viridian

Responses from viridian

Where do you buy "NEW/Current" LPs?
Where do you live? 
do yoy always have to pay full price?
Summer time is just dead for most dealers, they are more motivated to be flexible on price to make the sale. I know, it doesn't help much in December. 
Music your wife will listen to and leave you alone
Maybe you need a new wife. 
New blood needs your Amp/system advice, please.
And we wonder why it is so hard to get new people excited about the hobby. 
New blood needs your Amp/system advice, please.
The amp is pretty warm sounding, but Rotel is generally a good match for Paradigm. The speakers are very sensitive, so power, in and of itself, is probably not a very large issue. You don't mention your room or room treatment, but this can often y... 
Wheres my week link????
It's your daily link that's the problem. Seriously, you did not mention aspects of your power delivery system. Dedicated lines, proper outlets, after market power cords, and in some instances, power line conditioners, can improve areas of the pres... 
Burned out hi fi salesman
Is there any other kind? 
Bladelius Gondul anyone heard this player?
Hi Fi Choice put it in their recommended system last month. They really, really like it. It is designed by the brilliant Michael Bladelius who got his start working for Threshold designing the groundbreaking Forte 4A. From there he went on to penn... 
DCM Time Window 1 questions
I have seen pairs sell for $200.00 to $250.00, which seems quite fair. The sound is a bit thick and rolled off compared to current production 2-way bookshelf speakers such as the Paradigm and PSB models. But it is a big sound and is quite nice. A ... 
Acoustic Research LS3 preamp.....solid state $600
Drastically different sound from the PV-5 or PV-10. Should not be hard to determine which you prefer. 
180 Gram vs. MFSL
Many of the Gary Georgi mastered MoFis do sound very boosted in the highs and lows, "Aja" is a good example, however "Music From Big Pink" was in the first bunch mastered by the great Stan Ricker and pressed at JVC in Japan. It is beautifully bala... 
About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone
It seems like it was yesteday that Pat and Barb came to visit Portland. We knocked around the used record shops and second hand audio stores, had some good meals, told some bad jokes, listened to some good live jazz and enjoyed the camraderie that... 
845 integrateds
Bel Canto made an outstanding 845 integrated. 
Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System
Familiarity with, and an appreciation of, the recording on various systems is much more important than the inherent quality of the recording itself. Whether you want a my-fi system that "improves" the sound, or a system that doesn't, is an aesteti... 
NAD or Music Hall?
You can buy a new Onix XCD-88 from AV123.com for $300.00. It made by Shanling in China who makes the Music Hall. Other than cosmetics, it is the same machine. However, it is not the same as the newer Music Hall MMF-25.2, which I have not heard.