larryi
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| Looking for compilation suggestions In addition to the wide ranging, eclectic kind of compilations, I have heard historic compilations that are really good. My favorites are the 10 CD collection of the Atlantic Label's R&B, and the rock & roll compilations that came in three... | |
| Quad 2905 amp matching I heard the 2905s being driven by 12 watts of pushpull triode power. They sounded terrific. Like any good speaker, the quality of watts delivered matters, not just quantity. This is not a head-banger speaker anyway, so the emphasis should be on th... | |
| Looking for compilation suggestions The Leonard Cohen cover album I have is titled "I'm Your Fan." It includes a fantastic cover of "First We Take Manhattan" by R.E.M.Another cover group I like is Nouvelle Vague. One album has interesting covers of "Guns of Brixton," "Making Plans f... | |
| considering a Maplenoll Redcarerra,Amazing, but you are following the same path I have been on. I had a Mapenoll for about three months before I got rid of it. I got a Well Tempered too. It is pretty much a foolproof table, except, I had a few flying insects attracted to... | |
| considering a Maplenoll I had a Maplenoll which utilized a very cheap, double piston fish tank air pump to supply the air for the arm and the main platter bearing. The pump simply could not do the job. After less than an hour of operation, the air pressure would drop and... | |
| Leaving DAC on all the time OK? Raquel, Good points, as far as general advice. All my tube gear has tube rectification so I don't worry as much about turn on issues. I suppose the best thing to do is consult the manufacturer. Some linestages are quite hard on their tubes (old Co... | |
| Leaving DAC on all the time OK? CDPs or DAC/Transport combinations draw very little power and usually don't put out much heat (high heat is what ages most components) so leaving them on is not a problem. With my CDP, if I turn it off, it can take several hours to get back on son... | |
| Leaving DAC on all the time OK? Tubes last longer if turned off when not in use. The cathode has a limited lifetime where it is capable of full emission. There may be some turn-on stress, but that is outweighed by burning the life out of a tube.On turn on, the filament is cold a... | |
| cartridge output level There are some high quality cartridges out there with a higher output than the Colibre, but, if you like its sound, it is going to be hard to find a suitable alternative (the Colibre is a very dynamic, lively cartridge). A Decca London comes to mi... | |
| Cartridge Break-in at High VTF? Not a good idea. You could permanently deform the suspension parts which are designed to keep the generating elements within a particular operating position. Unless you went way overboard, the cantilever should hold up, but still, there is no good... | |
| Can tube amps give true high end bass? It's so hard not to generalize here. I've heard a lot of systems where the bass did seem a bit bloated or sluggish with tube gear, but, when that is certainly not the case with all tube gear. All of the very best sounding systems I've heard were d... | |
| Sonus Faber Auditor with 20 tube watts? My guess is maybe. In a small room, you wouldn't want to crank any speaker up because the room would overload too readily. Twenty watts is a whole lot, provided you don't demand extreme volume and expect movie sound effects kind of bass. I've hear... | |
| Audio Note DAC 5 This is going to seem impossible, but I know three people with DAC 5 signatures. It is a fantastic DAC. All three were hooked up to the 47 labs transport -- crazy, noisy, unreliable, but, I suppose, pretty good sounding -- but apparently pretty go... | |
| Cost no Object but Small Room Henryhk,Home demo of speakers is not common anywhere (too easy for a customer to damage the finish). But, the good news for you is that you will be listening in the near field (close to the speaker) at home so you can audition in the near field at... | |
| Cost no Object but Small Room This is a bit tricky. I like speakers that come alive at low volume for small rooms. At higher volume, small rooms overload and become muddled and unpleasant sounding. Unfortunately, the best sounding speakers at low volume tend to be very large i... |