frogman
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| VPi HW 19 jr upgrade Here we go again. Some well-intended but questionable info so far. The MK2 and Mk3 platters were the same platter; no difference. It is a very good platter, but not as good as the heavier Mk4/TNT platters. The difference between the Mk2 and Mk3 ta... | |
| Musical Fidelity A1 experiences "Proactive Tablettes" !?! I cracked myself up. Should be "Proac", of course. My IPad's spellchecker strikes again. An interesting paralell to audio, IMO: sometimes what we think is an advance, is not an advance at all. | |
| Musical Fidelity A1 experiences I remember visiting a local NYC dealer years ago while helping a friend shop for speakers. I still remember being amazed at the sound that the A1 produced driving a pair of original Proactive Tablettes. It was beautiful, with electrostatic- like c... | |
| Interconnect question I THINK I understand your question. So, just remember this: any information lost cannot be retrieved by better gear further upstream. IOW, the quality of cable from table to pre is probably more important than from pre to amp. Although better cabl... | |
| Much better MM cartridge than Shure V15 IV? Respectfully disagree with Pasecorrect's otherwise good advise, re the addition of a good sub. A properly integrated sub will retrieve hall information/ambience in good orchestral recordings now missing due to your main speakers' limited bottom en... | |
| VPI HW-19 MkII Vs. MkIII, how are they different? Are you confused yet? As Salectric says, a lot of questionable info above. First of all, the HW-19 Mk3 is a terrific table; so is the MK2. The difference between the two are (and this is the real truth and nothing but the truth) that the MK3 used ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, it's great to have more discussion about music and musicians; it helps to put discussion about audio gear in a better perspective, and gives it more meaning. Much to say about the previous posts when I have a little more time. For now, ... | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? I think the subject of timbre/tone, personal or otherwise, deserves a more-in-depth discussion. Vertigo, I have recovered (somewhat), so I will give it a shot :-)The term "timbre" is often used to describe the sound of a particular type or family ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm, not surprising that you have a thing for Dexter. Coltrane credited him as one of his main influences. | |
| Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Vertigo, I feel dizzy. More to follow; I need time to recuperate. | |
| The Audiophile's Wife My wife has always teased me for my insistence on keeping all the original equipment boxes. No explanation about the importance of doing so for future shipping seems to satisfy. The stacks of empty boxes in the basement just keep growing. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, Acman, Lewm, one of Coltrane's most distinguishing characteristics was the hard edge or "bite" of his tone. That characteristic was a huge departure from the softer textured tone that was more common for tenor players before him; even when ... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife I'll say it again, Grannyring: you are a lucky guy. Your wife is not only a talented writer, she is very witty and funny. If she were single, and I were single, well.... Sorry man, I'm sure you understand. BTW, my wife loves the blog; she wants to... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy Thuchan, I reluctantly admit to being a "neutrality apostle". But I am reluctant only because, IMO, the term neutrality is usually misunderstood. In your comment you pair the term neutrality with sonic-footprint. From my vantage point, sonic footp... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy While there is tremendous value in technical explanations for some of the perceived problems with vinyl playback, I think it is important to remember that those possible explanations are incomplete, and don't fully address the fact that what we ar... |