Twin KillingHi Dave,The Galantes came and went. I kept it for only a few days before placing an ad to sell it, and it went in less than 12 hours.There's just no synergy between the Galante and ... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHey Rene,First of all, just want to say that I enjoy your long wordy posts. They read more like letters from a friend. Replying your posts while listening to my vinyl at night has become ... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingRene,Hope you're named after the great Descartes too since he's da fave philosopher I was talking about. Many know him as the inventor of geometric planes and such, but he was also father o... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHi Rene,Just a though after I read your reply... my ex gf and one of my fave filosofers are both named Rene...Making sure we're on the same page, what kind of anamolies do you exper... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingI just spent 10 minutes using a q-tip soaked in alchohol to clean the piece of metal bar that connects the tonearm's tube to its base as well as its bolts and spacers. When I put everything back to... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingRene,Never been to Santa Fe but does seem tempting. Definitely want to go there some day. Heard there's a pretty artsy community.Regarding the Denon, I found an amusing link:htt... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingRene,Thanks for chiming in!I just went through a series downgrades to end myself up in the budget minded category. But, the expense from the added turntable pretty much disallows me... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingI need some help choosing a cartridge.I have maybe 20-25 hours on the Shelter 301. It sounds great. However, I am getting greedy. I want more. I want more air, body and a pinge more warmth.... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Tubed College SystemI personally am very happy with my homemade powercord which is made of 47 Labs' OTA wire and Furutech connectors but perhaps because it has very good synergy with my amp which is made by the same m... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Tubed College SystemHi Todd,Recent college grad and fellow JMR Twin II owner here. It probably goes without saying that you're not getting the frequency response or soundstage with the way you currently have y... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHi DK,Thanks for the nice note. AR is in Carlsbad which is about 1.5 hrs south of LA from the 5. Dean actually did the driving when we went down to Carlsbad last week. We made good time in ... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingAlso, I am looking for a preamp as I have two sources now. I already broke an IC when switching it from CDP to LPP. I was thinking I need a tube pre to help drive the Gaincard properly something li... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingIt was a voice calling to me from deep within It had control over my every thoughts and whims. I was succumbed by its gnawing grips tearing into my skin dermis by dermis.Days later, I arri... posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
The room behind the racing library.I thought people build secret doors to their toy room to hide the ENTRANCE not the EXIT. = PHere's a site for some good wool carpets.http://www.elsoncompany.com/ posted about 21 years ago | View comment | |
Completely new 2 ChannelI love Siberian Huskies! It's too bad you're doing away with your two channel. Perhaps you can down size it a bit and still have a decent two channel to enjoy your music with. posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingThey are very similar. But, you'd think the JTMs would be more coherent since it uses a single driver design. I actually think the Twins are more coherent. I think the JTMs being made of MDF instea... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingTranny wire? Is the Paul Speltz anti-cable sold here on the Gon tranny wire? Supposedly, it's the same wire inside his auto transformer. posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHey Greg,The smoothing of the cable thing is to prevent the signal being transferred from being smeared. This is if you believe that things inside the cable can actually get in the way of t... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHey Greg,I was wondering about the same thing in regards to input/output impedances between compnents. It seems to me that you CAN use the same wire through out the system but only IF the i... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingGreg, My hunch is that using the same wire throughout the system will reduce distorting the signal, hence, this is why I want to bypass the speakercable terminal as well. So, I think I see what you... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Twin KillingHi Greg, Thanks for your comment. I'd also like to thank your for your participation on the OTA wire thread here in the forums. Your inquiries on these wires, stripping and varnishing, did inspire ... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
Channel Islands System (Opinions needed)Intersting system. I had the DAC/VAC and the 502 but not at the same time. My 502 died almost 7 years ago. How does the 502 compare with and without the CI DAC/VAC in the loop? In regards t... posted over 21 years ago | View comment | |
What to do with my new digital camera...Pragmatist, as they say in China, "In a New York minute." I have yet to try the Ack! Dack and the 47 Labs' dacs. If the price is right, I'd like to get a Progression or a Shigiraki dac. T... posted about 22 years ago | View comment | |
What to do with my new digital camera...Dean, you go lacquer your own GF...The Buddha cables with Kangaroo jacks helped out so much that I removed all the Michael Wolff powercords and the Mini Stealth. These will be up for sale. ... posted about 22 years ago | View comment | |
What to do with my new digital camera...Hi. Changed my system again. Nothing extraordinary in terms of components, but the sound did changed dramatically with a few tweaks.Tweak#1-swapped out all my Ratshack magnetwires with 47La... posted about 22 years ago | View comment |