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| Anybody have experience with a Pro-ject RM 6 SB? Arthur, what phono-preamp and cartridge were you using? People trying to put together an inexpensive fail to realize that they really need three pretty good components to beat CD. It can be done, but it's tough at the bottom end of the price scale... | |
| Am I getting it all? Well, of course, if you use the same IC of the same length between the phono-stage/pre-amp and digital-source/pre-amp.Dave | |
| Am I getting it all? Stockfisch just released "Bassface Swing Trio Plays Gershwin" on D2D, DVD-A and CD. See http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=37495This is good piano trio jazz (think Bill Mays or Charlap level), exceptionally well recorded an... | |
| Am I getting it all? His analog system is high enough quality that it should exceed CD quality. CDs will not generally sound as good and it won't be particularly close. If he's not achieving that, then he needs to look into his analog setup, not buying new equipment, ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well Raul, if a Technics TT and a MM cartridge is better than any other TT and a MC cartridge, please describe the superior qualities. Being better "overall" is absolutely a cop out and that's all you've done. You actually have a few descriptors a... | |
| Am I getting it all? 01-21-08: Ncarv said:"This does not make sense to me . . . comparing the same recording on LP vs. CD, I can't remember an instance when the CD sounded better than vinyl, assuming the LP is not a beat up copy. Even then, the sonics are superior on ... | |
| Am I getting it all? Particularly on classical, you really have to consider the label and the era. Early RCAs are great, Bis, Lyrita and a few others are uniformly great sounding. Later RCAs generally suck. Columbia is all over the board in quality, but usually has go... | |
| Help- why do my Definitive Tech BP7001's sound Bad Yeah, it's the room/speaker interface. See my review of the Sumiko Master Set at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rspkr&1197744079&read&keyw&zzsumikoIf you've ever been to a large audio show, you'll notice that most of the s... | |
| Am I getting it all? Dan, the SACD and vinyl versions of Nora Jone's "Come Away With Me" are likely to be VERY close to each other. I don't have the SACD, but I've got the CD and that's not as good as vinyl by a significant degree. I will venture to say that the SACD ... | |
| New speaker placement Well, the only additional thing that I didn't already mention is that they probably need to be tilted back a little. Once you get them set for decent bass and midrange, small changes in the rake will open up the imaging amazingly. The real problem... | |
| Am I getting it all? One easy test of current recordings is Nora Jones, with all her stuff available on both 180 gram vinyl and CD. It's very well recorded with wide dynamic range and a lot of subtle sounds. In my system, the CDs sound fine and if I didn't have vinyl ... | |
| New speaker placement If that's the speaker placement used when you listen to 2-channel, then the systeam can't possibly sound its best. I'll bet that they need to be closer to rear wall, potentially further apart and towed-in. Seldom should they be equadistant from th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think that the message here is that MM cartridges have a place in high end systems and they should be included in the selection process. There may be more here, but the descriptions are unconvincing to me. Unfortunately it may just be due to our... | |
| Is that record dead yet? 01-20-08: Grimace said:"I have heard good things about the Disc Dr. system. An RCM is not in the cards for while so that might be a good alternative for the time being. Currently I'm using a very fine automotive dust cloth for lint,dog hair, etc.,... | |
| Strange phenomona this hobby. Pedrillo said:"I am willing to bet the cognoscienti here will agree that live music will not be found in our homes with playback systems that easily. But I heard it once at the show, actually twice. So is there a class A++ for those systems that r... |