albertporter
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| Bonzo's drum sound Too bad we don't have ability to post images into these forum threads. I have images of Led Zepplin in their hotel room (stoned) with a KLH portable hanging from the hand of John Bonham.Just before they disassembled the player they were spinning 4... | |
| The importance of azimuth Yea, just wait until your adjusting a high end cartridge within hundredths of a gram and it's clearly obvious which setting is better.For my Koetsu it is EXACTLY 1.97 grams with the Walker. It was 1.99 with the Graham. Crazy ain't it that such a s... | |
| Kill Bill soundtrack Any good? Here is the play list for Kill Bill Vol. 1. Obviously they intend to do two or three of these in a series like Star Wars, Matrix and LOTR to name but a few.1. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) performed by Nancy Sinatra - 2:402. That Certain F... | |
| A really dumb tube question The GE Essential Characteristics Handbook and Smith Tube substitution book say 12 AU 7 can be replaced with a 12 AX 7. (NOT 12 AT 7 with 12 AU 7)I have never tried that experiment . Before plugging anything else in, I would ask the manufacturer. F... | |
| Mapleshade Records Tweaks-Silclear & Micro-Smooth Nrchy is in for another treat when he receives the Purists I have ordered for him. After the initial break in period you will hear additional "black" and lack of noise, and a huge improvement in extreme highs and bass. Soundstage will wider and de... | |
| BEL-the wire source Here is a link to a boatload of reviews and places the BEL was purchased. Scroll down through the reviews and take your choice.A quick Google search was all it took.http://ecoustics.consumerreview.com/pscAudioReview/Cables/Cables/the,wire/PRD_1164... | |
| Brake in for the Aesthetix Calypso and Rhea Dra1, your complaint about "hardness" in the upper midrange can result from slightly overloading the Calypso's input stages. The Rhea has a lot of gain, making it compatible with a wide variety of cartridges. Lowering gain slightly will not advers... | |
| CES and thank you, Albert Porter What would be excellent is for someone at Audiogon who needs photography for a large company to use me for Annual Report or advertising. Southwest Airlines and GAP have both cut budgets, as well as many other of my good clients. The economy is not... | |
| tonearm wire Loyd Walker has some very small medical wire ( I think it's medical wire) that he uses on the latest Walker turntables. It's amazing stuff and probably would be excellent for the Linn Ekos. Maybe give him a call, his number is 610-666-6087. I alwa... | |
| Koetsu Cartridge Question The Koetsu Platinum is worth the extra effort, but I agree the other posters that CJ EF-1 does not have enough gain at 52 DB. I own the Koetsu Rosewood Platinum Signature, combined with Aesthetix Io (80 DB gain at factory setting). I actually have... | |
| Any experience with Van Slyke Engineering? The table looks interesting to me. I would certainly like to hear one just to see how it performs. If performance is up to the hype, the price is very fair. | |
| Has anyone heard the new Vandersteen Quatro? I heard them at CES, Audiogon coverage is here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/ces.pl?&AP_2108_a&RoomViewI thought they sounded better than the same room last year with 5A. I know the 5A is a better speaker but with the ARC amps and smal... | |
| My vote for Tweak of the Week While ABBA's bass player may be a gas, he is strictly "stinky number two" when compared to my animal shelter Persian cat. When my system gets too bright or the soundstage is dry, skip dumping the litter box and the cat does the rest. Not only in t... | |
| Audiophiles & music-have you got it wrong? Ben, as usual your fighting for the music and doing a good job. Although I don't have as much invested in my music as my hardware, I have a considerable collection. I am open minded to new music to the extent that most of my visitors will only lis... | |
| My vote for Tweak of the Week I wonder how the keep the price of Budweiser so low, with that special Beech Wood ageing and all. Must get a quantity discount for buying so many knobs. |