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| Classical Music for Aficionados FLAC: - Stravinsky; Le Sacre du Printemps, Nezet-Seguin/Philadelpia/DGG 24/96 hi-resVinyl:- Stravinsky; Le Sacre du Printemps, Stravinsky/Columbia Symphony/Columbia Grey two-eye (1967?) pressing- Bartok; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta... | |
| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... I bi-amp, with a tube amp powering my planar mids/ribbon tweeters, and a SS amp powering the cone driver woofers. Best of both worlds, I feel.But I agree with the people above, like Atmasphere - low order harmonic distortion is the way to go.For i... | |
| Shopping at Goodwill anyone? My journey into the crazy world of hifi began when I picked up the iconic NAD 3020 at a Value Village (Canadian thrift store chain - not sure if it’s actually American?).Now I make the thrift store rounds every few months, scouring the record bins... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 I'm happy with my Benz Lukaschek PP-1 TT9. Sounds like you want something higher end, and tube, though.Just thought I would chime in for lower budget suggestions. | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? My solution is to bi-amp, using a SET for the tweeter/mids, and a Push Pull for the woofers.And I use a PS Audio SS pre-amp, but in passive mode most of the time, which keeps me all tube. Only when I really want to blast the Stravinsky, do I add s... | |
| high frequency intermittent noise It sounds like cheap computer noise.Are you using a computer as your source? | |
| Jazz for aficionados On vinyl- Miles and Monk At Newport (The Monk side)- John Coltrane A Love Supreme- Stravinsky Ebony Concerto - Woody Herman and His Orchestra(Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony and Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble Intercontemporain are kick... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? For maximum 2nd order harmonic distortion (and since I mostly use a passive preamp), my answer would be tube power amp. | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? My Tannoy dual concentric horn loaded tweeters just died after a particularly loud POP on a vinyl disc.Not sure if I am going to keep pursing horns. | |
| Looking for input: Best material for mid range cone The wood that my viola is made from, is the best material.IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE AN ACTUAL VIOLA! ;) | |
| I used to think passive preamps were superior to active preamps given right the setup, but My electrons sound better than your electrons. | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers Bobby Graham! RIP (1940-2009).This powerhouse drummer provided the backbeat to those amazing early Kinks hits - You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, I Gotta Move. Such authority, and such minimal fills - no stupid show off crap. | |
| What's the weak link in my system? I have a budget system, too (WAY more budget than yours!). So maybe my experience will be useful.I went with the advice I was getting, that the turntable and arm are the most important item in a vinyl playback system. Which meant replacing an old ... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? Low budget stuff here (except for the Linns)1994 - Wharfedale CRS 31998 - ADC 303AX2013 - EPI M1802014 - Linn Sara 92016 - EPI M70 - NHT Super Zero2017 - Tannoy 609 - Audio Pro A2.14 Live | |
| Shure M91ED - replace cartridge or just get new stylus? While my SL-220s may be the weak links in my two systems, they sure sound good. Especially since they were essentially free.I’m running one with a vintage Grado XF-3 with new 8MZ stylus, and it sounds very good. Black background, very balanced and... |