rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Full-function/Phono-only vs. Line + Phono Stage? While it is always a good idea to have less in your signal path, in my view, the problem is having both enough gain in the stand-alone unit for records cut at mid- to low levels (remember, the line stage is adding 12-20 db of gain) and a volume co... | |
| What would be the best transport for Meitner Dac 6 I must say that seeing the collaborative effort to fix those SACD 1000s as documented on AA, involving both modifiers and Philips repair personnel, has been a pleasant surprise. | |
| What would be the best transport for Meitner Dac 6 Tbg is correct, unfortunately, if you want a transport that will take advantage of this DAC's SACD capability (and both Tbg and I are assuming you didn't get it for redbook), the only choices are an EMM modified Philips SACD 1000, as Tbg refers to... | |
| Piego P-10 or big Thiels? This is a shot in the dark, and I recognize that Thiel's balance is tilted towards the treble in most of their earlier models, but I will note that long ago when I owned Duntech Princesses, not a particularly bright speaker by any means, I was tro... | |
| goodbye to vinyl. . . . grr ------ longish rant Auaarons--with all the Classic/Speakers Corner/Testament/King/Cisco etc. reissues of fine analog classical recordings from the 50s, 60s and 70s, I think there still is plenty to choose from even if you're just starting up (albeit at a stiff price)... | |
| goodbye to vinyl. . . . grr ------ longish rant I think you should convert to classical music and keep your analog rig. :) However, I can agree that your points are well thought-out, particularly the rant about the use of 16 bit/44khz masters for vinyl being the worst of both worlds. And while ... | |
| SOL if captive power cord? If you're handy with electronics (or a friend is), you could hard-wire a good PC to your unit (it beats any IEC connector by far), although you may risk losing your warranty. I once had a friend make me up an IEC to two-pronged adapter, to use his... | |
| Classic Rock Fans? I'm still a fan of music from the bands from the late 60s-early 70s (the Byrds were always among my favorites back then), although I am not at all interested in seeing them on their current reunion tours and remindng myself of how old I am. | |
| Personal Preamp Evolution 1986: Acoustat TNP1987: Audio Research SP11 Mk II1990: Jadis JPL/Vendetta SCP 2B1992: Jadis JP80MC2002: Jadis JP200/Lamm LP2I've had numerous other preamps in the system from time to time while the JP80 was being repaired (Meitner PA6i, VAC Rennai... | |
| Lamm M1.1 hybrid comparisons to tube amps Tpsonic, what's this about ML1 amp fires? I've not heard or seen anything about them in any forums here or at AA (mine are working flawlessly).Dmailer, I can't comment on the M1.1s, as it's been too long since I heard them, but the ML1's are quite... | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Tireguy, the pianist there was arguably the greatest of all time--my dad was a piano major in college, heard Rachmaninoff in concert and decided if he had to compete with that, he'd become a lawyer instead... An excellent recommendation, particula... | |
| Audio Research SP15 sonics The SP15 was the successor to the SP11 in its line of hybrid preamps. The 15 used far less tubes than the 11--it was more a solid-state hybrid than a tube hybrid, like the SP11, and to my ear it sounded that way. I heard it often at my dealer's wh... | |
| re laser turntable Check the thread "New Vinyl Playback Technology", within the past month or so, there's a little information there about it. | |
| SACD 2 channel vs Hybrid SACD Irishdog: The first four are due out November 11--see the following link:http://consumers.umusic.com/sacd/future.html Listening to the master tapes with Frederick Fennell?? You're even older than I!! That must have been an experience, all right--w... | |
| Rediscovering the Joy of Digital? Plato, you should try the Sink with the BDR as you mentioned--if it works, see if you can trade Vinh for a new dustcover. Heck, there's no dust out there, anyway...Offer still stands on your vinyl, but I don't think you'll be able to pull the trig... |