harrylavo
Responses from harrylavo
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new Dynavector Ruby was the best cartridge I owned until the Accuphase AC-2. Superbly natural .... find one in good shape today and you have a keeper. | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. Sorry for the error, but the article is an Op Ed piece in yesterday's Feb 7 New York Times. I can't provide a link because it is a "fee only" site. But a library paper will do. | |
| Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in The Van Alstine would be a good choice. So would a used Audio Research SP6 series or SP8 if you want tubes, since AR located near you could update them and still come in at a reasonable cost. These have some of the finest sounding phono stages e... | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. Interesting that the New York Times had a piece this last Sunday (Feb 3) about the "loudness wars" utilizing digital compression to "destroy" music. Been a long time since I saw anything about this in the mainstream press, much less a semi-techni... | |
| Thiel owners please chime in. Don't know about 2.7's, but both my 2 2's sound better on the 8 ohm than the 4 ohm. Why, don't know given the impedance curve, although it does rise in the midrange/treble a bit. | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD As others have said, get a really good cartridge. Yours is not. In the meanwhile, check your arm mounting geometrics. | |
| Thiel Owners Just a note to point out that if you like 3.5's otherwise, four or five of them in a room eliminates any need for a sub while anything resembling recommended surround placement generally also eliminates bass room nodes. | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? rodman99999 - I second the motion! | |
| How important is it for you to attain a holographic image? It is a parlor trick, although I agree it can be pleasant on small combos (jazz, folk, chamber). You simply don't hear it with live music, even sitting close to a jazz combo. To create it is a matter of absorption and reflection .... I have crea... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new Back in 1980 I bought both a diamond and a ruby cantilevered Karat. Both were superb, but I prefered the ruby and sold the diamond. These were killer cartridges .... which I'd love to have today. Better than most MC's and equal to or better tha... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel - hear, hear! | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? I swear by it. Have used it on many of my records since 1967 or so when it first came to my attention. First I clean the record using LAST cleaner, then apply the LAST solution. The results, particularly on new records, is to completely elimina... | |
| Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss? @reubent - I still have the BT-2, use a a SS backup to my ARC SP6a (they have a very similar sonic signature). I had the bridged CC-2's only briefly back about 2002-3. My audiophile brother in law and I were completed wowed by the depth of field... | |
| Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss? Oops .... I forgot the Audionics BT-2 and a pair of CC-2 power amps. | |
| Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss? I agree with grsz06's list, but my all time favorite would be the JBL's with the D150 woofer and 175 mid-treble horn. Proably best for stereo in a pair of C-34 cabinets. |