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| Idler drive compared to my Well Tempered Amadeus GTA? I can’t tell right away, but that doesn’t mean that you, or everyone else, can’t.I think that you put it well when you said that the hobby is about trying gear. If I can make a suggestion get yourself a nice Garrard 401 with a sympathetic arm. Try... | |
| Best vintage amps (late 70s / early 80s) under $3k? Unfortunately almost all of the great 70s ss amps are class A, IMHO. Bedini 25/25, Levinson ML2, Classe DR3B, Rappaport Amp1, etc. | |
| Blocking the propaganda Bleeding edge audio, like bleeding edge cars, is rarely about value. It is about performance. How many folks would look at a Bugatti Veyron and complain about value?There are plenty of high value products in audio if that is what one is seeking. T... | |
| Would you buy a Dahlquit-10 if one was available for purchase near you Not for me. The Motorola piezo super tweeters drive me out of the room, and coupled with the rather low sensitivity it would just put them out for me. They could be a fun project for you though. Replace the super tweeter with a dome, or ribbon, re... | |
| Idler drive compared to my Well Tempered Amadeus GTA? I don’t know if this will help as it is a bit different that what you are asking. I had a Thorens TD124 MKii with Ortofon arm, which is a kind of idler/belt combo - neither fish, nor fowl, and currently have a Russo Cue-Master idler with Micro Sei... | |
| Tung-Sol EL-34B vs Genalex Gold Lion KT77 for Cayin A100T Integrated Tube Amplifier I enjoy the Genelex KT77 reissue, and the Electro Harmonix big bottle 6CA7, welded, not crimped, plate, which is a good sounding and stout tube. My favorite, however is the JJ E34L blue glass. An absolutely fabulous tube that has more of a tube so... | |
| Blocking the propaganda You called that one right! | |
| More Oldies but Goodies like Nina Simone? Why buy reissues? Simone LPs are relatively plentiful and commonly cost no more than a reissue made from 40 year old tapes? | |
| YOUTUBE and Vinyl are gonna bankrupt me! You’re way ahead of the game. Crack cocaine and internet gambling are gonna bankrupt me. | |
| Replacing generic RECEPTACLES I have a question, and I do use special outlets, so I am not a Luddite - at least in this instance, if not others.When I install a new outlet, I cut back the oxidized wire to expose fresh, gleaming copper. How much of the improvement that I am hea... | |
| Blocking the propaganda I believe in paragraphs. Does that make me anti-audiophile? | |
| Best vinyl of "Who's Next" I have a few and my preference is the UK Track version mastered by Dennis “Bilbo” Blackham.Much as I love the music, IMHO asking for the best mastering of a conventionally produced rock record is a bit like asking what the finest entree is at McDo... | |
| Lehmann Audio Black Cube Question David, you have it completely backwards. In the original coverage of the Black Cube in Mr. Fremer’s column (no full review ever appeared) the price was $700:https://www.lehmannaudio.com/assets/products/black_cube/reviews/EN_review_stereophile_1998... | |
| Lehmann Audio Black Cube Question The first two versions of the BC had internal dip switches, the very first, and much sought after, version also having a steel case. The second version had different ICs and an aluminum case. | |
| What combo for Rega Planar 3 ...if you call one day and seven hours after seeking input, “...in the end...” |