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| Review: Conrad Johnson CA200 Amplifier Tobias, thank you. I try to put the review in context because I need to know a reviewer before I can find his or her feedback truly useful. In a mag like Stereophile I'll get to know them over a period of months, but here on Audiogon.com, particul... | |
| Noise from phono. Help please. Noise really ruins my enjoyment of analog (or any media). That's one reason I use a use a high output, 2.5MHz MC cartridge, like my Sumiko Blackbird.Maybe there's a small tradeoff of resolution vs. noise, but I fall on the side of low noise.Dave | |
| High level MC or step up? No Dig, I'm using the BB in a Pro-ject RM10's stock carbon fiber arm. It's a very compliant cartridge. The Ittok and BB are both in pretty wide use. I'll bet that if you post a separate thread that you'll get a specific answer.Dave | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers Guido, Rod suggested 200-hours to fully break in the Baby Grands. I'm at 100 and I'm feeling very comfortable. I'm also breaking in a Sumiko Blackbird cartridge, which has under 40-hours. This long weekend is helping a bunch.Since those Mahlers ar... | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers No, that Sumiko methodology is proprietery. If you bought new from a Sumiko dealer, then I think they'll do it free. If you bought used, then you'll need to find a consultant, most likely at a Sumiko dealer. I think you'll find it worth paying a f... | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers Guido, you haven't been listening to Sumiko. There's no "ideal distance" from the back and side walls. You need to have Rod from Soundings over to position them optimally in your space. All your issues will magically disappear.You might go ahead a... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Wes Montgomery gets my vote, but I have to agree with lots of other great names mentioned. Isn't it great that there are so many valid nominations?Dave | |
| High level MC or step up? I've always gone the medium to high output MC route with great success. Right now I'm using a Sumiko Blackbird. It's a great match for either my Bryston 1B's phono stage or my Pro-ject Tube Head phono pre-amp.I love my Tube Head, yet I've read rev... | |
| Quality CD Recorder with Analog inputs,suggestion If you've got a DVD burner on you computer, then consider the Korg MR1000 DSD recorder. It'll record at 1-bit 5.6 mHz, which is the ultimate for recording live and for archiving. You then have the choice of burning a mp3, mp4, Redbook CD, HDCD or ... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Diane Hubka is great. Check out her latest release with songs from movies.Dave | |
| Pushing the envelope on B&W 802 series3 Have a Sumiko-trained technician properly place the speakers in your room. This'll give you more improvement than any equipment change you can make.Dave | |
| Review: Lessloss Filtering Power Cable Power cord How much? | |
| Am I Bad Listener? Most people can't hear differences beyond speakers and tube/transistor, if that. Don't spend any more money on tweaks for a good while. Speakers, yes, but wires no. You've got good stuff already. Relax and enjoy it. Put your energy into finding re... | |
| the paradox of accurate speakers If you've ever done recording, you'll notice how each mic sounds different. Even the same mic will differ if you move it around.Most of us latch onto a area of the frequency spectrum that we value above all others. For me, it's the upper mids, whe... | |
| How isolated is your hi-fi? My setup is in the living room and there is no family room. I listen casually in the mornings, while others sleep late. All the serious listening is done when others are out. I move chairs around and pull the speakers out from the wall and I'm in ... |