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  1. crouse

    why do recording engineers do this ?

    I know I've posted this sometime in the past but don't remember where: I'm not a fan of pianos that are mic'd from the player's perspective. In other words, it sounds like I am sitting at the piano and the high notes are coming from the right and the low notes from the left. When I listen to...
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    How much would you expect to pay for a Marantz 22 receiver?

    Not that badly. More casual interest.
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    How much would you expect to pay for a Marantz 22 receiver?

    There is a Marantz 22 for sale local to me. Looks good and the seller claims everything works. Of course, it may need new caps, etc. He's asking $1000. Good deal, bad deal?
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    My recent DIY speakers and stands

    I'm impressed. Nice work!
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    Seeking Recommendations - Warm/Non-Fatiguing Speakers

    Maybe used KEF LS 50's.
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    Vocals are always to the left… how to correct?

    This is why I have to have a balance control. Sometimes my hearing is imbalanced, sometimes it's not. I'll never understand the demise of the balance control. If balance and tone controls cause a decrease in sound quality, my ears aren't good enough to hear it. But, that's a different...
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    Marantz SA-KI Ruby CD/SACD Player in the house

    Hate to read that. Have you called Music Direct? They might be willing to take a return on it.
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    Holy Grail Turntables

    Beautiful
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    Holy Grail Turntables

    There are a gazzillion tables I would like to hear, but I drool over the looks of the Woodsong Garrards.
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    Why does this combo sound so good?

    I can't tell you why, but I will say my La Scalas sounded better with a low powered Sansui receiver than with a McIntosh MAC 4100. Maybe someone else can provide a technical explanation,
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    Why Do People Lose the Love of Music?

    I once said that most people hear all the music they will ever be passionate about by the time they are 16. I think it has to do with hormones.
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    Any cool audio related Christmas gifts?

    It's a Vevor 6 liter. It's one of the inexpensive ones available from Amazon. It does a good job, I would say a little better than the Record Doctor vacuum RCM I was using. In addition, the Record Doctor machine is so loud I wore ear plugs while using it and it required that the user...
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    If it’s good enough for Rick Rubin it has to be good system ID’s

    I think those are Zellaton speakers in the first picture
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    McIntosh c500 DAC setup...I need help

    This. I thought one of the inputs on my MA7900 was bad until I realized I had renamed it something else.
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    What are you listening to right now the second you see this post

    Bonnie Bramlett, "Lady's Choice" The ultrasonic record cleaner Santa brought has me revisiting a lot of old albums.
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    Please help with my new rega setup!

    A few years ago, I had a Rega RP 6 that I bought new. The stock cartridge was bad. It sounded like the worst inner groove distortion you could imagine. I called the dealer and returned the cartridge to Rega. They sent out a replacement cartridge and all was well. If you bought the table...
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    Any cool audio related Christmas gifts?

    Santa left an ultrasonic record cleaner and the 10th anniversary box set of Southeastern
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    Rega Planar 10 with Aphelion 2 Cart

    You can use shims to adjust VTA on Rega tt's. Not an elegant solution perhaps, but it works. Rega makes awfully good cartridges, so if you stay in their ecosystem, cart matching is not a problem. Of course, it would be best to hear the combo you are considering. I use the phone section on my...
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    SACD Player with optical out.

    I may be forgetting something, but the choices for listening to the SACD layer of an SACD disc are: 1)an SACD player with analogue out to the preamp, integrated, headphone amp, etc; (or through built in headphone amp if the player has one). 2) an SACD player with HDMI out and connect the HDMI...
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    Is Tannoy Dead?

    I've never heard Tannoy speakers but the brand is certainly iconic. As you probably know, Brits use the word Tannoy as a generic term for public loudspeakers in the same way people use Kleenex as a generic term for tissues. I don't see how their being cagey about their manufacturing location...
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    Favorite “One Liner’s” from albums??

    "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me." Rolling Stones 'Rocks Off'
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    Question about cartridge mounting

    Oops. Should have said I'm looking for cartridges that don't require a nut on the screw. Changed it in the first post.
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    Question about cartridge mounting

    Thanks for the replies. I have a Technics SL1200G and am thinking of upgrading my cartridge in the next few months...if my DAC sells.
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