mylesbastor
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| Record Sleeve Recommendation Doug: Plenty of practice, believe me :) In fact, maybe way too much :)One thing to remember: not all record jackets are cut the same size. Consequently, it's not always possible to smoothly slide the HDPE/LP combo into the jacket without the corne... | |
| Record Sleeve Recommendation Doug: The problem with [us] using the MoFi sleeves is that the MoFi sleeves were originally designed for use with a cardboard inner sleeve. This cardboard sleeve allows the record in the thin HDPE sleeve to be inserted into the jacket cover vis a ... | |
| Record Sleeve Recommendation You could check out piece I wrote for PFO a while back on the subject.http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue38/lp_sleaves.htmMyles Astor | |
| Has anyone heard Conrad Johnson's TEA phono stage? Not sure of the four versions-am only aware of three options. One, and the least expensive, uses the standard cj polystyrene caps. The second, and the version I'm finishing reviewing for positive feedback, uses the new Teflon caps but comes san tr... | |
| Warmed cleaning fluids Am in the process of reviewing a few cleaning fluids and asked Jim Pendleton the same question since enyzme activity is temperature, ionic strength, metal, cofactor, etc dependent. Jim said that the activity of the "industrial" enzymes used, at le... | |
| Lyra Titan i and Olympos SL As Rauliruegas said, cartridges can be system dependent. For instance, if u have a bright system, then a rolled off cartridge will help balance it, etc.One thing that is probably of the utmost importance in regards to the Titan is the choice of ar... | |
| Walker Vortex Vacuum Wand for VPI I'd be very careful and am leary about having direct contact of any suction tube with the lp. I've had bad experiences with this in the past. The very first nitty gritty used a thin plastic teflon covering on the tube and this trapped dirt between... | |
| Fluxbuster info Couple things 'bout using the fluxbuster. First, put the stylus in the groove/on the LP before fluxbusting. Two, disconnect the tonearm leads before turning the fluxbuster off/unplugging it. While the Sumiko is a good unit, the Aethetix and Audiop... | |
| SACD Players If I might respectfully disagree with Simon: 1. History has taught us that the best product a company like Sony makes is in general, their first, flagship, product. After that, it's how can can the product be made more cheaply. 2. This is a fact: ... | |
| SACD WINS! Hmmm...it's interesting since the SACD catalog given out by Sony/Phillips at the CES Show only lists 180. Wonder where the differences come in? I quickly glanced through the catalog and see at least two labels missing (Hyperion and Lyrinx) but the... | |
| SACD WINS! Just wondering where you came up with the number of SACD releases. At their press conference, Sony said there were 180 titles to date -- and all of them were on the walls of one of the demo rooms | |
| SACD Players You might check out Michael Gindi's review in the Winter issue of Ultimate Audio where he and Lars Fredell compared the Sony SCD-1 and the new Marantz SA-1 SACD/CD players. | |
| Whats the best and quietest 12AX7 tube The best I've heard, but try finding an original (be careful because I've seen rebranded, GE versions) was a Philips 6681-12AX7. | |
| Eagle John Iverson RC Prince writes: I remember an article in Stereophile about Iverson's having disappeared--probably within the last few years, but time seems to go by too quickly for me, so you might check to see if it ever got in their on-line archives. I think ... | |
| Best reviewers Gerry writes: Myles should know "Ultimate Audio". My mistake - sorry. I also appreciated that he didn't slam me because of my opinion and just read it for what it is worth, just opinion. Gerry: Everyone's welcome to their opinion of the mags ;-) O... |