timm1951

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PS Audio PCA-2 -vs- GCP-200 pre amp ?
Maybe I'd buy it if you knew how to spell... 
Tonearm ringing excited during playback
I have a hotrod Scout with the 20lb platter and 10.5" Classic arm.  Same problem, ringing when tapped and on silent grooves or passages.  My solution was to put small plastic washers between the headshell and my Lyra cartridge AND on top of the he... 
Your Nominations: Top Phono Stages under $1,000
Cambridge cp2 
Woofer pumping WHY??
Funny, I had the same thing going on for the past week with my vpi classic lyra helikon combo, freeked me out. I tracked it down to a recently installed network router/switch that was positioned to close to the system. 
paranoid listener-damaging speakers?
When you hear distortion at a loud volume, turn it down a bit to see if you hear the same distortion. If you do, it's the recording. If you don't, you're over driving something in your system. 
Cat owner wants speakers
Martin Logan has some pretty good solutions. 
Heil AMT's - anybody have any experience ?
I too lived the glorious Heil 70's experience. My roomate had the AMT???, the one with the TL box which exuded lows from another planet. We ran them with my Marantz 1060 integrated amp. Their overall sound has probably been my guiding force in ove... 
Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ??
I was close friends with a guy who was working in a pressing factory in Phoenix,1978. Pat Metheny's first was being pressed in that factory. He just handed me a copy and said "check it out". Today, still it is my all time favorite. Title is Pat Me... 
Proceed Pre vs. Today's preamps
I agree with Smholl,of the many preamps I've owned it is the one I least enjoyed. Mainly for the same reasons,very harsh upper and mid response. 
Rush fans on the board ??
Movig pictures without a doubt! 
MFSL Beatles CDs
I have this set japaneese)and it's as good as the Beatles are ever going to sound. As with all MFSL recordings, some is great and some is not so great. Theres more info at this site for those interested. http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=m...