rushton
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| VTA setting up.....how do I find level? Jbatlanta, Ultimately you need to do the fine tuning of both VTA and tracking force by ear to get it right. The measurements and the guages (whether for vertical tracking angle or vertical tracking force), simply get you directionally correct. The... | |
| The last valve pre amp I'll ever need. If you have an opportunity to listen to the Aesthetix Audio "Saturn" series of tube preamplifiers, I encourage you to do so. In the "Saturn" series, Aesthetix has used many of the design concepts from the "Jupiter" series Callisto linestage and Io... | |
| Classical fans, I need advice Vedric,You have opened the door onto a very large and complex world of music. Congratulations on beginning this exploration! I, and I'm sure others, will be happy to offer you suggestions for some other classical music to explore. But, the range o... | |
| Anyone compare the Lamm L1 ro LL2 to the CJ LS16? Jtinn, I have enjoyed your contributions to these forums. In this case, your shorthand comment struck me as directionally correct but overstated, and, as a result, meriting some clarification. CJ's equipment stopped being "very lush" (in any sense... | |
| Anyone compare the Lamm L1 ro LL2 to the CJ LS16? Come now, Jtinn. You're perfectly correct that these two pieces of equipment come from different sides of the musical equation, but to say the CJ LS 16 is "very lush and tubey" strikes me as an overstatement of the CJ sound aesthetic. | |
| POLL: Favorite styles of music, ok stuff, dislike? Classical music is my favorite. And within classical, my tastes are very eclectic, with perhaps a higher emphasis on "early" music through the Baroque, followed by 20th Century music. I prefer Haydn to Mozart, and am in the camp who contend that "... | |
| How long should vinyl last? Vinyl can last for a long, long time and still sound great given proper care. My experience matches that of Jependleton and Rshak. I have records that are 20 and more years old, have been played dozens of times, and that still have minimal surface... | |
| Whats wrong with short cables? The conventional wisdom is to keep all cables as short as possible. The contrary theory is espoused by Ron Bauman in the context of his Omega Mikro cables. His experimentation has confirmed, to his ears, that his cables sound best at a length of a... | |
| I'm scratching my records You might also check to make sure you are starting with a LEVEL table. No insult intended; just good to check the basics since what you are experiencing is consistent with a turntable on a slight tilt. | |
| Rhapsody in Blue - Which one? I agree with Kchahoc that this work can be enjoyed in many different interpretatations, and it would be a shame not to hear several. But, of the many different performances I've acquired over the years the two that get replayed most frequently, du... | |
| Your Holiday/Christmas Favorite Recordings For classical music fans, here are some LP selections I've been listening to this week that regularly return to the turntable even outside the Christmas season:In Dulci Jubilo, Christmas Music of the 15-18th Centuries, Jurgens/MonteverdiChHamburg,... | |
| Atma Sphere The Atma-Sphere amplifiers are totally stable and absolutely reliable. The output tubes are very rugged tubes and will run for a long, long time. When replacement time does come, they are not terribly expensive and they do not have to be matched. ... | |
| Direct Metal Mastering DMM LP's Your observations are on track with mine. In my experience, DMM typically fails to provide the best reproduction of which vinyl is capable. It is rare to find a DMM issue that also was issued via lacquer mastering. I have only found two recordings... | |
| Record sleeves? Both Red Trumpet and Music Direct are selling 3-ply polyethylene sleeves that match what I believe Cpdunn99 is describing. Here are the links to their descriptions:Music Directhttp://www.redtrumpet.com/accessories/item.php?item=22667&sid=12057... | |
| Recommendation - Complete Beethoven Sonatas Agree with the Moravec recommendation - but he has not recorded the complete sonatas (which was the question). Nevertheless, what he has put to disc are interpretations well worth adding to any collection. |