rushton
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| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Atma-Sphere MA-2, a superb amplifier design that keeps getting better and better in it's MkII.2 and .3 iterations. Easily updated by the factory as significant design improvements occur.. | |
| Question from tube y newbie If you can bias each tube separately, you should be able to replace just the single tube without causing any harm, and the sound quality should not be materially impacted (depending on how critically you are evaluating the sound). One big advantag... | |
| Otl's with AvantGarde Duos? Allanbhaganinfo, you seriously don't get it, do you?And Ralph was being so polite.... | |
| phono preamp with volume control The Aesthetix Io has an option for a volume control plus a single switched high-level input. Also not inexpensive. Alternatively, the full function Aesthetix Janus preamp gives an outstanding phono stage combined with a very good line stage in a s... | |
| Nimbus Label Amazon.com seems to have them. A search at their site on "Nimbus Records" returns 719 listings.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/102-0189827-4556169?tag=earlymusicrec-20&keyword=Nimbus%20Records&mode=classical-music | |
| Tube amp for Avalon Eidolon ? John, you're on the right track to consider using tubes with the Eidolons. People who have heard the Eidolons only with solid state amplifiers simply have not experienced what this speaker can truly deliver in terms of pure musicial enjoyment.I us... | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, some time ago several folks posted about comparing circuit breakers to the old style screw-in fuses. Their conclusion was that the old-style screw-in fuses sounded better, and that the even older glass fuses sounded better than the "newer"... | |
| Best piano version of Moonlight Sonata? Wilhelm Kempff's performance on DGG is direct, thoughtful and full of grace. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Grieg's "Peer Gynt" (complete), Per Dreier/LPO, Unicorn UNS 75030 - a wonderful performance, definitely my favorite, of the complete Peer Gynt. Beautifully recorded by the great Bob Auger. Dvorak, Pf Trio 3, op65, The Suk Trio, Supraphon 1411 2621/3. | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, a lot of information has been posted on this topic over the last couple of years. Try doing a search on "dedicated line" and "isolated ground" in the archives. Then, if you have questions, I'm sure many of us will be happy to help further. | |
| Review: Atma-Sphere MP-1 Tube preamp Fantastic, Springbok! Congratulations. This has been a long journey for you and I am delighted to read your comments above and see that you have found a sonic match to the MA-2s and the Kharmas that is truly rewarding. Great review; I enjoyed read... | |
| Speaker Wires on Carpet For those intending to do before and after testing, be aware that, with some cables, the simple act of moving the cables requires some further break-in time before the cables are again performing optimally. This is clearly apparent to me me with t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ken, Robert's been after me about listening to the Doc Watson reissues for months; I just haven't had the time to clean it and listen. I owe him a phone call to congratulate him and Cisco on a great job reissuing those LPs. I'll HAVE to get "South... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Doc Watson "Home Again", a Cisco reissue of Vanguard VSD-79239: WOW! I just finished listening to this for the first time, and I was blown away by this recording and the mastering job. This record is incredible! Originally recorded in Doc Watson's... | |
| VPI HW-16.5 vs HW-17 record cleaning machines About all I can offer, Steve, is that I've used the HW-17 for almost 20 years and I've enjoyed the added convenience it offers. Now I use it with Disc Doctor fluid and Disc Doctor brush (with manual scrub), but I continue to use the -17's fluid ap... |