slipknot1
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| 750 US MC cartridge options I second Dlwask's comments. I have experimented back and forth of late with both the Dynavector 17D (Karat) and the Shelter 501. Same price point for both, different design philosophies and sonics. They are both relatively low ouput MC, with the D... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Guidocorona, LOL! However, it is well known that Mr. Barris is in possesion of the Gong of Teng-Boche, thought to be one of the Stargate Temporal Displacement Portals made famous in film and television. While I would agree with you re: Barris' doc... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? I think I hear Chuck Barris coming with the gong.... | |
| The choice of wall receptacles My advise would be to talk to AudiogoN member Albert Porter about his "Porter Ports". A cryo treated Hubbell 8300. Having tried only a couple of the others on your list, as well as a few other "green dot" hospital outlets, the Porter Port at 36.00... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stuck at work today, but unwinding tonight with:Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington "Recording Together for The First Time" (Roulette SR52074) Classic Records 200g reissue. And what a wonderful reissue this one is! Satchmo's voice is locked dead ... | |
| What are the best Audio Compnent Racks Available? Walker Audio Prologue http://www.walkeraudio.comMapleshade Samson http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/audioproducts/samson1.phpDIY using the basic design premise of the Mapleshade and Walker productsSilent Running Audio Craz Reference IsoRACK plus ht... | |
| I miss Buffalo's Audio Club, I was a member of the New York Audio Society for a number of years in the 1980s. What a great group of people!Since I now live in the Philadelphia area, I am active with another great group of folks in the Philadelphia Area Audio Group.I hope you ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mick,Thanks for weighing in and putting rumor to rest. Just keep doing what you do. I am more than confident that you'll never sacrifice quality over quantity. The wait for one of your world class preamps may seem painful, it soon recedes into the... | |
| VPI JMW-9 Signature Questions I use the same setup that Nick does (except I didn't break the line) I pretty much echo his comments with 2 additional observations:1. Err on the side of too little when adding the damping fluid. Too much will slow the pace and drive of the music.... | |
| Mounting a Shelter 501 on a JMW/9 Nick,The Shelter on my signature/SM combo is all the way forward on the headshell as well. I used the alignment jig provided with the new arm, and I got the stylus to hit the dot. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rushton,My early thoughts on the "Blanton" 45 is good to very good, but not in the same way some of the others are, as they are blockbusters for sonics. This is good, but not "great", especially being played on the heels of the "Time Out" 45. The ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Some birthday present listening today:Dvorak "Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104" Starker/Dorati/LSO (Mercury SR90303) Speaker's Corner reissue.Dave Brubeck Quartet "Time Out" (Columbia CS8192) Classic Records 45 rpm reissue. The 45 reissue is far... | |
| My Best of CES Spencer,Very nice write up. I need to get an opportunity to listen again to the Analysis Audio loudspeaker. The only time I have listened to them was last May in NYC. At that time they were mated to different gear (provenance I don't recall), but ... | |
| How trustworhty is Used Cables? I have purchased used speaker cables from them and found them to be very fairly priced, cables were as described and service was very good.As to their recommendations, one has to keep in mind that they (Cable Company) also are a retailer of new pr... | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners Agree with all the above, but would also add "Hissing Of Summer Lawns" to your list. |