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I have listened to some expensive speakers from B&W, Wilson Audio, Dynaudio, and also owned the SF Amati, you know already. Musically these ones were more musically interesting to me than any of the others, but still weren't something that comple...
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Nice post Romy, you're probably right, I can't say since I've never listened to a pair of speakers that really told me "what can be done". I've always owned and listened to speakers that are commercially made, and I've had to choose among the ones th...
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I know Romy, I know you dislike commenting about gear performance when somebody is planning a purchase, but I had to try it anyway ;-)Don't know what's up with the e-mail, it's my personal address and I've been receiving the notifications of the thre...
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Well, I have to plan carefully my purchases. I'd rather spend my dough on discs than in gear, any piece of electronics I buy are less discs I can buy, my income is limited :-( So once I have decided that getting the SUTs might put my vinyls' sou...
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I've always found on her studio recordings (not as much on the live ones) something strange to PB's voice. Thanks for the info. I've noticed that effect in other artist's recordings, but probably due to the fact that they did it worse, sometimes much...
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I'm still puzzling about the thing of the TX-103. I've been talking to a friend who shares this absurd passion and I think is not a moron, and less ignorant than myself. He doesn't know the S&B stepup, but is using some Bertolucci transformers. D...
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Ha ha ha, but I understand what you mean. I don't have any interest on SACD or DVD-A, I don't feel I need more resolution than the LP or CD are giving me, nor any single channel more than the two and sometimes one I usually listen to. But curiosity f...
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I suppose you've listened to EMM Labs, dCS and all that "top" SACD converters. I wonder if the problem is not as much in the transports or DSD/A converters as in the way they produce the recordings and make the SACD discs. It would be interesting kno...
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You and I must be of the very few that find CD-R copied discs sounding worse than an original CD, most people find no differences or better sound in copied discs.I have a Marantz Pro recorder (631 I believe) and as a transport is pure crap, not even ...
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Thanks for the explanation Romy, when I read the deffinition of "moron" in my english>spanish dictionary it said: "imbécil, bruto" and also "débil mental" which are quite serious words, but I always thought you applied it with a certain sense of h...
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I see, so I'd better get plain copper trannies from S&B directly, and plug into the EAR's inputs. I'll ask you how to set up loading with some resistors I guess. I said I'm a moron ;-)Regards....
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MFA e-mailed me aknowledging that I was perhaps going to try the DIY way getting a "raw" transformer from S&B and offered me assistance. The "problem" is that their unit with a gain selector and load selector is way too expensive for my budget (1...
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I know that many of them use ADC based on Mac computers to use with Protools, while other rely on DAT's (Tascam is very well considered) built-in ADCs. Perhaps some use external ADCs from Meitner or dCS. Once you have a "decent" PCM file to tran...
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Thank you very much for your responses guys. I'll see if I can get a S&B to try with the EAR and listen how the music benefits or not from it. Romy: I understand things in the same way you do, I mean that I mainly listen to the music, you may rem...
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I'm a phono moron, but having had several phono preamps, I think I can understand what finds Romy right in the EAR 834P, which I love. I'm not as skilled and crazy as to try to make all the Thorsten mods in it by myself, but I've tried some tube swap...
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Hi Chirag, I don't know if you read this terrific post by Romy: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=254 but perhaps you went from level one to level two in his classification. I don't know where the hell I am, but I think th...
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So after all, the more neutral and transparent the system is to the recording, but without adding "enhanced detail, drama, complexity or lightness" the better, isn't it? Anyway, this is another entire level of appreciation into the music well beyond ...
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Wow, terrific thread! Do you both believe that one can fine-tune his/her system to achieve "emotional sound" or "intellectual sound"? Are there performance issues in a system that can make it closer to the "real thing" in absolute terms, or is...
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Well, that's something I've always respected of the USA, the ease you have to criticize your own contry and people, and even making movies or jokes at it. Here people don't have such a mentality, and some things are "untouchable". I hope that you nev...
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I'm not american, but I've always felt respect and admiration for your country, and your national anthem has been a moving music for me. That version is pretty awkward. Don't know if it reflects a feeling of some of you about your country and current...
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Oh Romy, come on! you cannot leave us this way, tell more about the fourth level, please. ...
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I'll do Romy, thanks. Regarding your comments about other pieces and composers I find your opinion very interesting and quite close to my own taste, but it happens that you have much mooooooore exposure and experience on classical than me. I'm a newc...
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Thanks Romy, I'll have to do my homework, the only guys I know from your shortlist are Serkin and Schnabel, I probably prefer Serkin. It looks like you don't especially like Gilels. Would you mind sharing why? Regards,AJ...
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Thanks, I have some Serkin sonatas but none of the #5 by him. I like Beethoven very much, he is one of my favourite composers but I think it's not easy finding versions that bring up all the beauty and character he put into his music. What about...
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Double thanks Romy, the recording is really wonderful and everything you said in your first post. It's like listening to Michelangeli playing the whole orchestra and getting the concerto coherent in time and energy. Probably the best version I've lis...
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On its great majority, I share your opinion about reviewers and the audio industry goals and means. That's why I don't give a damn about their articles, but it's just entertainment reading them. Have you tried teflon tape wraped around the tonearm's ...
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Hi Cat, Thank you so much, I've just received the disc and I'm about listening to it. It's been very kind of you. Antonio...
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Thanks Romy. I didn't ask for advice about brands or models, just knowing the technical features an arm should meet to work fine with the Shelter, the same you commented that the Denon needs high mass arms of about 30 grs. I'll read your post, s...
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Thanks for the comment, since I read your other post about the plain 103 and other 103 models, I decided to post my reply here, but it had been better in the other thread. I have no experience with the 103M and in general with phono carts. You're rig...
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I have recently received two CDs from a friend who owns a SME turntable, has been using a Van den Hul Colibrí cartridge, and for fun purposes, set up a DL-103 on it (which I own but still have to set up). I have been listening to both recordings, pla...
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