Albert Porter's System

Albert, it was great to see you at RMAF. I hope you had a great time.

posted about 13 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Sounds like great fun Mike.Here's another task that I loath, updating my equipment profile on A'gon. I can see that you don't like it either, given how far out of date your pictures are. Wi...

posted about 15 years ago

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05-20-09: Mgmmgm said:"wondering where i can find..the cessaro horn ?"I think that you meant to post this to another thread, or I don't understand the question. ;-)Dave

posted over 15 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Mike, have you posted an impression of the MPS-5's latest firmware update? At first, it had a bug, but Andreas jumped right on it and now it's sounding even more natural.Dave

posted over 15 years ago

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System edited: I replaced my Sumiko Blackbird cartridge with Soundsmith's The Voice Ebony, with .6mV, tracking at 1.4g. Mine's the medium compliance version. I'll try to post a review soon.

posted over 15 years ago

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Thanks Pierre. It's interesting to read how the other designers answered the same questions.BTW, I passed on those Vienna Acoustic. Still, thanks for the heads up.Dave

posted over 15 years ago

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Good eye Pierre. That's wildly tempting. He hasn't even begun to break them in. I wonder why he says 9/10 instead of 10/10.I'll be in Minneapolis this week, maybe...Dave

posted almost 16 years ago

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Headphones: Balanced & Electrostatic

I ordered the HD800s also. I'm anxious to compare them to my AKG 701s.Dave

posted almost 16 years ago

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Albert Porter's System

BTW Albert my friend, how many hits has this thread had? I think it must be some kind of record for a ligit thread actually talking about music and equipment.Dave

posted almost 16 years ago

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Albert Porter's System

Bob, see if you can borrow a great isolation base to put on top of the VPI stand and under the TT. I'm using a great HRS M3 isolation base under my Pro-ject RM10 (inside a 200-pound armoire) and it...

posted almost 16 years ago

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Albert Porter's System

Albert, it's good for my wallet that I moved out of Dallas before I discovered you. Your new TT is stunning in appearance and, no doubt, must sound even better.Keep sharing your great proje...

posted almost 16 years ago

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No, not satisfactorily, since the 701 demand pretty strong juice. The Ultimate Ears are fantastic with only the iPod and on a par with the AKGs for timbral balance, with slightly stronger bass. I s...

posted about 16 years ago

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I also own a set of Audio Technica W5000 cans, which are highly regarded, but not as good as the AKGs, IMHO.The timbral balance of my headphones and my speakers is very much the same, but I...

posted about 16 years ago

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Brianmgrarcom said:"I also enjoy listening to my iPod via headphones, I replaced the stock buds with Senn. PX100 headphones though."For travel I use Ultimate Ear Triple.fi...

posted about 16 years ago

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Yes Mapman, I'm in the DAC is VERY important camp with you. I'm really pleased that my Playback Designs allows me to take advantage of its DAC with other inputs.Dave

posted about 16 years ago

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Good news, I just compared the playback of a track from the CD I downloaded to iTunes this morning, using Lossless with error correction, to the same CD on my Playback Designs MPS-5. I could not di...

posted about 16 years ago

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That makes you wonder how good iTune's error correction process really is. I think that I got a good transfer on this sample CD. I'll try to carve out some time to compare it via all the sources.

posted about 16 years ago

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Brianmgrarcom said:"Something to think of Dave, a tip I got from others; rip all songs with error correction turned on, assuming you are using iTunes, as I don't know if others offer this ...

posted about 16 years ago

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I thought that I had that set, but I'll have to check when I get to the office on Monday. The distortion is so noticeable that I think something like that may be going on. Other tracks seem hunky-d...

posted about 16 years ago

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Let me know if you're ever back in the area. Given their crummy division, the Broncos may give reason to watch again. We'll see...I'm going to have to follow up about the Wadia. On shuffle ...

posted about 16 years ago

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Hey Brian. I see snow out your listening room window, but it looks flat outside, so I'm suspecting it's not Colorado. (Of course, you don't need to go too far East of the Rockies to get to the plai...

posted about 16 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Darn it Mike, I'd put RTR out of my head and now it's back...Dave

posted about 16 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

I appreciate your efforts on behalf of our wallets. ;-)Those Asylum guys tend to go off the deep end about one format or another. I was very interested to hear yours and Albert's view about...

posted about 16 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Yeah, until the Studer I was thinking that I'd just stay with vinyl and maybe consider upgrading my TT next year. I've got tons of software and that would be a simple move. Now you say your latest ...

posted about 16 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Mike, if you don't mind me asking, what was the all-in cost of the modded Studer???DaveBTW, RMAF was fun and it was great to spend some time with you and the guys.

posted about 16 years ago

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