wand while listening and change the sound of your analog rig, how would you change it? | |
| Dac or Crossover I don't know your CD player nor have any idea what DAC you are considering; but, something to think about:If you are not happy with your CD player, upgraded speaker xovers will let you hear any problems it has that much better. My approach is usua... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Glad it worked out, Mark. I second Chris' comments and would also suggest that you check the spring on your I-beam to see if you have a single or double spring. I have found the 420 to perform best with a double spring I-beam; the difference is no... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Bojack, you want this! ;-)http://app.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-ah-njoe-tjoeb-4000-cd-player-2013-01-09-digital-02790(No affiliation with seller) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,****how he heard/identified that stylus drag and how he knows/knew that what he heard was because stylus drag it self and no for other " factors ". How could he aisle the stylus drag " fact " from the whole playback environment?****Excel... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, now that others have responded re the stylus-drag issue, perhaps you will forgive me for what is perhaps more "philosophy" than hard scientific data; although, for me, what my ears tell me supersedes any "scientific data".Stylus-drag and ... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Maybe I am showing my age. But, that the idea that massed strings are problematic on many digital recording/playback (I agree with Jmcgrogan) should come as a surprise at all is, to me, the biggest surprise of all. This has been the subject of dis... | |
| What Instrument would you listen to? Learsfool is right on the money. And his opening remark is particularly useful; even if he made it partly in jest.I would add that the piano is best from the standpoint of using an instrument with the most extended frequency range. That is obvious... | |
| 12AX7 Raytheons I agree completely with Onhwy61, with emphasis on "but whether or not you like or care for its sound in a specific application is a whole other question". I love the sound of my 60's vintage Raytheons in my EAR phono stage. They have a clarity and... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? IMO, you should decide on one of two approaches to solving the problem: 1. tackle the problem in a way that will give you long-term satisfaction according to your tastes and priorities by intelligent system building, or 2. use band aids now to tam... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Happy New Year to all, y un "Feliz Ano Nuevo" para nuestro jefe!Dear Nandric, you asked the question:"Why are then so many cartridges mediocre"I think that you answered your own question earlier in the same paragraph:****A good (professor) MANUFAC... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Happy New Year Scotch fans! Wanted to share a new single malt Scotch experience. For Christmas, brother-in-law gave me a bottle of 30 yr old Glenfarclas; a very interesting malt. A generous and thoughtful gift, particularly since he is not a Scotc... | |
| Massed strings and large choral groups Whart, I play clarinets and saxophones. In that particular performance I played the bass clarinet/C clarinet part.Regards. | |
| Massed strings and large choral groups Brownsfan, interesting that you mention Mahler. Just a few days ago I had the pleasure of taking part in a performance of Mahler's 8th symphony. As you know, it is scored not only for large orchestra, but also for large choral ensemble. The subjec... | |
| Massed strings and large choral groups Absolutely some of the most difficult sounds to get right. But not because they are strings or voices, but because they are massed. An average major orchestra can have more than sixty string players depending on the work being performed. One of th... |