noromance
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Bill Evans Trio – Moon Beams (Original Jazz Classics 2009 RE, RM 1990, 1962) | |
| When your boutique Hi-Fi product doesn't appear to justify the price Yeah, I saw that when he posted it. Lots of tantalums! | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? @terry9 Thanks for taking the time to expand a little on your components. I use Vishay VAR in the input of my tube phono stages and agree they are superb. (47k load, 1k stopper) | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? Sounds hellish. Then I listen for pops and clicks and skips. Then a few days later, I listen to the music. | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? @terry9 Serious stuff! I saw your air-gapped caps. Any more info on your components? | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? @mitch2 They’re BELKIN AV20302-06 The old metal plug version. Something of a low-level cult favorite for folks who know how good they are. They are very specific and all the others in the series are no way near as good. | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? 4%. I’ve tried some relatively expensive cables but wasn’t impressed. I made my own speaker cables from solid core OCC wire. I was lucky enough to buy 10 pairs of NOS Belkin interconnects that are sublime. I tested them against a number of ICs i... | |
| The clearest, kindest voice I've heard Nice. A more contemporary take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2WgM-wiot0 | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? Read all about it here in Virtual Systems. | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! Anything that uses LEDs to light up the tubes is ridiculous in my book. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stephane Grappelli + Joe Pass + Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark (1980 Pablo Live) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Bee Gees - Trafalgar (Polydor 1971) Elly Stone - Elly Stone (Columbia 1969) Lucy Ward - I Dreamt I Was a Bird (Betty Beetroot 2015) Jean Redpath with Abby Newton - Lowlands (Philo 1986) Various - Bread & Roses: Festival of Acoustic Music (... | |
| What Holiday Gifts did you ask for or Give to Yourself? Nothing. Home insurance went up $1000 for no reason. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Conor Oberst - Salutations Wooden Wand - Death Seat | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @dover Funny, I had a drawer full of the box plate Mullards you mention. Nice if one likes creamy, warm, and slow, with no air. I'll concede that Teles can be a little lacking in warmth. However, I maintain that you can adjust tonality elsewhere i... |