normansizemore

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The best speaker you ever heard?
Boy, great question. I really like the B&W 801's, but I remember years ago listening to some huge McIntosh speaker set up. I mean, huge. Six foot midrange / tweeter panels per side and separate subwoofers for each channel. It was incredibly sm... 
Linn Basik LV-X vs. Grace 707
Grace, every time.. Linn Basik LV-X is a nice arm, but the Grace is so much sweeter. I use a 747 and love it. 
The disappearing $500 turntable
Tell me something new. I would recommend going used. Dual 1229's used in manual mode are outstanding and robust. (I have a Grace 747 tonearm on mine) The idler wheel drive is dead silent and has pace, pitch and power like no ones business. Every n... 
How many People own Working Reel to Reel Decks?
Well, I use a Teac 3300s (in my main system), a Sony TC-755 and a Revox B-77 in secondary systems. Been using reel to reel since about 1975. My Revox is half track, so I use it primarly for live recording. The Teac (my absoulte favorite machine) i...