1: Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan LRS (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2022-05-17, 18:08:45 (96.27.38.190)
Agreed. I have the LRS on Magna Risers and they sound better to me then my 1.6's. Although I am picking up some 3.7's Thursday so that should be interesting... .......

2: Tape Trail, RE: Tapeheads.Net 10th Anniversary (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2018-05-18, 04:08:24 (120.150.206.146)
Ugh, miss those "good old days" on tapeheads and tape trail here! Hi X-2000R and Dave Pogue! Miss you guys, hope all is spinning well! ;) .......

3: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tokyo vinyl store recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2018-02-12, 17:21:27 (1.144.107.7)
Thanks Lew .......

4: Vinyl Asylum, Tokyo vinyl store recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2018-02-12, 12:55:35 (1.144.107.7)
Will be in Tokyo for 8 days. Saw there is a Tower records and an HMV. Any good Mom and pop shops to check out? Thanks! .......

5: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Another Option...... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2016-11-10, 21:39:46 (120.150.206.146)
Thank you, I shall investigate this! .......

6: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: For the Future................. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2016-11-10, 12:51:02 (120.150.206.146)
Yes cut-throat, I have the same thing going as you. I have 2 external hard drives here with 16/44.1 or better stuff on them but like you, it's around 75,000 tracks which does not compare to 40 million .......

7: Computer Audio Asylum, More info... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2016-11-10, 12:45:14 (120.150.206.146)
Thanks all for the replies. I should have stated that currently I am streaming Spotify wirelessly off my iPhone 7 directly to the cheap Bluetooth receiver connected to my system. I did luckily bring a .......

8: Computer Audio Asylum, Making the most of streaming Spotify @ 320kps...? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2016-11-10, 01:36:04 (120.150.206.146)
Due to the election results, I scurried out of the USA and moved quickly to Australia and could not bring all my LP's/ SACD's and R2R's. I could not haul all of my media on such short notice, so now I .......

9: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I would start with mounting the turntable on a wall... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-12, 12:33:50 (120.150.206.146)
Thanks! That may be the ticket... .......

10: Vinyl Asylum, Best practices for eliminating acoustic feedback? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-11, 13:08:50 (120.150.206.146)
Never had this issue before (at least that I could detect) and am looking for advice. I am with a New system, new house, new turntable. Lots of "new"! And I'm in Australia, so running down to an Ikea .......

11: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Well the store I bought it from.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-10, 18:49:08 (120.150.206.146)
2nd one is about 60% better. At least the speed is CLOSE now with the pitch slider at "0" and the variation in speed whilst playing is much less. So, it was worth the effort exchanging it.... ::: TOPI .......

12: Vinyl Asylum, Well the store I bought it from.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-08, 21:11:29 (120.150.206.146)
Said to bring it back and try another. I'm going to give it a shot and see what difference (if any) a 2nd try makes... .......

13: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Looks good, looks solid and ripe for some cool... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-08, 21:08:11 (120.150.206.146)
Yes, but what are the acoustical effects of such a display vs. spines? ;) .......

14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For those with belt driven TT's with strobe dots/lights---HELP! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-06, 23:48:41 (120.150.206.146)
Thanks John! Sort of what I thought. I only have one belt drive table at home, a Music Hall MMF5, but I bought the external speed stabilizer to match it, so it never has issues like this Sherwood. At .......

15: Vinyl Asylum, For those with belt driven TT's with strobe dots/lights---HELP! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-11-06, 20:32:45 (120.150.206.146)
Hi all, I am in the land of Oz (AUS) for a while and picked up a new cheap Sherwood table (PM-9805) a few weeks back. What intrigued me is it looked just like my KAB Technics MG5 back home, except bel .......

16: General Asylum, I'm HERE in OZ! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-05-05, 04:44:48 (120.150.206.146)
Just to follow up! Made it to Oz but with much less in tow due to shipping expenses. Wow, don't ever try to get things here unless you have a few months to spare to limit the freight expenses! I drag .......

17: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: ??USB external drive that will play cd layer of a hybrid SACD?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-04-15, 20:51:32 (107.131.198.151)
Thanks for the try John but no, the drive will not recognize hybrid sacd's even using EAC. It just says no disc is in the drive and to insert one. It will play cd-r's however which is weird. Because u .......

18: Computer Audio Asylum, ??USB external drive that will play cd layer of a hybrid SACD?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2015-04-14, 15:04:53 (107.131.198.151)
So I bought a glorious new Toshiba laptop that does everything but slice bread. Only issue is the CD/DVD re-writable drive it came with (SU-208FB)refuses to play or upload my hybrid sacd's of which I .......

19: General Asylum, RE: I've moved continents several times - here's what I know (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-22, 06:19:40 (98.243.2.86)
Tropo--- Thanks for the detailed response and feedback. I looked at the AVR and it seems to have some pretty bad reviews about the quality of the units. But I get the general principle of what you are .......

20: General Asylum, RE: Advice needed...Logistics of hauling a 120V high end USA system to Aussie land... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-22, 06:14:10 (98.243.2.86)
Thanks Captain! Great info, and I will have to take a look inside some gear when I get a chance. Unless it's a simple toggle inside I wouldn't mess with it personally but would have a tech do it. Migh .......

21: General Asylum, RE: Advice needed...Logistics of hauling a 120V high end USA system to Aussie land... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 14:57:29 (98.243.2.86)
Awesome news! Thanks Daveslater!! .......

22: General Asylum, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 12:58:10 (98.243.2.86)
Wow, thanks bl.zeebub. So one of those £0.99 110V transformers and the correct plug adapter to fit an Aussie outlet and I'd be good to go, say, plugging in and running a 6x200 watt 6 channel Home thea .......

23: General Asylum, RE: No... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 07:05:06 (98.243.2.86)
Thanks for clarifying Sox, that's what I thought. Anyhow---I would be heading to a small place called Wagga Wagga for about 3-4 years and then over to Sydney for the duration of my stay, about another .......

24: General Asylum, A little lucky... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 06:04:13 (98.243.2.86)
I did realize that my subwoofer plate amps have 120/240 switches on them. And my 4 r2r decks have a simple solder connection to change them from 110/120 to 220/240V So those won't be an issue. Wish al .......

25: General Asylum, Time in Oz... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 05:56:08 (98.243.2.86)
shutterbob-- Well, that's the big issue---I'd be there for about 10 years and then back here for good. That's why I feel it's worthwhile to try to keep my stuff--as I'll be back in the USA eventually .......

26: General Asylum, Power board (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-17, 05:52:42 (98.243.2.86)
Sox-- thanks for the info. Now, I'm assuming I cannot just plug in a large power amp to that strip and expect it to work, right? That board is more or less just getting the plug to fit and adapt to th .......

27: General Asylum, thanks inmate and cfraser (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-16, 19:31:26 (98.243.2.86)
Thanks for the thoughts. Yea, if I'm going to need to spend big $ to get my tube amps up and running I'd likely just start over from scratch over there. A giant American inverter on batteries isn't ex .......

28: General Asylum, RE: Hard question to answer ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-16, 19:25:30 (98.243.2.86)
Three sox---thanks for the response, NSW is where I'd be headed too! Approx value of all the stuff I mentioned is probably about 20k total in the used shape they are in (not retail prices). Nothing to .......

29: General Asylum, Advice needed...Logistics of hauling a 120V high end USA system to Aussie land... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2014-06-16, 18:40:16 (98.243.2.86)
Looking for advice. If one were to move their 120V audiophile system(s) from here (USA) to 240V Oz, what exactly would I be getting myself into and how many adapters and expense of conversion adapters .......

30: Tape Trail, RE: Me three! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2012-03-22, 07:12:44 (107.5.33.152)
Me four! I'm #135! .......

31: General Asylum, RE: Awesome CD players! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-08-11, 11:23:40 (107.5.33.15)
I have "the boss" and lemme tell you despite having better cd players at hand here, that thing STILL stacks up to quality players today... .......

32: Digital Drive, RE: Are there any tube DACs or CDPs that are the digital equivalent of a Koetsu rosewood in their sound signature? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-16, 13:15:00 (107.5.33.15)
I could not agree more. .......

33: Tape Trail, LOL (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-14, 13:03:40 (107.5.33.15)
thought you'd be back for this post!! ;) .......

34: Tape Trail, Nu-Finish controversy (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-12, 14:56:58 (107.5.33.15)
Hi Ki, Here is it in all its glory. Who knows if it actually works: .......

35: Tape Trail, So I heard... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-09, 11:10:39 (107.5.33.15)
That you played some Miles Davis on R2R to good effect. What were the impressions there? .......

36: Tape Trail, RE: Sure, Joel. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-05, 16:18:45 (107.5.33.15)
Sure wish I could!! You guys are gonna have a blast! .......

37: Tape Trail, I'll bite... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-07-04, 17:22:47 (107.5.33.15)
Will there be any hi-rez digital downloads and/or hi-rez Blu-Ray converted and transferred to glorious 2-track high-speed R2R to be heard in that suite?? I heard that was the most magical combination .......

38: Speaker Asylum, RE: I'm an incorrigible tweakist, and I want to improve the parts in the x-overs. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-06-12, 18:20:17 (107.5.33.15)
I'm a big 1st order/time phase coherent fan and appreciate the photos. Those parts they are using must have retailed for about $10 tops per board--including the batteries! So I see where you might thi .......

39: Radio Road, RE: Sony XDRF1HD replacement or comparable? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-06-07, 04:08:39 (107.5.33.15)
Thanks. I was looking for "all of it" incl. around the Sony's original $99 price tag! Guess its the Sangean or bust. .......

40: Radio Road, Sony XDRF1HD replacement or comparable? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-06-06, 18:31:26 (107.5.33.15)
Hi all, The Sony is now obviously discontinued and fetching ASTRONOMICAL prices used and I have a friend looking for one now. I love mine and had it modded by Radio X here in Michigan. Its killer. Any .......

41: Vinyl Asylum, Fremer is an idiot. The truth lies here... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-04-25, 18:02:18 (107.5.33.15)
Rule #1 in journalism is: write what you know about. He is not following the rule! He obviously doesn't have a clue about the Technics decks. The Technics tables do NOT hunt and peck and adjust for sp .......

42: Vinyl Asylum, He'll let ya post it.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-04-25, 17:54:08 (107.5.33.15)
Kevin is a wise man. Things he has told me via phone or email, I have sometimes asked if I could reprint it. He has told me more then once, "I expect and assume when I tell people something its going .......

43: Speaker Asylum, The answer is.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-04-03, 18:12:00 (71.227.86.173)
Mr. Dick Hertz below!! He has done incredible work for me over the past decade and I only WISHED I lived in California like you! It would have saved me THOUSANDS of dollars in shipping speaker cabinet .......

44: General Asylum, RE: how bout "beleive" (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-03-31, 16:26:46 (71.227.86.173)
This was really a cool post! Never knew it before, thanks! .......

45: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks all! nt (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-03-23, 04:56:49 (71.227.86.173)
nt .......

46: Hi-Rez Highway, Best Analogue Productions Jazz Sacd's? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-03-21, 11:24:21 (71.227.86.173)
Looking for some recommendations with excellent sonics and performances (probably hard to get a bad performance!). Any faves out there? I love the ones I have already; I think they did a great job on .......

47: Tape Trail, Thats the price you pay.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-02-20, 15:32:24 (71.227.86.173)
to have in on the best format in the world (when *all possible* stars align)----r2r!! Hell, let's just consider ourselves lucky to have collected what we have to this point because based on the price .......

48: Speaker Asylum, Let me turn it around for you.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-02-03, 17:51:04 (71.227.86.173)
I personally would not buy speakers from companies that DID design and manufacturer their own drivers in house. That is, unless I got a chance to measure them first! Have you ever MEASURED those chea .......

49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, No shock to me... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-02-01, 16:54:01 (71.227.86.173)
I've been doing my own "shootouts" like you did in this post for YEARS now. Comparing new, expensive gear to much of the stuff I have already. Long story short and to sum up---I've come away with the .......

50: Vinyl Asylum, THE SCOOP: Kevin @ KAB comments... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-31, 15:40:41 (71.227.86.173)
Reprinted, with kind permission from Kevin: Hi, Like any market, I am sure he (Mapleshade) w1ll sell some. Fact is the motor has poor speed control so you will never get true detail from it no matter .......

51: Vinyl Asylum, I dropped Kevin @ KAB a note.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-30, 13:36:57 (71.227.86.173)
About this thread. We'll see if he chimes in or I will possibly relay what he says. Keep in mind, this deck has been out for at least 6 years now. Funny how nobody has ever mentioned the thing (or th .......

52: Vinyl Asylum, You're too late.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-30, 12:58:27 (71.227.86.173)
Prices have skyrocketed already. I had to search for 3 weeks to find a respectable looking USED 12xx for under $300. I wanted one as a spare before the things get astronomical. Most used are now $400, .......

53: Speaker Asylum, Welcome to high-end speaker-land.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-27, 18:19:52 (71.227.86.173)
I've been building my own speakers for a long time because of this very fact---the drivers used in commercial designs (in many cases--not all cases nor am I singling GMA out because I know they make f .......

54: Vinyl Asylum, RE: ?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-26, 16:43:27 (71.227.86.173)
"BTW, I have to disagree about Newsom, I think she is a genius, but each to his own .... :~)" +1 She's amazing. .......

55: General Asylum, I'm 39 for a few more months... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-25, 17:34:37 (71.227.86.173)
So I can reply! Mostly, my father. Rega's, Mission's, Hafler's and "Audionics of Oregon" type stuff. He got it from his father, my Gramps, who was a TV repairman on the side of his "real job". Gramps .......

56: General Asylum, It sounds dangerous! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-24, 03:20:03 (71.227.86.173)
No chassis? Lines coming off the fuse box? I just hope little ones aren't toddling about. ;) You got any pictures of "system #1" you could share here? Sounds interesting anyhow! What loudspeaker topol .......

57: General Asylum, RE: Perhaps simplicity is the overriding issue here. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-23, 17:21:08 (71.227.86.173)
Your criteria is not going to achieve anywhere near a full-range sound Sam. Shouldn't covering the entire audible frequency spectrum be somewhat important in the world of hi-fidelity? ;) I agree in sp .......

58: Tape Trail, RE: Overly Bright 7.5" reel to reels? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-22, 04:37:24 (71.227.86.173)
Agreed that LP also has its limitations during large dynamic swings/crescendos sometimes. Does not seem to affect the format as badly as tape though. R2R *IS* the solution to the problem with regar .......

59: General Asylum, Not so fast... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-21, 18:18:02 (71.227.86.173)
I have several dedicated 2-channel and multichannel systems. Both have their place for music. I would not listen to an original master stereo recording in surround nor would I listen to an original ma .......

60: Tape Trail, RE: Overly Bright 7.5" reel to reels? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-21, 10:34:10 (71.227.86.173)
It's hit or miss as you guessed. I also agree with your 20% analogy---that's about where I am at with it as well, maybe 25% on a good week. ;) When a commercial open reel tape sounds good, its REALLY .......

61: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Me too! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-17, 16:20:52 (71.227.86.173)
I'm partial to my NS10/400A combo. It's the best SS sound in the house by far. I've had the preamp since I was 16 years old; it was the very first piece of legitimate hi-fi I ever bought. I'm 40 no .......

62: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Class T amp? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2011-01-14, 16:11:41 (71.227.86.173)
Don't let the price fool ya, these Dayton Class T amps are killer! I have the smaller DTA-1 which is on sale for $34 through February. I have it hooked up in my computer system driving some very nice .......

63: Tape Trail, RE: Studer and Otari Mods (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-11-19, 16:09:35 (71.227.86.173)
Looks GREAT Jay!! .......

64: Radio Road, CGLI-2 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-10-14, 14:28:02 (76.226.79.152)
I had an FM hum issue just last week! Magnum Dynalab tuner w/ outdoor Wiengard antenna creating hum in my system. Not horrible, but a slight hum nonetheless. After some research, got one of these and .......

65: Speaker Asylum, Me neither.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-30, 06:19:21 (76.241.187.168)
That's why I hafta roll my own. ;) Every manufacturer I know that claims or measures as time/phase coherent is using 1st order parallel (or digital shaping) to achieve it (Vandersteen, Green Mountain, .......

66: Speaker Asylum, RE: Fun Poll: What's your favorite speaker design "topology"? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-29, 18:27:18 (76.241.187.168)
Passive 2-way plus active "subwoofer" underneath (ex. Vandersteen 5/7 or YG Acoustic Anat Ref type setup) is where it's at for me. IMHO, an all passive design can never get the bass right (flat) in an .......

67: Vinyl Asylum, Sort of makes one wonder.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-16, 06:47:35 (76.234.130.83)
why your beloved "Funk Firm" would even waste their time with a table so inept like the 1200. I mean, why bother? Hmmmm.............. Me thinks the "badly distorted musical pacing" you are hearing may .......

68: Vinyl Asylum, ROTFLMAO (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-15, 17:04:56 (76.226.74.191)
Your hatred for the 1200 grows with each passing season. Is your "friend" still bringing his 1200 over regularly to give you some laughs and for you to deliver some lashings to him, old Fret?? ;) ::: .......

69: General Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-06, 16:26:12 (76.241.190.29)
Agree... .......

70: General Asylum, I agree with Dave (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-09-06, 16:23:57 (76.241.190.29)
And hope your not expecting the world when you upgrade to external preamp for the Otari down the road. I have a highly modded Seduction tube head amp for my Otari and the internal stock SS electronics .......

71: Digital Drive, +1 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-24, 19:39:01 (76.226.58.76)
Cannot beat a high ips 2-track copy of anything analog based on my experience. Hell, I even think it sounds BETTER then the original in some cases (i.e. high speed 15 ips 2 track copy of a 4-track 7.5 .......

72: DVD-Audiobahn, Wow (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-17, 20:16:05 (76.226.61.195)
thanks guys. So where is anything else in terms of recommendations? Is this forum THAT dead or is blu-ray audio already a sinking ship (as if it was floating in the 1st place!!??!!) .......

73: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I upgraded my system... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-17, 19:21:58 (76.226.61.195)
Looks great! As Yogi Berra once coined, "Nothing can make things sound better then a better room". Well, not really. But if he were an audiophile he might of said that......congrats John! .......

74: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Did you sell your Millennia?/nt\ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-17, 19:18:05 (76.226.61.195)
Technics was (is!) probably better. ;) .......

75: DVD-Audiobahn, Blu-Ray music recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-16, 05:59:05 (76.226.61.195)
Besides the 2L stuff, does anyone have any recommendations for stunning Blu-ray music releases they have stumbled upon? Genre is unimportant as I like everything; but DTS Master or DD True HD audio tr .......

76: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Send it over.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-04, 18:23:55 (76.226.68.164)
Cool. Yeah, what would blow your mind, and make you curl up in the fetal position in amazement, would be comparing any of the 2 or 4 track Columbia jazz offerings versus the original LP's. For instan .......

77: Vinyl Asylum, Send it over.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-04, 17:58:09 (76.226.68.164)
Well, I have the 6-eye lp and I love it. Sounds fantastic and the music is of course, incredible. But I don't have the r2r version----yet. Let's see, I am up to seven 2-track r2r machines now.....so s .......

78: DVD-Audiobahn, RE: NAXOS and other classical DVDA's available at Berkshire Rec. Outlet (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-03, 18:08:18 (76.226.68.164)
thats what I went after. Thanks fellow-Michigan dude! .......

79: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Want a Blu Ray with SACD?-DVDA too! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-08-01, 14:40:05 (76.226.68.164)
Easy there tiger. Are you stating it plays the actual DVD-Audio layer?? Or just the standard DTS/DD layer of a DVD-Audio disc? If what you say is true, this is the first Sony of any kind/make/generati .......

80: Planar Speaker Asylum, Dayton Metallized Caps (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-07-07, 14:56:54 (76.226.106.143)
Dayton caps were left out; they are actually very very good--much better then Solens at least. They are fairly inexpensive and are known as a great "bang for the buck" cap. My favorites thus far are t .......

81: Tape Trail, RE: Otari B3 Issues (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-06-22, 21:41:03 (76.226.87.187)
First problem is easy---there are 3 set screws holding that reel table into the motor. One or some of the 3 screws are loose which will cause the reel table to move as you describe. You take the top c .......

82: Tape Trail, Ki Choi is the MAN! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-06-08, 17:08:00 (76.241.190.252)
He posts here from time to time. Great to see his audio-room in video! Wow, what a rig huh???? .......

83: General Asylum, I celebrate their whole catalog (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-06-01, 19:27:43 (76.226.122.151)
And you're about 7 years late to the party but thanks for eventually getting to them! .......

84: Speaker Asylum, RE: You must be kidding (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-27, 16:47:07 (76.249.45.7)
Nope no joke! You must be as blessed as I am---understanding wife and a nice house to support such things. I'm no millionaire; but have spent my money wisely. Sure, I could sell everything and have ON .......

85: Speaker Asylum, 7 pairs of speakers is nothing.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-26, 17:57:03 (76.249.45.7)
I've got 7 complete and different SYSTEMS in my home; 3 of which are 5.1 or greater multichannel. Now THAT is weird.... .......

86: Radio Road, What mods?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-25, 18:15:16 (76.241.190.59)
There are only about 15 options. Having a "Mike Modded Tuner" could mean you have his $4 rubber foot option on your Sony. So you will have to quantify your particular tuner please for us..... And diff .......

87: Inmate Systems, joeljoel1947's Bedroom Headphone Setup *see pic* (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-21, 13:09:09 (76.226.66.70)
joeljoel1947 's Bedroom Headphone Setup *see pic* System IP Address: 76.226.66.70 Last Update: May 21, 2010 at 13:09:09 Amplifier: None Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Grant Fide .......

88: Radio Road, RE: These are the "good old days" of HD Radio (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-21, 06:56:00 (76.226.69.251)
Agreed. The little Sony tunes like a mother. It has the best reception of any of my tuners. Matter of fact, even with the cheap ass dipole the Sony comes with, it can pull in stations almost as well .......

89: Radio Road, RE: Tuner world has been turned upside down. Modded Sony XDR-F1HD demo at AK Fest 2010.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-20, 17:35:25 (99.130.70.32)
"I recommend that you consider auditiioning an FM tuner in a genuine reception situation, with a good OUTDOOR antenna, and not by the method you indicated." I audition one every night like that! ;) I .......

90: Radio Road, RE: Tuner world has been turned upside down. Modded Sony XDR-F1HD demo at AK Fest 2010.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-20, 06:01:26 (76.241.184.58)
Hi, Certainly all valid points you make! The source we listened to was computer based. Mike wrote that they were: FLAC files played though Fubar2000 to an M-Audio USB audiophile sound card, then trans .......

91: Radio Road, Tuner world has been turned upside down. Modded Sony XDR-F1HD demo at AK Fest 2010.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-18, 18:12:10 (76.241.184.58)
I was at AK Fest a few weeks ago and attended an outstanding demo of the Sony XDR-F1HD versus some "super-tuners". Mike Williams from Radio X Tuners had a room there and put on quite a show I must say .......

92: Planar Speaker Asylum, Looks like George Cardas is.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-18, 17:41:10 (76.241.184.58)
Check out this video. It's either some old Tymphanies or a "stacked" pair of Maggies; can't quite make it out: .......

93: Speaker Asylum, RE: Fried Speakers in Michigan or Minnesota? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-11, 16:35:39 (76.226.106.190)
Many of their dealers dried up. Email me offline if you need specifics; or continue the hunt! One of my friends was a dealer here in Michigan (not the one you listed) until a few years back........... .......

94: Vinyl Asylum, It has been compared favorably to several "hi-end" decks... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-08, 04:21:03 (76.226.85.198)
There have been several accounts here on AA of people preferring the Technics 12xx series of decks as compared to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5k plus thousand dollar "high-end" decks. In some cases they have sold the .......

95: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: What exactly does this mean? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-03, 19:31:30 (76.226.103.199)
The go is that at least they still plan on making it! We discussed again yesterday the ramifications of bringing that speaker out. It has the POTENTIAL to make the whole line of Maggies obsolete! ::: .......

96: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Heard the MG1.7 today at AKFest (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-03, 19:28:01 (76.226.103.199)
First time you ever dug Maggies huh? I remember you really liking that Mini-maggie demo at CES 09 sitting next to you!!! ;) Maybe in a better room with better stuff they would sound better. But I didn .......

97: Planar Speaker Asylum, Me too, and Mini-Maggie update (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-05-02, 20:16:11 (76.226.103.199)
I was there today at AK Fest too. Saw my dealer who sold me a few pairs of 1.6's for my HT system about a decade ago. I was excited to hear the 1.7's they brought along to AK fest. He's had em for two .......

98: Vinyl Asylum, at 30ips you sacrifice bass response (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-29, 18:16:49 (76.226.111.164)
which is covered in depth elsewhere. The Tape Project settled in on 15ips, which is where my feet are firmly planted (along with 7.5ips which offers even better bass response but sacrifices other area .......

99: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Agreed (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-29, 18:13:00 (76.226.111.164)
3x here. Not sure about that cat.....but at least he likes sacd and dvd-a so it could be worse...... .......

100: Hi-Rez Highway, Anybody noticing a trend with SACD's? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-25, 17:47:58 (76.226.111.164)
The prices on Ebay are going up, up UP! I've been watching and the prices over the past 6-months have climbed. I love the format, have owned SACD's since day 1----and still purchase quite a bit of the .......

101: Tape Trail, RE: Revox B-77 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-24, 15:02:06 (76.226.111.164)
It's decent. IMHO, a Technics 1500; 1506 are better. Any Otari B2, B3 would be a bigger step up sonically plus they are more universal---2/4 track playback and 3.75/7.5/15 ips playback. They also do t .......

102: General Asylum, RR/FIM (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-24, 13:35:23 (76.226.111.164)
Tons of them for both HDCD and XRCD. Anything on the Reference Recordings and FIM labels for starters. .......

103: Speaker Asylum, ARE YOU FLIPPING BLIND??????? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-20, 18:11:09 (76.226.111.164)
Do you not notice the SAME EXACT spaces between the punctuation marks at the end of sentences (always an extra space before and after punctuation) that "bunni" also had????? The "shill AN fanboy" post .......

104: Speaker Asylum, Bud Fried & design traits of a "great" speaker... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-19, 18:36:56 (76.226.111.164)
Bud was a genius and I have owned several of his fine speakers over the years. If he was still around in his prime today with all the advancements in driver technology, superior xover parts, cabinet c .......

105: Speaker Asylum, I SMELL A RAT! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-19, 17:57:33 (76.226.111.164)
Here was the original AN fanboy post from 8 months ago I was referring too in my post below. Is "taudio" this "bunni" below? They both refer to their cars and audio-note speakers; they both had low po .......

106: Speaker Asylum, Keep looking... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-18, 16:38:16 (76.226.136.180)
I don't like the sound of AN speakers at all. The best 2-way monitors are time and phase coherent. They act and sound more like a "single driver" then any Audio Note speaker because they use a VERY si .......

107: General Asylum, RE: Poll: two top hobbies of yours outside the audio hobby (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-18, 16:15:34 (76.226.136.180)
Top 2 are: Running and "Corvetting" (I think I just invented a new adjective!!) .......

108: Tape Trail, Madness. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-11, 17:59:46 (99.131.50.108)
Hi Dave, That's the most $$ for the 2-track version I've ever seen for KOB on the E. Mostly they go for $175-$300--- tops. So a couple of people really were either on an ego-trip at the end or on the .......

109: Digital Drive, RE: Not surprised at all (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-04-10, 15:37:39 (76.226.78.69)
Amen to that! .......

110: Tape Trail, RE: Dolby B Recording (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-03-08, 18:48:45 (216.138.78.8)
Hi Jay, It will be bright without a decoder; about 9-10dB so in the treble range of 4-10kHz. Then again, most Dolby decoders suck so bad sonically that you may be better off without one! What many do .......

111: Digital Drive, I'm with bacon-bits! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-03-07, 05:50:28 (76.226.94.115)
I too have a Raysonic 128 and sold my Benchmark Dac! I compared them head to head before selling it, there was no question the Raysonic was better (as long as upsampling is turned off). By comparison .......

112: Speaker Asylum, RE: speaker hum- advice needed (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-27, 05:21:14 (76.234.164.118)
I agree with you on that. This is vice-versa of a "normal" lighting issue causing a hum. But it's still worth a shot to use the cheater plug. I bet it works! .......

113: Speaker Asylum, RE: speaker hum- advice needed (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-26, 19:46:59 (76.234.164.118)
The lights are causing it, obviously. Grounding issue is there somewhere. You can spend hundreds fixing that if you want (assuming you don't know what you're doing), or.... Just float ground using a 3 .......

114: Radio Road, Are you drunk or something? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-26, 19:40:34 (76.234.164.118)
Good tuner, but it should not beat even a $79 cart. A $79 2M Red will eat it for lunch for instance on a entry level table. I have the tuner. It's OK sound wise, but by far the WORST sonically I own. .......

115: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX-5050 Mk III (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-26, 19:13:30 (76.234.164.118)
Doubtful and not worth the effort unless you know what you are doing. Even then....doubtful. If you want a "monster leap" in sound, you'll have to get external tube electronics for your tape playback. .......

116: Vinyl Asylum, RE: That's the minimum ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-26, 18:42:37 (76.234.164.118)
My exact experience too Dave. Denon wide open at 47kHz=good!! Loading it down=bad! It's all about DYNAMICS and wide-open is the place for me. That's per Harry Pearson (TAS) for me. He was right too. : .......

117: Speaker Asylum, I take it you have tried.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-24, 17:33:57 (76.226.70.111)
In a small room (close listenig position/near-field) using fixed position time/phase coherent speakers it is critical to have your ears at the proper listening height. Even half-inches make big differ .......

118: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX55 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-16, 18:11:20 (99.131.47.31)
It's old, but it's good! IMHO it would put many of the various incarnations of the prosumer/consumer decks you mention to shame (durability, features and sonics). Others would disagree. I'm an Otari f .......

119: Speaker Asylum, NONE OF THEM! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-16, 18:03:00 (99.131.47.31)
So after 20 plus years of churning through the audiophile approved garbage, I gave up on them all. Then built my own. .......

120: Speaker Asylum, Couldn't agree more!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-02-13, 17:02:28 (99.149.166.179)
Great post!!!! .......

121: Speaker Asylum, Fried (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-31, 15:40:12 (76.226.76.153)
Cool list. I bet the "cheap" Fried's and IMF's you've owned over the years would surprise a few when you get around to ranking them. The Studio V you had, in particular, was a competent and only somew .......

122: Computer Audio Asylum, My 24/192 usb fav is.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-28, 18:41:53 (76.226.92.12)
linked: .......

123: Digital Drive, RE: Does the Keane "Hopes and Fears" CD sound like total horsecrap? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-24, 17:04:18 (99.25.85.255)
I'm pretty sure that was the sound they were going for. Fit in with the times. Great music, crappy recording. Wasn't that Holt's 1st law??? .......

124: Tape Trail, RE: What's there to discuss? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-19, 18:08:57 (99.25.85.255)
I agree Jack. In my systems, limiting everything to 50Hz and above just won't get the job done. Give me full-range, or give me death! .......

125: Digital Drive, RE: Are there any 24/192khz USB based DACs? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-16, 19:48:05 (99.130.69.40)
Jeff is misinformed. Several USB DAC's do 24/192. Once again we have the "hi-end" trying to catch up with the "Pro's". I've been enjoying my USB 24/192 EMU USB DAC for over a year now. For $199 noneth .......

126: Speaker Asylum, Are you serious????? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-16, 18:48:14 (99.130.69.40)
"Track 1: So Far Away For the first time ever, I heard a female voice distinctly backing up Mark Knopfler in one verse of the song - I have never heard this separated so clearly and so well before. Ev .......

127: Tape Trail, What's there to discuss? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-16, 18:36:10 (99.130.69.40)
It's a lot of money. And the LP sounds good for $3.77; Buy it now, NM. This is not one in your masters collection Jack? If not, GO FOR IT! ;) .......

128: General Asylum, RE: AudioKarma Fest 2010 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-06, 18:59:33 (76.226.57.60)
Great show. I go every year, though I do live close! I also have attended many CES/THE Show's. This is more laid back, more relaxed. You get to see a few "up and coming" companies, like at the RMAF sh .......

129: Vinyl Asylum, I own your cd player... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-06, 18:30:51 (76.226.57.60)
CAL Icon 2 w/powerboss and by default HDCD as well. Nice cd player; and it resides in one of my six systems as the main digital playback front end. It's one HELL of a machine, even though its an "anti .......

130: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-03, 04:38:00 (76.226.49.148)
nt .......

131: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Price range??? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-02, 11:58:59 (76.234.145.91)
My bad on not including more specifics. Oh, and it need not have Blu-ray but I guess that's OK too. Price range under $500. I just assumed the oppo did the DSD to PCM thing because all the older Oppo' .......

132: Hi-Rez Highway, Need recommendation for universal w/HDCD that doesn't convert... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2010-01-01, 06:29:54 (76.234.145.91)
DSD to PCM? Yeah, I know its all about the implementation and that PCM can be fine, but I want to try a player that doesn't convert native DSD to PCM.. So, I need DVD-A, SACD, and HDCD. Can be an old .......

133: Vinyl Asylum, Looks like the consensus is there is no consensus! nt (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-29, 05:39:43 (76.226.76.96)
n/t .......

134: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Flaming Lips Embryonic vinyl is AWESOME!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-28, 06:43:33 (99.131.46.90)
Musically I agree Embryonic IS awesome. LP Packaging I agree as well---awesome. But lp#1 was really bad sonically and noisy. The yellow lp, #2 was much quieter and sounded better. .......

135: Vinyl Asylum, Is it just me, or does "crazy colored" vinyl STINK? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-27, 17:40:57 (99.131.46.90)
This may be a broad sweeping generalization, but based on my experience...... Man, another "colored LP" tonight that just blows sonically and is far too "noisy" here---this time the new Flaming Lips L .......

136: General Asylum, RE: Is there more used gear available after X-mas? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-25, 12:05:36 (99.131.46.90)
I was once told the same, and I think he was right. Wait until Jan. 7- Feb. 7th for the best "high end" audio deals all-around. .......

137: General Asylum, Couldn't agree more! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-25, 11:37:38 (99.131.46.90)
And merry xmas! .......

138: Speaker Asylum, RE: Strengths / Weaknesses of a TL subwoofer? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-21, 16:19:32 (76.226.125.158)
Hi Tom, I'm a DIY loudspeaker guy too. I have built several subwoofers---active, passive, transmission line and sealed (never been a ported guy for subs, but some will say that a transmission line is .......

139: General Asylum, RE: Fried Bashing (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-14, 19:38:05 (76.226.69.69)
I'm a longtime Fried fan too Dan. And I would say in this case just to let it lay. The "new Fried" has little to do with the old. And I was "friends" with Bud as well. The entire thing since Bud left .......

140: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speakers for this room? (photo) (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-14, 19:12:17 (76.226.69.69)
couldn't agree more.... .......

141: Speaker Asylum, RE: Separate Sub Vs. Integrated Sub (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-14, 19:09:39 (76.226.69.69)
My take----- I have heard those speakers at CES last January. Very nice speakers for the $. I too heard the same "glassiness" that Wes heard. Matter of fact, I was actually impressed that he commente .......

142: Speaker Asylum, Your post reminds me.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-14, 18:50:17 (76.226.69.69)
Of why I got into DIY loudspeaker-building. As you allude to---"one of" the most critical aspects of sound is the loudspeaker/room interaction. IMHO, it’s the MOST important aspect of the total sound. .......

143: General Asylum, RE: Sonicfraft/Sonicaps (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-08, 17:56:30 (99.130.29.200)
My experience with them can be summed up by this: "A wee-bit slow, but WORTH IT!!" Great people and products, as long as you have just a HAIR of patience. .......

144: Tape Trail, RE: Interested in open reel decks shown in movies? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-12-01, 04:26:10 (76.234.166.77)
Awesome! Thanks Jack. Needs to update it though. Lots of good R2R in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" latest movie. LOL! .......

145: Speaker Asylum, RE: That IS bad.......... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-25, 19:42:21 (76.226.116.49)
It probably does. Have you heard that Elison/Lavigne system cdr in your own system yet? .......

146: Speaker Asylum, Nail on head! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-21, 16:56:28 (99.26.104.45)
Agreed 100%. I know from personal experience---my Father! His system sounds literally one tenth as good as it could because he has to do what my Mom says. So the speakers and system (with excellent eq .......

147: Tape Trail, RE: Otari Hubs (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-21, 12:52:57 (99.26.104.45)
I sort of put 2 and 2 together and figured as much Jay! ;) Congrats!! Care to weigh in on the Otari/Seduction vs. the Studer 810? I believe you may be the only person on the planet to do so!!!!! ;) :: .......

148: Tape Trail, RE: Otari Hubs (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-20, 17:35:30 (76.232.154.120)
Hi Ki, Sounds good! Looking forward to the pics of the "new family". LOL! Let me know of any "blowout deals" on the remaining Studers.... Take care! Joel .......

149: Speaker Asylum, RE: Dang, you pretty much described my design! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-20, 04:27:30 (76.226.85.7)
Thank you. I engineered the design. The cabinets were constructed by fellow inmate and friend "The Real Dick Hertz". If anyone needs a good cabinetmaker, look him up----he does excellent work (as you .......

150: Tape Trail, RE: Otari Hubs (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-18, 17:36:47 (76.226.54.203)
Yes, what Ki said..... Ki, Any new Studers???????? .......

151: Speaker Asylum, RE: Looks nice. I would take Fried off the list, though. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-18, 13:29:03 (76.226.54.203)
Thanks. Notice I used the term "better designs" before I listed the manufacturers. I listed Fried speakers because they use (and have used in their "better designs" from the past) 1st order filters an .......

152: Speaker Asylum, Dang, you pretty much described my design! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-17, 17:38:34 (76.234.147.12)
Can't say I'd argue with anything you're looking for in a speaker, even though your post is very specific in what you are after. And I agree with staying away from the ported woofer/ribbon tweeter .......

153: Tape Trail, RE: Tape for Otari Deck (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-03, 18:17:38 (76.226.56.113)
900, 911, and 468 have ALL worked great here on numerous Otari's! Plus, I would consider all three of those tape types "top flight". ;) And that's specifically biased for them, or not! All 3 can han .......

154: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Project review PF (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-03, 04:30:16 (76.226.56.113)
Thanks for the follow-up Myles. I'm still lost however. When someone states in a review, "Evans or Suite Espanola releases where sound of the LP compares favorably to the sound of The Tape Project rel .......

155: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Project review PF (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-11-02, 17:38:00 (76.226.56.113)
Hi Steve, How are you? The article was great from Myles (even though I STRONGLY disagree with his broad sweeping generalization of commercial 2 and 4 track 7.5 ips tapes, as I'm sure you do my BC brot .......

156: Vinyl Asylum, If you have ~$20-55 more to spend (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-10-12, 18:48:07 (76.241.190.75)
Just get the R2R version. That is, if you have a reel to reel machine to play it back with. Either the 2-track or 4-track versions on 7.5ips open reel will do-----it's unbelievable, and several magnit .......

157: Hi-Rez Highway, Don't get too excited (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-10-10, 13:02:24 (76.234.152.171)
It's $43.98 at Amazon right now for the import sacd set. Though as both a Beethoven and SACD fan----I did order it from Arkivmusic myself just now to save a FEW $$. ;) .......

158: Tape Trail, RE: The Tape Project Series 2 begins shipping.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-23, 17:12:03 (76.234.152.147)
Hi Mike, Thanks for the comments. No, I read on Amazon long ago about what the Staple(s) singers were, when the Series 2 was announced when I was at CES. Listened to the free snippets there and all. I .......

159: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX-5050 BII Service (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-23, 12:13:42 (76.234.152.147)
If you live in Vegas you are "somewhat" close to the USA Otari headquarters in CA. I would drive it out and have them look at it, give them a call first: AheadTeK 6410 Via Del Oro, San Jose, CA 95119, .......

160: Tape Trail, But I like lobster! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-23, 12:10:22 (76.234.152.147)
Not the soul/gospel genre though..... Hey, we agree on the mono though! I think that now makes 2 things we agree on: we like open reel in general and we don't like mono. We are really getting somewher .......

161: Tape Trail, RE: The Tape Project Series 2 begins shipping.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-23, 12:05:06 (76.234.152.147)
Yeah, Abba made a lot of accomplishments like that too, but I wouldn't listen to a $500 reel from them even if you gave it to me! ;) .......

162: Tape Trail, RE: The Tape Project Series 2 begins shipping.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-22, 19:57:03 (76.234.152.147)
Hope you guys enjoy. I've never even heard of the Staples singers and based on what I've read on it would not be something I would even listen to. With the mono stuff (I'm anti-mono like Teresa, gasp .......

163: Speaker Asylum, RE: what can you do when (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-16, 19:36:18 (76.234.145.76)
How do you REALLY feel? .......

164: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: At what price point (for speakers) does the DAC become the bottleneck? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-16, 18:58:09 (76.234.145.76)
Not a good comparison there. Only because you mention the EMU 0404. This is a DAC I have compared to $7k plus DAC's and still liked the 0404 more! IMHO, that little thing runs with ANYTHING, any DAC, .......

165: Digital Drive, Any other one? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-16, 18:21:47 (76.234.145.76)
It is a good DAC upon first listening. After that, it's all downhill.... .......

166: General Asylum, RE: Vocals panned to the right? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-16, 14:50:07 (76.234.145.76)
If you want to be sure that the "balance is right" between your speakers, get out an SPL meter and some pink noise and check it. .......

167: Vinyl Asylum, 3 on one cart? How is that possible? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-15, 16:26:13 (76.234.129.240)
Either you play a lot of records or something "bad" happened multiple times.... ;) .......

168: Speaker Asylum, Must depend on the model... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-15, 15:56:18 (76.234.129.240)
The Alpha A/V's I have sound great in the treble (pre-aluminum however). Not that it matters, but Atkinson and the gang flipped over them, especially at $250/pair. I concur. From 40Hz up I'd say they .......

169: Speaker Asylum, Dear AN fanboy #1, (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-11, 13:53:25 (76.234.129.240)
Chris, You own audio note speakers. You like Audio Note Speakers. You DO NOT like that I am bashing your AN speakers. THEREFORE---- You butted in to an exchange of posts to dispute my bashing (atypica .......

170: Speaker Asylum, RE: Dear Audio Note Fan, (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-11, 07:15:45 (76.234.129.240)
"The very fact you can't talk about your prejudices without adding apostrophes suggests you are in denial about your own subjectivity does it not?" Anytime I quoted "my prejudices" I was REALLY quotin .......

171: Speaker Asylum, Dear Audio Note Fan, (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-10, 15:29:53 (76.234.129.240)
Dear Audio Note Fan (looked at your system), I have been waiting anxiously for a week (or 2 now) for all of the "Audio Note Fanboys" to come running to the defense of Peter. I see you have finally arr .......

172: Speaker Asylum, So there YOU are. I'm in a different place ;) (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-10, 11:00:30 (76.234.129.240)
Dear Peter, I'm sorry, but we will never see eye to eye on loudspeaker design, so this will be my last post on the subject with you. Nothing against you personally; as you have been very upfront and e .......

173: Vinyl Asylum, Kevin at KAB speculated this outcome years ago... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-09, 13:43:33 (76.234.129.240)
When I was buying my loaded KAB M5G 3 years or so back, I queried Kevin on the SP-10 vesus a loaded KAB Technics debate. He "speculated" that it would be a wash between the two, even though he had nev .......

174: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I Take It You Were Not Overwhelmed... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-09, 11:44:15 (76.234.129.240)
No, I wasn't overwhelmed by the Kingsound stats. But I did forget to add my 2 friends LOVED them, which is obviously more in line with what you heard. I am somewhat of a planar fan though, and have an .......

175: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: A "New" Planar Speaker... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 18:13:53 (76.226.68.231)
Ahhhh, they (Kings) were OK. Actually maybe even almost good! They tried to make my friends a dealer 2 years ago at CES. You could do a lot worse for sound, even factoring in their nice prices, but yo .......

176: Radio Road, RE: "why would you even think of comparing it compare it to an MR78 or 10B ?" (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 15:52:34 (76.226.68.231)
Couldn't agree more. Great post. .......

177: Tape Trail, RE: Otari electronics modification........ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 13:02:17 (66.166.116.250)
Electronics wise, I do not know specifically why the B3 sounds better then the B2. Most likely it's just more updated and current amplification. I have several B2's and B3's and the B3's not only soun .......

178: Tape Trail, RE: Misunderstood. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 12:34:52 (66.166.116.250)
Sounds you have had quite a good run with Nick there. Maybe best to offline email with him then. That way the rest of us won't have to deal with him. ;) .......

179: Tape Trail, RE: Misunderstood. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 10:12:08 (66.166.116.250)
I have zero respect for the tape project, what they think about sonics, nor do I care about any equipment they might own. But others like yourself sure do. That's why I made my statement about them no .......

180: Tape Trail, Wrong. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-08, 08:09:00 (66.166.116.250)
When I say: "Hey, did you hear the Tape Project has now chosen the Otari MX-5050 as their deck of choice? Yes, it must really suck." - Joel I am refuting one thing only----"dolph" thinks Otari's suck. .......

181: Digital Drive, RE: dCS Puccini and Wadia 581i SE (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-07, 18:34:26 (76.226.68.231)
Thanks for the comments. The only thing I noted in difference was that I really thought the soundstage width and depth was excellent on the CAL. It was a very open sound, particularly with the HDCD re .......

182: Speaker Asylum, RE: None of the above. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-07, 17:25:40 (76.226.68.231)
Dear Peter, Thank you for the detailed post and putting your speaker design into perspective. I am glad to hear that you readily admit your speakers "limitations". Yes, they are designed for a fairly .......

183: Digital Drive, Nice review (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-07, 16:52:41 (76.226.68.231)
For a long time in one of my systems I had the plain Icon mk.2. I sold it a few years back and sort of missed it. One of my systems recently was in need of a new player and I opted for the IconM2PB. W .......

184: Tape Trail, Misunderstood. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-07, 10:39:43 (76.226.68.231)
What I meant by saying the Otari was now the "deck of choice" was that they are trying to get away from the Technics machines (mods, selling them, etc) and into the Otari's. The Technics decks are som .......

185: Tape Trail, RE: Good stuff! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-04, 16:55:34 (76.226.68.231)
"Frankly, I don't really care what other people or my neighbour say about the Technics TT's. You obviously do." I'm just letting you know you are WRONG when I replied about them. I could care less wha .......

186: Tape Trail, RE: Good stuff! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-04, 13:11:59 (76.226.68.231)
"Get out listen to some real equipment" I've been to every CES and Sterophile show and AK Fest for the past 4 years and have heard the worlds finest systems to compare my systems against. I haven't s .......

187: Speaker Asylum, None of the above. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-04, 10:06:29 (76.226.68.231)
Dear Peter, Thank you for the detailed response. I have to give credit where credit is due----you obviously really believe in what you are doing there and took the time out to defend your product. I c .......

188: Tape Trail, RE: Good stuff! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-04, 06:18:18 (76.226.68.231)
"Otari is to the pro open reel market what Technics' best TT's were to any market: Buck for the money low-end / entry level gear." I double dare you to post that statement on the vinyl asylum. You hav .......

189: Tape Trail, Good stuff! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-03, 20:25:53 (76.226.68.231)
I was not hostile. Just pointing out your misconceptions and idiotic comments. "I will leave the struggle to you" on that. And I suggest you brush up on your English as well. "1/4 track is not the sam .......

190: Speaker Asylum, Hilarious... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-09-03, 20:01:05 (76.226.68.231)
Dear Peter, When you attain the knowledge to design a proper loudspeaker, you can get back to me on this post. I think it’s in your best interest to stick with your amplifiers and preamplifiers and le .......

191: Tape Trail, RE: Best by far is... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-30, 18:08:36 (76.226.68.231)
"However, there are quite a few pro machines out there with better sound, better recordings, different or more features etc." If you can name 3 reel to reel models under $500 USD currently for a mint .......

192: Tape Trail, More advantages....can't resist.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-30, 04:35:10 (76.226.68.231)
You are welcome.... Also--- *direct drive motors, no belts in this machine to worry about. *Balanced transformerless XLR I/Os *DC capstan, Quartz PLL servo-controlled *Built-in mini-autolocator *Built .......

193: Tape Trail, RE: Copy of Thriller on eBay (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-29, 18:33:30 (76.226.137.0)
Could be done very easily and its something I have thought about when spending large sums on tapes in the past. Hell, forget sacd clones to tape....what about CD clones?? What is to stop someone from .......

194: Tape Trail, 99.1% probability.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-29, 17:24:01 (76.226.137.0)
That a MX-5050 non-BIII model will come with both 2 and 4 track heads. With the BIII, you have less then a 10% probability both will be there, as it was a "special order item". But the "best part" is .......

195: Tape Trail, Best by far is... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-29, 16:32:49 (76.226.137.0)
To answer the question more directly----For a beginner or a pro it is an Otari MX-5050 model; any of them. As you learn, it can progress with you and you can take it to the next level with mods on you .......

196: Speaker Asylum, RE: Audio Note loudspeakers and deep bass/comments please (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-23, 18:34:42 (76.226.110.199)
These speakers are some of the worst I have ever heard. A few of us have a running joke on them------ that at least if you do not like the hemp speaker driver (woofer), at least you can, "smoke em" to .......

197: Vinyl Asylum, Don't Bother.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-23, 18:25:23 (76.226.110.199)
Just find yourself a 2 or 4 track of the open reel release instead. It walks all over the original LP, SACD, etc. Not even CLOSE on this one. ;) .......

198: Speaker Asylum, I am the supreme audiophile on Earth. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-23, 18:15:04 (76.226.110.199)
And you apparently need some real help..... .......

199: Speaker Asylum, I can "hear" electrostatics, even the best of them.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-23, 15:27:08 (99.131.48.94)
So as they say, YMMV. There is no end-all-be-all loudspeaker topology. Not trying to be confrontational, just pointing out the obvious here. Though I would ask how many properly designed time/phase co .......

200: Tape Trail, RE: Copy of Thriller on eBay (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-23, 14:32:11 (99.131.48.94)
"I just wouldn't put this thing on sale out in the open like it is. MJ's estate must be crawling with bean counters that would love to pull in every last penny that can be had." Agreed. What an idiot .......

201: Tape Trail, RE: Copy of Thriller on eBay (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-22, 11:29:32 (76.234.145.206)
Saw that. On SSS tape too. If the guy was smart he's made a dupe onto better formulation tape! .......

202: Tape Trail, No prob! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-21, 04:22:24 (76.226.92.39)
nt .......

203: Tape Trail, My opinion---- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-20, 04:49:14 (76.226.92.39)
I would actually record yourself to high speed open reel first as you suggest. From the reel then what I would do is capture it @ 24/192 high rez digital or better and then down convert that material .......

204: Tape Trail, RE: LAST Tape Preservative -- Anyone use it here? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-18, 17:21:17 (76.226.86.209)
Hi Larry, I was sold on that oven until I read you haven't baked bananas on it yet! If you can report back to us when you do that, it might just be the deal clincher for me! ;) .......

205: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: "built up hostility on this 0404 interface " - not true. It's just that he has something much better... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-12, 15:24:29 (76.226.60.248)
"I'm just assuming here" Bad idea. “to compare too, and you probably don't" I compared it to my Benchmark DAC-1 usb, which I sold; an Apogee Rosetta/Big Ben setup ~$4k which was a total wash between .......

206: Vinyl Asylum, AMEN to that! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-11, 06:48:50 (76.226.74.150)
nt .......

207: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: E-MU 0404 USB-Disinformation (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-11, 04:46:28 (76.226.74.150)
"There are no new EMU 0404 usb drivers since Jan 2008, and the system is INCAPABLE of doing 24/192 over USB." Obviously you are misinformed. According to my tests and anyone elses on CA, the EMU does .......

208: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: E-MU 0404 USB (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 21:00:01 (76.226.51.164)
By the way, what are you using for a OS? Also, what player are you using??? You might find the link below EXTREMELY HELPFUL: .......

209: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: E-MU 0404 USB (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 20:54:28 (76.226.51.164)
Yes, i agree with the other poster--- You need to go one by one here until you eliminate your problem: disable the wifi and even the bluetooth if you have it disable the java if its on disable the vi .......

210: Vinyl Asylum, RE: sigh (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 20:00:50 (76.226.51.164)
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, yet another stupid comment on top of all your other totally silly comments & incorrect assumptions, all this coming from the man who readily admits that he "guesses" when forming an .......

211: Vinyl Asylum, RE: sigh ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 16:17:23 (76.226.51.164)
"That statement is absolutely absurd ... but ... obviously, since your system can't resolve the literal truth concerning THAT LP-CDR, and obviously mine can, well ... " I don't know how your system ca .......

212: Vinyl Asylum, YOU need to get a grip on reality ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 14:28:38 (76.226.51.164)
"Remember, my so-called "wild" conclusion includes a rockport/colibri being superior to a SOTA/OC9. To many, that wild notion is considered COMMON KNOWLEDGE." It may be common knowledge to those who h .......

213: Vinyl Asylum, RE: congrats ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 12:26:17 (66.166.116.250)
You don't even know what you have for speakers, do you? So how am I supposed to know???????? You’re too embarrassed to come out and say what the hell they are is all I can conjecture!!!! Still no inf .......

214: Vinyl Asylum, YOU have no idea what you're talking about ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 11:26:26 (66.166.116.250)
Good God, I can't believe I'm even continuing this little chat with a guy who thinks his Energy speakers are so good. Hilarious. Ported bass too. All that "booming" must have knocked the sense out of .......

215: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cost versus performance (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 08:13:08 (66.166.116.250)
"I heard many speakers that used relatively inexpensive drivers that sounded quite good and several that used extremely expensive drivers that were terrible. " Agreed 1000%. Some of my best designs ha .......

216: Vinyl Asylum, RE: your best not assuming ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-10, 04:54:36 (76.226.51.164)
" because the tweeters are proprietary Energy drivers - designed specifically for those particular Cons" Right. So like I said initially, I'm sure the $20 Energy tweeters NAIL it. Energy does not put .......

217: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Anyone successfully using Emu 0404 USB 2.0 with Vista/Windows 7? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 19:50:59 (76.226.51.164)
I couldn't get Vista to work with the EMU, and neither could a friend. This was a while back though and I now use mine with XP. .......

218: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The level of insults and absurd audiophile gooberspeak.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 19:24:33 (76.226.51.164)
Awwww, we're just havin' some fun Cactus. ;) This whole thing can pretty much start up EVERY TIME someone starts a thread off about buying or considering a Technics. I usually leave it to you and a fe .......

219: Vinyl Asylum, I'm real (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 18:28:09 (76.226.51.164)
"The cost of replacing my Energy tweeters is ~ $400, they're proprietary drivers. These are magnificent speakers, in fact, UHF mag still use a pair of Cons for their reference video system, and their .......

220: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Lots of folks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 17:59:27 (76.226.51.164)
"I gave John a hard time because he and I have a long history of giving one another a hard time. Why stop now? ;0)" Hey, just like I give you a hard time every year or so. You probably don't remember .......

221: Vinyl Asylum, RE: it can be explained ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 16:40:08 (76.226.51.164)
"A system (esp the digital front end) that cannot handle a lot of top end energy will often sound overwhelmed, but a system well capable of accurate extension, with lots of headroom, will reveal the R .......

222: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Lots of folks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 16:22:33 (76.226.51.164)
Hi Fret, So let me get this straight. If someone who posts a lot comes along on the VA and says either a P3 or the Michell you have is, “far too lackluster, two-dimensional, compressed and mechanical .......

223: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I'm not surprised ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 13:23:02 (76.226.51.164)
All I can say its just amazing how different people hear or how different systems can portray someone else’s system recorded via cdr. Any time I compare them for myself or others, The Lavigne cuts are .......

224: Vinyl Asylum, YMMV?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 11:00:21 (76.226.51.164)
"MikeL cuts on your own "digital challenge" were easily superior to any of your TT cuts" Are you serious? On MY systems, or anyones system I've brought the challenge cdr to listen to on comes away wit .......

225: Vinyl Asylum, RE: what? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 08:58:47 (76.226.51.164)
"That's gotta be one of the most retarded comments I've ever read written here." That's mature. And, BTW, you must have missed the memo on using the term "retarded". The politically correct terms are: .......

226: Vinyl Asylum, Hi John (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-09, 05:36:14 (76.226.51.164)
I know it’s a no-win situation arguing with Fret, but I like tangling with the old man every year or so when he does his obligatory Technics putdowns. I like to keep him on his toes. ;) The XV-1 thing .......

227: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Lots of folks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-08, 19:20:37 (76.226.51.164)
"Is that really the only thing you can think of: Anyone who doesn't adore your turntable of choice has DEFECTIVE gear? Right." Its the ONLY thing I think ANY Technics owner could think of when someone .......

228: Vinyl Asylum, Lots of folks disagree (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-08, 04:35:45 (76.232.150.29)
With your comments on the KAB. To say it sounds " far too lackluster, two-dimensional, compressed and mechanical sounding - strangely "static" sounding" almost boarders on the hysterical. The only thi .......

229: Vinyl Asylum, What next? Sit back.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-07, 19:23:10 (76.232.150.29)
And enjoy the ride like these fine folks linked to below in my Technics testimonials: Also, I would personally recommend a Denon DL-103 from Thakker on Ebay and the best MC phono the other fine folks .......

230: Vinyl Asylum, Whatever, Elison calls it like he hears it... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-07, 19:14:39 (76.232.150.29)
Elison is spot on. Too bad you are the one living in "the more I spend the better it must be" land. I luv ya Fret, but seriously..... At this point in my life, I almost feel sorry for all the high-spe .......

231: Radio Road, RE: Now need a cabinet for a Fisher KM-60 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-07, 19:02:16 (76.232.150.29)
Why a cabinet?? I have a KM-60 and so do 2 of my friends. None of us have a cabinet on them as they are "much prettier" without! I recommend keeping it open if you can, tubes might last a bit longer-- .......

232: Radio Road, Agree 100% (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-02, 17:27:35 (76.232.150.29)
The Fisher KM-60 is killer. Way under the radar still, even though the prices on a nice aligned and slightly modded one is running $200-$300 now. I know a Fisher tech here locally and he likes the KM- .......

233: Digital Drive, RE: CAL Icon Mk.II Powerboss (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-08-02, 16:57:07 (76.232.150.29)
Just bought a Mk.2 Powerboss myself a few weeks ago for a secondary system. I had many years ago the original Icon 2 (non HDCD) which I LOVED and I really wanted to hear what the Powerboss version had .......

234: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: 44.1 kHz shown scientifically to be inadequate (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-29, 09:01:16 (76.232.150.29)
" I have the free hi res samples from Kent Poon and if I play three version of Freddie, I am shocked at how similar they sound - how great 44.1k sounds now. I hear only the slightest bit more separat .......

235: Digital Drive, Raysonic times 3 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-27, 16:55:51 (32.156.159.205)
I third the Raysonic 128. And 2 friends that heard mine bought the 128 and 168 respectively. Though the guy with the 168 now says that hes not fond of the treble, as it sounds slightly too processed a .......

236: Tape Trail, RE: Japanese White Album Reel-to-Reel (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-25, 05:27:10 (76.226.96.120)
No idea on an answer to your question. But, I will add that the USA version of the White Album is a sonic spectacular too. No LP version I have comes close!!! Many of the Beatles tapes are the same wa .......

237: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Let's argue? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-21, 07:52:09 (76.234.165.75)
OK, so now you are dogging 230k/pair speakers saying they are bright? Please. I'm not gonna say they are good speakers due to their price (I've been to too many CES shows listening to horrible soundi .......

238: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: EMU - Totally disagree (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-21, 07:47:06 (76.234.165.75)
I probably should have said: the differences are REALLY REALLY subtle. In that particular shootout, it sure was. My friend who's system we did the shootout on recently bought the little EMU himself be .......

239: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: EMU (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-21, 07:41:39 (76.234.165.75)
A to D is great. I've begun capturing lp's and open reel tapes to 24/192. Sounds damn near identical to the source. All the software you need to make this happen comes with the EMU. .......

240: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Let's not argue/Yea, Like He Said. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-19, 17:05:44 (76.234.165.75)
It all comes down to source material. Sometimes a redbook cd beats vinyl, sometimes the other way round. Same goes for hi-rez digital---more bits and sample rate USUALLY means better sound if its how .......

241: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Let's not argue (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-19, 11:32:03 (76.234.165.75)
Criteria was dynamics, tonal balance, detail, soundstage width and depth, deep bass response, treble extension and "airiness", and then things specific to good digital sound---i.e. non fatiguing, no " .......

242: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: EMU - Totally disagree (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-19, 11:20:30 (76.234.165.75)
Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine. Wish you could have been there when we carefully level matched and compared the EMU to the others in real time back and fort .......

243: Computer Audio Asylum, Let's argue? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-18, 18:58:45 (76.234.165.75)
Nope, has nothing to do with money. IMHO, its one of the best 24/192 Dac's PERIOD---power supply mods or not. The EMU 0404 is a giant killer IMHO. Hell, even Stereophool mentioned the thing a few iss .......

244: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: EMU (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-18, 04:32:34 (76.234.165.75)
I'm not familiar with what a MOBO usb is or a havana dac. But, if your pc has usb out somehow then that connects to the EMU. Then the EMU rca's (you will need adapters to make them rca's cause the EMU .......

245: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: EMU (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-17, 19:16:20 (76.234.165.75)
Yep, you're missing something. 24/192 is possible over USB. Very few know how to do it. EMU and Edirol are two of the companies that know how to do it right. The high end is years behind on this matte .......

246: Computer Audio Asylum, EMU (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-17, 17:12:45 (76.234.165.75)
EMU 0404 USB external DAC. $199, 24/192 and every sample rate below. 24/96 through SPDIF though. Regardless, I'd put it up against anything out there right now, period: .......

247: Tape Trail, RE: residue (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-16, 04:28:16 (76.234.165.75)
Hi Travis, Great visual aid there. Your experience with the Mose tape is on-par with what my tapes have been like---at first there is some stuff coming off but over subsequent plays this lessens quite .......

248: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Squeal (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-15, 08:13:19 (76.234.165.75)
Doc wrote: "I would have called you to say there is a problem right away, so I could get it resolved!" Well, as we know based on my experience with the TP, that might not be so easy Doc! Your apology .......

249: Tape Trail, Poor service and quality (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-14, 04:40:43 (76.234.165.75)
Hi Micheal, I was going to leave this one alone, but you stating that there has never been a defective tape put me over the edge. Several TP issues and unanswered emails are the root cause of what I w .......

250: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Squeal (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-13, 18:45:02 (76.234.165.75)
Regarding the TP tapes, tons of professionally aligned decks were confirmd to leave the brown oxide: Modded Technics 1506 Otari MX-5050 BII Otari MX-5050 BIII Otari MX-5050 Mk 4 console Various Ampex .......

251: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Squeal (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-13, 13:18:32 (66.166.116.250)
Oh. One of my Otari's was and is particularly sensitive to tape squeaking and squealing and that was with a new pinch roller too. What I found was that adjusting the reel table height even a millimete .......

252: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Squeal (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-13, 11:19:23 (66.166.116.250)
A lot of times its just flat out the tape itself. Certain types of tapes will squeal no matter if everything is brand new and clean or not. I have a bunch of older Quantegy tape that does this. If you .......

253: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Car City Records (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-10, 04:15:34 (76.226.83.194)
Yes, its a shadow of its former self, but still one of the best you will find for jazz and classical besides Encore in Ann Arbor. The area is just fine around there too. .......

254: Inmate Systems, joeljoel1947's Totally Tubular Rig (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-08, 18:19:41 (99.130.67.85)
joeljoel1947 's Totally Tubular Rig System IP Address: 99.130.67.85 Last Update: July 08, 2009 at 18:19:41 Amplifier: Quicksilver Mini-Mite Monoblock Tubes Preamplifier (or None if Inte .......

255: Vinyl Asylum, You will never beat the reels on that one, I'm afraid!!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-07-08, 16:42:30 (76.226.58.2)
See my post here and the follow ups thereafter on the "White Album". It's one of the many rock titles (err, or jazz or classical...) on 7.5 ips open reel that simply destroys any LP counterpart..... : .......

256: Water Cooler, I just spun "Thriller" in his honor (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-25, 19:02:07 (76.226.67.139)
In his honor. An original sealed LP which I had just opened a few months back. I just saw the same album bidded up to $850 sealed on Ebay. Maybe I opened it too early ;). Regardless, this is a big los .......

257: Hi-Rez Highway, I thought the sale was an error! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-23, 15:01:36 (76.226.58.191)
Ordered a whopping 58 SACD's the first day. Had to call and yell (very nicely) at them two times to finally get the product shipped some 9 days later. Once it shipped though, it got here in 2 days. Ma .......

258: Vinyl Asylum, Me too Dave on the Stereophile! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-23, 14:51:30 (76.226.58.191)
At least they take some measurements! .......

259: Radio Road, RE: swtiching off fm in uk (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-20, 06:38:14 (76.226.58.191)
That stinks! Anyone hear of the same for the USA? .......

260: Tape Trail, RE: Otari Biasing (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-15, 19:55:54 (76.226.58.191)
My friend Joseph (worlds foremost Otari expert in my State ;)) has been alerted to this thread. He is eventually going to do a step by step "how to" on Otari biasing with pictures on his site! Stay tu .......

261: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What parameters of PRaT apply to CDs (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-14, 19:23:58 (76.226.58.191)
Couldn't have said it better!! Nice One!!!!!! I can record lp's to redbook cd that sound lightyears better then what I can walk into the cd store and buy commercially. Something is CERTAINLY going on .......

262: Vinyl Asylum, Heck, its at $500 already! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-14, 19:18:20 (76.226.58.191)
Who is "Edison Price"? Was he somebody famous??? How could that be at $500 already????? .......

263: Tape Trail, RE: thanks..... I believed I'm HOOKED! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-14, 08:11:53 (76.226.58.191)
Trust me, a well setup open reel deck can FAR surpass even the best of turntables if you feed the right material to it. I started with 1 deck myself a year and a half ago. Now I have 6 decks and am a .......

264: Tape Trail, RE: RT-909 back home - bad pic (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-13, 17:58:34 (76.226.58.191)
Looks like a beaut! Congrats and happy reeling! .......

265: Vinyl Asylum, OR 3 SHOTS OF ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER! /NT (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-13, 10:53:01 (76.226.58.191)
;) .......

266: Tape Trail, RE: Gotta ask... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-12, 03:55:11 (76.226.58.191)
Fair enough, thanks! I thought the recording was for you, not a client. I agree that hauling the open reel machine and having to stop the whole recording session to change a reel is a minor PITA, and .......

267: Tape Trail, Gotta ask... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-11, 19:44:44 (76.226.58.191)
Without sounding like a jerk, I have to ask---- Why record to digital? And 24/96 no less? As a guy posting on a reel forum, why not take it right to the analog reels? My only guess would be "ease of .......

268: Radio Road, RE: Some might argue that you like the sound of the station's processing! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-11, 19:25:34 (76.226.58.191)
"Live broadcasts of acoustic music, from a careful station, CAN sound a LOT better than any other source IME." Couldn't agree more. And there is another thread here tonight talking about the same sort .......

269: Radio Road, Not there with you quite yet... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-11, 19:20:54 (76.226.58.191)
Quality ******analog****** FM has recently become a part of my life. When it is good, I don't think it can be surpassed (live broadcasts to my living room via analog!!??). The (in)famous audiophile an .......

270: Hi-Rez Highway, Just spent $315 myself!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-11, 17:13:43 (76.226.58.191)
Got 5 for free too!! Lets hope its not a scam!!!!!! .......

271: Tape Trail, RE: Otari 1/4trk 2ch head wanted (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-11, 17:09:24 (76.226.58.191)
Man, you just missed a good deal on Ebay. Whole Otari headstacks (2/4 track with switch) for $85 with free shipping. I bought one as a spare myself and it was in like new condition! Keep your eyes pee .......

272: Vinyl Asylum, If you want more DETAIL... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-10, 17:17:23 (76.226.58.191)
Then put on one of your nice open reel tapes; Jay my friend..... He-heh! Regards, Joel .......

273: Vinyl Asylum, Congrats (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-10, 04:36:16 (76.226.114.254)
Hi John, Glad to read you finally bought and are enjoying your Technics! Welcome to the "big leagues" my friend. Heh-he. ;) Regards, Joel .......

274: Radio Road, lol (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-06-02, 04:30:32 (32.145.115.137)
now that was funny.... Regards, Joel .......

275: General Asylum, Doubt it... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 15:52:26 (76.249.45.216)
Probably more like just getting wiser. Much on the never ending "audiophile train" is simply a ripoff..... Regards, Joel .......

276: Vinyl Asylum, Good buy???? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 15:43:21 (76.249.45.216)
According to these audio asylum folks linked to below, it's just about one of the best buys----ever! Need to update this link though, its missing about 5 months worth of Technics 1200 gushing. Regard .......

277: Tape Trail, Vey interesting! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 03:55:07 (76.226.110.20)
Neat story. I can hear WHY they used that White album tape, just incredible sound! Regards, Joel .......

278: Tape Trail, damn! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 03:52:22 (76.226.110.20)
nt Regards, Joel .......

279: Tape Trail, RE: Thanks Joel, I had no idea... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 03:42:20 (76.226.110.20)
Your welcome. Just be patient and careful hunting down the deck. There are so many of them always on Ebay (Otaris) but the majority are all beat up. Back before I found a local friend to work on my de .......

280: Tape Trail, Now your talkin' (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-31, 03:33:12 (76.226.110.20)
For $80, that was a steal and a half! The 2 Beatles tapes alone are worth that on Ebay. Not that you are going to sell any of it I'm sure, but I'm just sayin'....... Nice score! Regards, Joel ::: TOPI .......

281: Tape Trail, RE: Nice open reel yard sale find (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 20:19:24 (76.226.110.20)
Nice score, though it depends what you paid! As for the reels, you don't list a speed. The 7.5 ips tapes are the only real thing of value or things to seriously listen to. Many of the ones you list I .......

282: Tape Trail, RE: Some clarification for you (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 08:54:34 (76.226.110.20)
Oh. Well the original post was a digital thing versus an analog thing. As for lp vs. open reel bass its a crapshoot. Most of the time I would still tell you lp bass is more authoritative for 2 of the .......

283: Tape Trail, RE: Otari MX5050 playback (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 08:28:21 (76.226.110.20)
Are both meters bouncing though? And you still get just 1 channel? Could be hundreds of things, even a bad amp inside. More likely though it Could be a switch or contact issue on one of the front butt .......

284: Tape Trail, Some clarification for you (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 05:28:54 (76.226.110.20)
First off, I am taking it easy. ;) But---I want to clarify a few things for you. #1 that was MY review, not some "reviewers" on the Bottlehead site. I posted my findings on tape trail long ago and I g .......

285: Tape Trail, RE: This one (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 04:57:53 (76.226.110.20)
Thanks, no clue why it would be wider then yours though mine has a lot of extra stuff going on inside--namely 2 balance controls and a top end eq contour control like the Repro has. Plus some other th .......

286: Tape Trail, RE: Open reel versus THE WORLD! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 04:53:04 (76.226.110.20)
Funny you mention the Beatles @ 7.5ips. I have been snapping them up and have so far: Sgt. Peppers White album vol.1 Yellow Submarine Revolver Abbey Road Hey Jude Let It Be Anyhow, you are correct. I .......

287: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: HRx-well (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-30, 04:43:46 (76.226.110.20)
Hmmmm. I have quite a "range" of hi-rez material too, including many of the Acousence releases (I have that 192kHz Mahler you mention and on my setup its nowhere near as good as the HRx Rachmaninoff), .......

288: Hi-Rez Highway, HRx (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-29, 16:00:45 (99.130.66.34)
Wow, and I think the Rachmanioff is one of my best HRx releases (have them all). The treble is as open an extended as about anything I own on that one. At least its a legitimate 24/176.4 digital maste .......

289: Tape Trail, Not bass light on Otari (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-29, 15:47:26 (99.130.66.34)
I have a Technics 1506 and Teac X-1000r too besides having several Otari's. When compared side by side the consumer machines had no more or less bass then my stock Otari did. When I added the Seductio .......

290: Tape Trail, Keep hope alive! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-29, 08:14:37 (76.226.88.25)
While I agree with your observation 100%, I'm not going to give up just yet. After all, look the resurgence of vinyl now. In the grand scheme of things it is still a very small and niche market, but a .......

291: General Asylum, As an owner of Aragon and Acurus gear--- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-29, 05:46:18 (76.226.88.25)
I'm taken aback by some of the comments in this thread knocking the Mondial stuff. I felt compelled to write this to sort of "offset the carnage". ;) I have 3 Aragon/Acurus amplifiers here (I have 5 s .......

292: Tape Trail, This one (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-28, 16:08:22 (76.226.85.251)
Otari MX-5050 B2 Mk.3 console hooked up to an external Bottlehead Seduction tape preamp. Regards, Joel .......

293: Tape Trail, Open reel versus THE WORLD! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-28, 14:42:47 (76.226.85.251)
Well, that subject line will at least get people to read this post. ;) Continuing upon our discussion below about the qualities of open reel (when it’s at its best) versus the other formats (such a .......

294: Tape Trail, oh yes!!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-28, 09:18:41 (76.226.85.251)
Hi Jeff, We should go back soon.... See you Sat.! Regards, Joel .......

295: Vinyl Asylum, What he said then (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-27, 17:05:22 (76.226.85.251)
Then 3 more good ones: Melodies and Memories on Gratiot in Roseville Record Time on Gratiot in Roseville and Rock a Billys on Hall Road in Utica and if you want good classical I got a guy in his home .......

296: Tape Trail, The dead horse...... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-27, 16:15:54 (76.226.85.251)
Hi Ki, You are spot on with the "dead horse" analogy and I want to expand upon that if I may...... Unfortunately with such a comparison as this there is NO "ideal solution". And that would be at my ho .......

297: Tape Trail, Great post (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-27, 13:35:32 (76.226.85.251)
Thanks. And I got a real chuckle out of the,"I'm afraid to play the tape at the volume it needs because I don't want to damage my speakers" I imagine with Quads it may be even more true but even I hav .......

298: Computer Audio Asylum, Wouldn't say drastic (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-27, 04:23:58 (76.226.85.251)
More like a slight step up in quality using the external Bottlehead. The electronics inside the Otari's are very good on their own. IMHO, much better then the electronics inside the consumer open reel .......

299: Tape Trail, RE: Thanks Joel, sounds like a fantastic tape! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-26, 18:16:03 (76.226.85.251)
Yes Teresa, thanks for being the only brave one to reply so far! I think that there are not many "on this level" yet! ;) The Arnold is not only a fantastic sounding tape but perhaps the best thing I o .......

300: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Personally I was not surprised at all, as I have heard how great 2 Track 15 IPS analog tape can sound. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-26, 17:30:34 (76.226.85.251)
Jesus Christ, thank you. I was beginning to think I was taking "crazy pills."! Looks like you need to run a 20 mile marathon just to prove "you heard what you heard" around here nowadays!!! To think .......

301: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: For any HRx junkies... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-26, 07:00:05 (76.226.85.251)
Can't say I wasn't surprised as well! It also dusted my Benchmark DAC-1, which I have since sold. I dunno, maybe I got a "ringer". Regards, Joel .......

302: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: For any HRx junkies... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-26, 05:25:18 (76.226.85.251)
Perhaps, but not likely. And FWIW in the grand scheme of things I'm also using a tape deck setup that many would consider FAR from the "high end playback" that you suggest. As there MAY BE "much bette .......

303: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: For any HRx junkies... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-26, 05:14:18 (76.226.85.251)
The EMU is plenty good. When compared directly to an Apogee Rosetta/Big Ben setup playing the same HRx material I could discern NO appreciable difference between the two. My friend who helped me to se .......

304: Computer Audio Asylum, For any HRx junkies... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-25, 18:35:25 (76.226.85.251)
My .02 on Arnold's Overture: Linked below... Regards, Joel .......

305: Tape Trail, Tape project vs. HRx Comparison (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-25, 18:24:32 (76.226.85.251)
FWIW, tonight I finally compared the Tape Project open reel tape "Arnold's Overtures" TP-003 (all analog 15 ips dupe of the original master tape) to the HRx version (24 bit/176.4kHz digital copy of .......

306: Speaker Asylum, RE: Image height is a problem ... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-22, 15:58:05 (99.130.69.134)
Thanks, Dave is a friend of mine, though we are several states from each other. He doesn't find the height thing to be an issue though he is playing with the new Mapleshade stands and likes what they .......

307: Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggie 1.6 vs. Gallo 3 or 3.1---anyone ever compare them? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-22, 15:47:47 (99.130.69.134)
Ok, thanks for the feedback. Regards, Joel .......

308: Speaker Asylum, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-22, 13:33:59 (99.130.69.134)
My big fear is the one thing you mentioned---soundstage. As the Gallo's are so short I am already looking at all the stand options out there for them to help with the soundstage height. One of the ben .......

309: Speaker Asylum, Kids. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-22, 13:25:20 (99.130.69.134)
The MAIN aversion is my 2 and 4 year old. I have a bunch of systems but this is the one they have access too, in my living room. The last thing I want are crossovers laying on the ground with wires je .......

310: Speaker Asylum, Maggie 1.6 vs. Gallo 3 or 3.1---anyone ever compare them? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-20, 16:40:41 (99.130.69.134)
I have the 1.6's now (stock and I have no intention on modding them). I have had them for about 8-9 years and am curious about the Gallo's (3 or 3.1) and how they might stack up. Upgrade? Downgrade? L .......

311: Tape Trail, Some closure to this thread (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-20, 08:00:25 (76.234.164.36)
My friend bought the Scully 280 and got it home safely! It looks great, below are some pics. He also got it working much better then what myself or the owner could-----as it looks like the owner must .......

312: Tape Trail, RE: Questions on Otari MX5050 B3 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-19, 13:12:06 (76.234.164.36)
Hi, Can't answer most of your questions but my friend can and I will show him this thread as he does the alignments/bias for my Otari's. I have 2 B3's. Great deck. I do know the answer to question 1 i .......

313: Hi-Rez Highway, Details, details... nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-18, 06:14:51 (76.234.164.36)
nt/ Regards, Joel .......

314: Hi-Rez Highway, No disagreement here (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 19:25:44 (76.234.164.36)
As far as I'm concerned, your post is excellent and should be a sticky here! I was NOT talking about the same disc when I made my statement, but as you suggest that is the only fair way to compare. I .......

315: Hi-Rez Highway, If you want "hi-rez" then---- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 15:58:58 (76.234.164.36)
Just get the HRx version or the Tape Project 15 ips version. Those are the 2 to have! I have the 24/176.4 HRx version and the Tape Project version should be here any day. Those versions (according to .......

316: Hi-Rez Highway, I can listen to 2 channel (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 15:50:33 (76.234.164.36)
IMHO, people need MULTIPLE SYSTEMS DEDICATED to both---stereo and multichannel. Otherwise, there are sacrifices. However, since I "qualify" to post to this thread (stereo setups, multichannel setups a .......

317: Tape Trail, Yep... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 15:24:06 (76.234.164.36)
Could be. I have my friend heading over there tonight to perhaps buy it. He is much more of an expert on these old machines then I am. For $500 he was asking I wanted a very nice/working machine. But, .......

318: Tape Trail, SO MUCH FOR THE SCULLY!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 12:20:56 (76.234.164.36)
Thanks to all who responded so much. I checked it out this afternoon and as things sometimes go it was not good. The machine would not FF or REW without a lot of help, all it would do is play and even .......

319: Tape Trail, Not entirely... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 06:41:47 (76.234.164.36)
I'm still on the fence Jack. Not sure what to do. I did read somewhere that the 280B was a watered down 280 in that they wanted to cut costs/corners and came out with the "B" version. Is this true? I .......

320: Tape Trail, Thanks, more info--- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-17, 03:18:14 (76.234.164.36)
Thanks Otari. I'm leaning towards passing on it now. I got this email from a guy on the Scully yahoo group as well: Hello Joel; I have recently come to work on these types of machines. I am also a p .......

321: Tape Trail, OK then... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-16, 19:28:27 (76.234.164.36)
Thanks Steve. I have been at a Tigers game all night (we won!!) and have have had zero time to research this. I appreciate your feedback. Not sure I want to roll the dice on wasting $500 if the possi .......

322: Tape Trail, RE: Wow, lives 2 miles from me! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-16, 17:37:22 (32.149.19.55)
thanks a lot iron. so the ampex/studers are a bit better then the scullys? again, i have no clue on these older, yet legit, production machines. Regards, Joel .......

323: Tape Trail, Wow, lives 2 miles from me! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-16, 13:43:58 (76.226.71.254)
I just called him. Going to see it tomorrow. I know ZERO about Scullys/Ampex/Studer/etc. I have a bunch of Otari's and then a Technics 1506 and Teac X1000r. I am also a TP subscriber. My best setup r .......

324: Tape Trail, Wow, he lives in my city!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-16, 12:08:53 (76.226.71.254)
I just sent him an email, hopefully he still has it. Myles, thanks for the heads up. I need another open reel deck like a hole in the head but that seems like a nice machine. I know nothing about Scul .......

325: Hi-Rez Highway, I bought the VC6001 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-15, 06:11:20 (76.226.71.254)
Same player, just the changer version. It was also $250 on Music Direct but I don't see it there anymore. All I can say is from a SOUND QUALITY standpoint, it's the best universal player I've ever own .......

326: Radio Road, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-09, 06:39:12 (76.234.152.218)
I too have come full circle back to the simple folded T dipole. I tried a amplified indoor antenna, a radio shack pair of rabbit ears mentioned in this thread, a C.Crane reflect antenna, and a Bic Bea .......

327: Radio Road, RE: Hey, no trying to influence the decision of the jury! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-02, 07:25:59 (76.226.119.198)
Yes, the Sony is "ok" sound wise but thats all it is. No giant killer as others have touted. Regards, Joel .......

328: Radio Road, RE: Working on setting up my own tuner shootout. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-05-01, 15:27:00 (76.226.119.198)
I will let you know 1 thing already about what your conclusion will be----in terms of sound quality the Sony will lose. But it will have sensitivity far greater then the others! Such is life.... Regar .......

329: Radio Road, That sounds just great! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-29, 15:19:46 (76.249.44.30)
Wanna mod my Sony too? ;) Regards, Joel .......

330: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Agree 100% plus---- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-28, 16:27:24 (76.226.79.113)
I'm way ahead of you there. I'm on copy #4 from them now. Still noisy but the latest one I can live with. What a pain. The lady at music direct said shes been flooded with defective worrisome hearts s .......

331: Vinyl Asylum, Agree 100% plus---- (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-28, 12:44:34 (76.226.79.113)
the sonics are to die for. I have about 2000+ LP's, far less then many here, but far more then many here as well I'm sure. "My One and Only Thrill" sonically AND musically is already in the top 50 ov .......

332: Radio Road, RE: COMPARISON! Sony vs. some "super tuners"! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-27, 14:42:23 (76.226.79.113)
Thanks Bill, good to know. $38 was a steal!! Regards, Joel .......

333: Radio Road, COMPARISON! Sony vs. some "super tuners"! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-26, 05:09:35 (76.226.79.113)
I don't have anything too special in terms of tuners (unmodded Pioneer TX-7500 and Sansui 717 see pic below) but I thought I would compare these to my new Sony HD tuner. Well, I don't know if I hav .......

334: SET Asylum, RE: Getting a Stereophile disk with a "phase" track is a must. No more guessing. * (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-15, 07:44:09 (66.166.116.250)
Didn't catch his error, thanks. Thought he meant the polarity tests. There is one on test cd#1 whereby DURING the recording, they switch absolute polarity so you can hear immediatly what sounds better .......

335: SET Asylum, RE: Getting a Stereophile disk with a "phase" track is a must. No more guessing. * (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-14, 19:09:04 (76.226.53.136)
Got a few of those, nice reminder, thanks!!!! Regards, Joel .......

336: Vinyl Asylum, Link to a short yet great documentary on her here.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-10, 14:12:05 (76.234.167.231)
See below... Regards, Joel .......

337: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Worrisome Heart (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-10, 11:54:12 (76.234.167.231)
Thanks for the info. You're a lucky dog to have a test pressing! I think I'm going to send mine back for another based on what you said. Because these are limited edition, I want to have a pristine co .......

338: Vinyl Asylum, Worrisome Heart (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-10, 05:58:17 (76.234.128.162)
I agree that one sounds good too but I played them back to back last night and actually preferred the new LP both sonically and musically! My 45 of Worrisome Heart is kind of scuffy and noisy. Just go .......

339: Vinyl Asylum, Anyone pick up the new Melody Gardot LP? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-09, 19:29:21 (76.226.81.145)
"My one and only thrill" is the title. Just came out a few days ago.... Some of the best jazz female vocals you will ever hear. Sonics to die for. All original recordings (cept 1) written by her. Than .......

340: General Asylum, OK, thanks!! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-06, 05:43:04 (76.226.61.78)
nt Regards, Joel .......

341: General Asylum, RE: Tony Faulkner discography? Or at least favorites?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-03, 18:57:48 (99.130.71.126)
Hi Myles, Well consider yourself lucky on that release of Fayrfax Manuscripts on MHS. AFAIK, you may have the only copy in the WORLD right now. Nothing is on Ebay, GEMM, or even a google search as ava .......

342: DVD-Audiobahn, Most of those seem "shady" to me since.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-03, 17:56:37 (99.130.71.126)
I have all the RR HRx releases and they proclaimed there that everything was originally recorded at 24/176.4 digitally! Are they "downsampling" for the HD Tracks release to 24/96? Not to knock RR, be .......

343: Tape Trail, RE: Otari BII-2 parts (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-04-01, 06:35:45 (99.130.71.126)
You could try Ebay, thats about it for a B2 front panel. The panel can also be removed and repainted if desired. Regards, Joel .......

344: General Asylum, Thanks Myles! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-31, 11:53:33 (99.130.71.126)
I will try to hunt that one down for sure! Regards, Joel .......

345: SET Asylum, Thanks again ALL!nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-30, 15:44:22 (99.130.71.126)
nt Regards, Joel .......

346: Vinyl Asylum, JACKPOT! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-30, 07:04:46 (66.166.116.250)
Thanks a lot Tre'---you da man!! Regards, Joel .......

347: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tony Faulkner engineered LP's? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-29, 17:33:21 (99.130.71.126)
Must be the guy, but I doubt many of those are on LP. "My guy" has been engineering since the early 70's and that list looks skewed to the later years. I posted this same question in the General secti .......

348: General Asylum, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-29, 17:16:40 (99.130.71.126)
Thanks for the recommendations John, that is quite a list there! That is far better then what I have found as a list on my own so thank you. I must admit, I just ordered the K622 release last Friday f .......

349: General Asylum, Tony Faulkner discography? Or at least favorites?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-29, 15:47:58 (76.226.93.93)
Has anyone ever compiled his engineering credits over the years? I know there are several hundred (perhaps a thousand?) releases he has done, but I have searched and searched and would like to find a .......

350: Vinyl Asylum, Tony Faulkner engineered LP's? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-29, 15:43:14 (76.226.93.93)
I have a few of the oldies he did on the Vox label and they are magnificient. It's hard (impossible?) to find a database of this engineers work on LP. Anyone have any recommendations of his finer work .......

351: SET Asylum, RE: Wait a sec..You sometimes have to invert polarity on the se40 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-27, 05:54:56 (76.226.109.90)
Well, my preamp inverts and is single stage. So for starters, I will be hooking reds to blacks on the GTA and then going from there depending on the recording. Regards, Joel .......

352: SET Asylum, Thanks! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-26, 11:53:01 (76.226.98.207)
nt Regards, Joel .......

353: SET Asylum, Anyone know if the Golden Tube SE-40 inverts polarity? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-03-26, 06:19:31 (76.234.128.58)
Or does it play it "straight"? I'm switching to a preamp that inverts and want to know a starting point for my reds and blacks! Regards, Joel .......

354: Tape Trail, Nice review! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-19, 11:57:09 (76.249.45.9)
I have been eying those tapes for the past 6 months wondering if they were any good or worth it. Sounds like they are! Now to save $$$..... Regards, Joel .......

355: Hi-Rez Highway, I was also confused on Acousence Mahler 6! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-16, 14:41:52 (76.226.61.14)
I had some issues even in Media Monkey using Flac actually getting the files IN the player (they were not wanting to go in there for some reason)! Once I figured out that issue, they played great in M .......

356: Computer Audio Asylum, Nice post (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-09, 09:48:45 (66.166.116.250)
And by fate I ordered 2 of the Acousance 24/192 releases last week. Looking forward to them..... Regards, Joel .......

357: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Ony "old-schoolers" still running Foobar 0.8.3? Need the asio plug in for my EMU 0404! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-08, 07:56:18 (76.234.171.148)
COOL!! Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!! Regards, Joel .......

358: Computer Audio Asylum, I did, thanks (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-08, 04:56:07 (76.234.171.148)
And it won't work. I need the OLD ASIO plug in for 0.8.3. The new one gives an error and Foobar won't even load with it installed. Thanks for trying though! Regards, Joel .......

359: Computer Audio Asylum, Ony "old-schoolers" still running Foobar 0.8.3? Need the asio plug in for my EMU 0404! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-02-07, 15:16:43 (76.234.171.148)
I'm going out of my mind with my EMU 0404 USB and its native ASIO drivers. I can get ASIO to play PERFECTLY in wavelab and the other DAW software that came with the interface but as for an "external m .......

360: Vinyl Asylum, probably the best at its price point? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-30, 19:24:19 (76.234.171.148)
Or several pricepoints WAY beyond it, my friend. Hopefully you get your particular one sounding like that soon, stock arm or not! L-I-N-K-E-D B-E-L-O-W: Regards, Joel .......

361: Vinyl Asylum, The arm (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-30, 18:44:48 (76.234.171.148)
Nothing wrong with the arm here. Works and sounds great. The whole turntable, with the "weak point" arm and the "good cartridge" 103 runs circles or at least competes with tables worth 2-10 times as .......

362: Vinyl Asylum, Works great on my Technics! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-30, 15:29:43 (76.234.171.148)
Zu-103r and UWE-103 KAB-M5G fully loaded. No IGD, no mistracking, no nothing. But my 2M Black is a SLIGHTLY better tracer overall (probably cause of the Shibata stylus). So, as they say, YMMV..... Reg .......

363: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, I'll check that out.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-22, 06:46:53 (76.226.100.151)
Cursory examination looks promising!! Do you know if it can do 24/192 and hi-rez files and such? Regards, Joel .......

364: Computer Audio Asylum, Bummer (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-21, 05:12:51 (76.226.75.134)
Cause the usb cable is the one cable I have to run across the floor from my system to my laptop! Love to get rid of that.... Regards, Joel .......

365: Computer Audio Asylum, What about for XP? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-20, 19:39:27 (32.146.158.208)
I'm using Media Monkey with wav_out selected for the output. Is that bypassing kmixer? Would Asio be better then wave out in MM to preserve the integrity of the output? Regards, Joel .......

366: Tape Trail, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-17, 10:51:51 (76.226.88.146)
Here is another link for you, scroll down and read what Ki Choi says: Regards, Joel .......

367: Tape Trail, Good question to ask beforehand... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-17, 07:15:03 (32.148.137.197)
The answer is, yes, they are somewhat loud. I never asked this question before buying my first deck and oh boy what a surprise I was in for! Transport noise, warped reels that cause tape scraping, squ .......

368: Vinyl Asylum, Ortofon 2M Black and.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-17, 06:20:31 (32.148.207.177)
Ortofon 540 mk.2 as well is still right up there. Regards, Joel .......

369: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Yes - the 0404usb performed to spec, on all sampling rates (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-17, 05:08:21 (76.226.88.146)
Well thanks for all the great replies and advice. I certainly believe your findings with regards to the measurements of the pro stuff versus the high end stuff. I've always felt the "bigger companies .......

370: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: SD-90 vs 0404usb (and the 1212M) (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 19:03:34 (76.226.131.114)
Thanks for the blow by blow between them! Hopefully EMU gets their software side improved and then I think they may not be able to be touched for the $$. Even with the software issues, I don't think .......

371: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Vista support for the UA-101 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 18:55:11 (76.226.131.114)
Gotcha, thanks. Good to know that sort of stuff! Hey, ever mess with the power supply on the 0404? Apparently, its a poor one stock. Gordon Rankin from Wavelength made a DIY one for it but I want to a .......

372: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, very useful too! Edirol.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 16:21:08 (76.226.131.114)
Thanks!! I see that unit now, nice. The only downer I see is no support for 24/176.4 which is what Reference Recordings HRx format is. Also no Vista support. Also, $500, $300 more then the EMU. OK, so .......

373: Tape Trail, RE: Yeah, I read your Maggie report.. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 14:58:49 (76.226.131.114)
Nice photos!! Very nice rig there, I am a big fan of the "clean and uncluttered look" and your setup is right up my alley. Feel free to check my stuff out too, I have some linked pics. Nice Technics t .......

374: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: I meant yes as in yes, it can play 24/192 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 13:46:53 (76.226.131.114)
Hi Christine, See a link to my post below. I found some useful information on this EMU interface..... Regards, Joel .......

375: Computer Audio Asylum, Found my answer!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 13:43:27 (76.226.131.114)
Well, I found the answer to my question (most likely) on what USB type I have and what I'm actually hearing for a bit/sample rate. Check out this link below to the EMU 0404 technical support commonly .......

376: Tape Trail, Yep! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 10:11:07 (32.148.196.10)
That was it. I spoke at length with Jeff Jacobs and he still has some finishing touches to do on the deck. But yep, 25k! Jeff is also modding the Technics motherboards/amps inside of the 1500 series o .......

377: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Knowing for sure (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 07:24:13 (76.226.119.96)
Thank you for the great response. I will better be able to accomplish option #2 you outlined. Regards, Joel .......

378: Computer Audio Asylum, Thank you!! nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-16, 07:20:17 (76.226.119.96)
/ Regards, Joel .......

379: Tape Trail, RE: Got Technics? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-15, 20:59:22 (76.226.85.81)
Ha! I was there at the Venetian last week!! There were about 4 or 5 decks to the sides you don't see in that pic as well. Along with the HUGE Technics subwoofer that matches those snazzy red modules y .......

380: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The answer is yes (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-15, 20:50:23 (76.226.85.81)
Thanks for the response. The answer is "yes" that we are just getting 24/48 then? Your answer to my question kind of contradicts what you wrote afterwards. From what I gather, EMU did write special so .......

381: Computer Audio Asylum, I own one and I have a USB question on it too--PLEASE! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 18:14:57 (76.226.51.214)
Just bought it a few weeks ago. Overall, I think it is a fantastic unit. It uses the "Miracle DAC" in it, the AK4396. See a neat link below on the $$ DAC's that use this chipset. The only downfall wit .......

382: Computer Audio Asylum, I agree... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 13:44:08 (76.226.51.214)
The VRS room was awesome. We spent a good half hour there. Excellent sound!! Amarra is a phenomenal interface---I want it badly!! I tried to convince the designer to sell it on its own so it could be .......

383: Computer Audio Asylum, The loudspeakers were.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 13:38:42 (76.226.51.214)
Hey Doc, Fancy meeting you here! I asked Winston about those loudspeakers---they are his own design! He and another party are working on them, they are sort of "prototypes". He wants to make them "loo .......

384: Computer Audio Asylum, Vocalist is..... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 11:43:46 (76.226.51.214)
Marcia Seebaran from Montreal, Canada. See link below. Isn't she awesome????? Like Sade meets Diane Schurr with some Jacintha thrown in! Regards, Joel .......

385: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 09:57:11 (76.226.51.214)
Because ABX is how it would need to be done. Magnepan was GENIUS by not letting anyone see the min-mags in the demo. Perceptions were not able to be formed.... There is no doubt these were better then .......

386: Computer Audio Asylum, Kent Poon's "Audiophile Jazz Prologue #3" hi-rez DVD-r (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 09:50:34 (76.226.51.214)
I was lucky enough to stumble upon a web-site about a week (DESIGN W SOUND) ago that offered some hi-rez download samples. I downloaded both of the free samples offered on this site, at 24/96 because .......

387: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: still confused about the two woofers... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 08:09:11 (76.226.51.214)
The wood is just stands. Inside is the xover. The end table with lamp is the woofer. There were two of these---the one you see and another you don't right next to the other speaker. Magnepan did not l .......

388: Planar Speaker Asylum, Tradeoffs (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-14, 06:43:59 (76.226.51.214)
It is a problem, but its a good problem to have if your Magnepan. Having some product like this come along is a once in a lifetime like thing. I told Wendell the exact thing you mention: can the deale .......

389: Planar Speaker Asylum, Quote it!!!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 17:19:48 (76.226.51.214)
From the SS writeup: Interestingly, as we were being seated, someone from the previous demo was telling Wendell, "I own 20.1s and they don't sound this good." More of Wendell's marketing trickery? Nah .......

390: Planar Speaker Asylum, Trust me, they FEAR this very thing you mention. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 17:15:45 (76.226.51.214)
They kept asking us (the crowd) for advice on what to do---both how to price and how to market them. Wendell said they are leaning towards internet direct sales, just like the MMG. Because they DON'T .......

391: General Asylum, I'm with you! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 17:09:47 (76.226.51.214)
And if it sounds great too I will chime in with positive comments un-asked. Regards, Joel .......

392: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yep, not the best wording on my part. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 11:07:41 (66.166.116.250)
Sorry for the confusion too. When I said "woofers" it was plural but I should of said, "Two of the woofers in a stereo arrangement". And when I said you "WILL NEED to get one "woofer" for every 2 baby .......

393: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yep, stereo "woofers"! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 09:41:59 (66.166.116.250)
Forgot to mention that, great question and point. They wre using Bryston 1000w monoblocks. Each channel of Bryston power ran into their relative side "woofer" and then the woofer ran through the xover .......

394: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 09:38:00 (66.166.116.250)
The "woofers" are reasonably priced, thankfully. Keep in mind the $500 is for a bare bones model and does not come with the glass look or lamp. My thought personally was, "who cares about those things .......

395: Planar Speaker Asylum, It worked with two sats crossed to two woofers at 300Hz (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 08:47:41 (66.166.116.250)
Believe me, I thought the same thing as you did when I saw the setup and learned the facts afterwards. As a DIY loudspeaker designer, rule #256 is that you CANNOT cross to a sub above 100Hz (preferrab .......

396: Planar Speaker Asylum, Center channel (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 08:25:04 (66.166.116.250)
I asked this specific question to Wendell. He said it would work great, but you HAVE to use one of the "woofers" with it. The mini maggie only goes to 300Hz so speaking voices, especially male would s .......

397: Planar Speaker Asylum, Placement and recordings used (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 08:19:49 (66.166.116.250)
Well, you can get a feel from the pic above about placement. The "woofers" need to be placed close to walls to get boundry reinforcement. We were about 9 feet back from the speakers and they were abo .......

398: Planar Speaker Asylum, There were two "woofers", one for each channel.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-13, 07:58:33 (66.166.116.250)
They had one of the woofers in both the right and left side of the room. Now, as there are actually 2 woofers in each container, you could actually say there were 4 total woofers playing. And, BTW the .......

399: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nope, no trickery (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-12, 19:03:04 (76.226.51.214)
When the light came up I could see all the way to the wall behind the speakers. Unless they went out of their way to DESIGN A MAGNEPAN WALL back there, then this demo was legit! Trust me, it certainly .......

400: Planar Speaker Asylum, Stunned! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-12, 18:56:19 (76.226.51.214)
Oh yeah, everyone in the demos I was at was stunned. That is why **I** am now stunned that besides my own posts, there is NOTHING on the web about this demo. There was one reviewer from Dagogo sittin .......

401: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: The baby Maggie-----Best sound of the show!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-12, 18:12:12 (76.226.51.214)
Well I'm glad I wasn't the ONLY one who needed multiple trips. ;) The funny thing is, I've been scouring the net for feedback from that demo and can find almost NOTHING. I can't believe it because eve .......

402: Planar Speaker Asylum, The baby Maggie-----Best sound of the show!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-12, 12:55:32 (66.166.116.250)
Well, I'm still trying to work through my head what I witnessed at THE Show in the Magnepan room. So much so, that I went to the "mystery speaker" demo a total of 3 times during my trip. Now, I will s .......

403: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan used the 1000 watt Brystons because.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-12, 12:16:04 (66.166.116.250)
It was a "hidden demo" behind a curtain and they wanted us to THINK they had (perhaps) a huge new speaker there because all we could see were the amps in front of the drape! It worked on me. I thought .......

404: General Asylum, Saw the Sennheisser HD800 @CES (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-11, 09:46:03 (32.171.64.88)
They had a huge display at the convention center. Very nice looking, but it was a static display in a case so we couldn't hear them! Regards, Joel .......

405: General Asylum, RE: I'm here.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-10, 18:29:15 (32.171.84.4)
Hi Iron, Thanks for the post. I did get to hang out with Doc and the Pauls (S and B from Bottlehead). Doc showed me the poor smashed Otari that arrived and the mods they did to the transport. Cool stu .......

406: General Asylum, I'm here.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-10, 15:03:27 (32.171.177.191)
Quick and general notes..... PC's and music servers are everywhere. Its quite a change from last year, PC audio is taking off! New USB and firewire dacs are everywhere. Get ready for the computer age. .......

407: Vinyl Asylum, Henry, email me..... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-09, 06:49:19 (32.169.111.21)
I'm at CES and have some info you will enjoy..... I'm typing this from my phone and cannot dig up your email address. joeljoel1947@yahoo.com Regards, Joel .......

408: Tape Trail, RE: First 6 Series 2 Tape Project (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-09, 06:35:56 (32.169.200.234)
Hey Ironbut, I'm heading to the Venetian today to check that out. Yesterday we were at THE Show at Alexis Park. Dead daddy o. This will most likely be the last of the Alexis Park portion of CES. I spi .......

409: Vinyl Asylum, Good news.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2009-01-04, 18:17:14 (76.234.152.52)
Kevin is on the ball once again. Now I can live happily ever after with my KAB strobe disabler and external PS..... Regards, Joel .......

410: Digital Drive, My simple (and cheap!) approach.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-28, 12:26:21 (76.234.171.205)
I have a "free" laptop I use for work and I just got this "music server" up and running today! A laptop to me seems like a logical choice because it's much quieter then your average desktop that I .......

411: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Joel, thanks for your take on these cartridges (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-25, 13:26:11 (76.241.188.138)
Your welcome! You made a good choice (espcially for the money as that sale was GREAT!). Let me know what you think of yours when you get it. Regards, Joel .......

412: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Surprising....... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-25, 13:07:28 (76.241.188.138)
Yes, nitpicking! Also, remember my comments are only in COMPARISON to the the other 2 carts. I would not have called the 103's laid back or recessed in "general terms". Compared to the 2M Black howev .......

413: Vinyl Asylum, RE: An Xmas Tale--2M Black vs. Zu-103r vs. UWE 103 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-25, 08:34:12 (76.241.188.138)
Thanks! For the 2M it was always wide open 120 pf/47 kohm (no jumpers). I did not play with the other settings for the 2M. Regards, Joel .......

414: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed! PROPRUS - CANTATE DOMINO (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-25, 07:25:22 (32.147.113.114)
Killer lp. One of the best sounding lp's regardless of genre! Regards, Joel .......

415: Vinyl Asylum, An Xmas Tale--2M Black vs. Zu-103r vs. UWE 103 (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-25, 06:28:27 (76.226.70.44)
I thought I would share some impressions on these 3 cartridges. A few of you had asked me to do so. So cozy up with your favorite X-mas beverage and have a nice read. As for setup----Turntable in the .......

416: Vinyl Asylum, Lets start with the best one and work our way down.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-20, 19:18:56 (76.234.171.213)
Denon DL-103 period. Regards, Joel .......

417: Vinyl Asylum, I have the 2M Black and.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-18, 08:11:47 (76.226.93.75)
Never noticed any more "surface noise" with it then any of these other carts I've had the last 24 months: 2M Blue UWE 103 UWE 103R Dyna 10x5 AT-440MLa Ortofon 540 mk.2 Matter of fact in the comparison .......

418: Vinyl Asylum, Caverna Magica is the one to get.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-18, 08:02:19 (76.226.93.75)
One of the best "sounding" LP's I've ever heard. Plus the music is cool!! Regards, Joel .......

419: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thanks for your reply! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-17, 12:37:09 (99.130.34.68)
Hi, I will let you know how the 2M compares to the Zu. I'm curious myself! Answers: 1) KAB M5G fully modded 2) I don't get hung up on or even know how to quantify: rhythm, pace, timing, etc. Those are .......

420: Tape Trail, RE: What about a second series? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-16, 08:21:01 (66.166.116.250)
Sweet, I'll be there!! Regards, Joel .......

421: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What's your opinion of the 2M Black vs. the Uwe 103?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-16, 07:37:08 (66.166.116.250)
Hi, Well I have at least 3 or 4 different protractors here but I have come to the conclusion that the Technics overhang guage that came with the table works best. For me, it's the quickest and easiest .......

422: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What's your opinion of the 2M Black vs. the Uwe 103?? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-15, 17:07:54 (99.26.152.136)
Hi, Both are GREAT carts and each have their own thing going for them. Here is a quick blow by blow: I have swappable headshells and can make fairly quick comparisons. I also copy LP's to high speed 2 .......

423: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Has anybody compared Zu 103 or Zu 103R against the Ortofon 2M Black? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-15, 16:34:50 (99.26.152.136)
I ordered a Zu 103r today with the big sale and all. I have both a 2M Black and a UWE 103 as well. I will post my findings when the Zu arrives! Regards, Joel .......

424: General Asylum, Couldn't agree more! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-11, 06:08:11 (76.226.54.211)
Same here. IMHO, that's when you know you are serving the music faithfully. Regards, Joel .......

425: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Late response to Olly's Post on Lab 80 problem below... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-05, 12:56:22 (76.234.165.140)
Thank you for the info! I'll do a saved search on Ebay for the service manual. Regards, Joel .......

426: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Late response to Olly's Post on Lab 80 problem below... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-05, 07:48:17 (76.226.60.89)
Interesting stuff. I have a LAB 80 my Dad gave me and to my knowledge it's NEVER been tuned up in the 40 years the familys had it. Any idea where I can get the service manual to lube this thing up? It .......

427: Digital Drive, Correct. We owe the Catman. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-04, 19:21:48 (76.226.93.220)
Dave, Yes, it was the Catman who originated the JAN Phillips as the "best" in the 128. All I did was take his (well actually your advice to me) advice and run with the ball. I forgot to point that fac .......

428: Digital Drive, The JAN Phillips is the best I've found so far.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-04, 15:38:56 (76.234.167.101)
I recently switched from the 6N1P (That Dave recommended to me) to the JAN Phillips. For whatever reason, I am having tremendous success with the JAN Phillips in my system (I use them in my Bottlehead .......

429: Vinyl Asylum, Does it sorta look like this? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-12-01, 19:15:29 (76.234.165.245)
I have a Lab 80 my father gave me for a 3rd system. He bought it new about 40 years ago now!! It's still in beautiful shape. It sounds "OK" to me, but a little dark overall. It could very well be t .......

430: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wow!............... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-28, 18:23:57 (76.226.102.37)
Yes Matt, that is the place! See my post up above on it. I agree 100% with the reviewers in your link. This place should be SHUT DOWN!! Regards, Joel .......

431: Vinyl Asylum, HA! HA! Been to the same place!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-28, 18:19:56 (76.226.102.37)
Last year during CES in Vegas. Needless to say, I would never return again. He was so outrageously priced it made myself and friends flat out LAUGH! Imagine the highest price you ever paid on Ebay for .......

432: Vinyl Asylum, I have about a hundred, all mint that I need to plow through.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-28, 18:10:54 (76.226.102.37)
for $.94 a piece. One of those somewhat lucky scores I've ever gotten---I guess, if you like the new age scene that is. Let me get back to you in a year when I have had the time to plow through them a .......

433: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I pull out reference R2R's every night... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-27, 16:41:55 (76.226.133.50)
I don't doubt that you do hear some slight differences. As I stated in my other posts in the thread the 16/44.1 I believe captures 97-98% of what a hi-rez source such as open reel has to offer. But th .......

434: Vinyl Asylum, Get real (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-27, 08:27:25 (76.226.63.10)
I never said the cdr methodology was perfect. Not at all. I even put a nice disclaimer on my OP. I do feel that the cdr comparisons will get you "jist" of what is going on. And factoring in ALL those .......

435: Vinyl Asylum, RE: These "CD-R" posts are such a joke... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-27, 08:14:59 (76.226.63.10)
You have your opinion and are entitled to such. I have mine as well and I know others who share my opinion. Like I said in my original post: DISCLAIMER: FWIW, YMMV, Flame on about cdr comparisons, etc .......

436: Vinyl Asylum, I pull out reference R2R's every night... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-27, 08:08:20 (76.226.63.10)
Hi Al, I have several high quality open reel machines and I have Tape Project tapes as well. I listen to these all the time. You are correct---a high quality open reel deck playing the right material .......

437: Vinyl Asylum, All I am saying is (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-27, 07:50:44 (76.226.63.10)
That: a) Everyone is entitled to their opinion. You have stated yours on the Technics versus other "high end expensive" audiophile approved turntables and if you would PLEASE read the link below (that .......

438: Vinyl Asylum, RE: " I know for a fact that Elison thought the cdr captured everything the Rockport had to offer, 16 bit or not" (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 21:04:02 (76.226.126.68)
Ummmm, cause he (John) told me so. FWIW, I care not how much or how little something costs. I only care how it sounds in my room. Hopefully, MikeL has some pretty serious room treatments and absorbti .......

439: Vinyl Asylum, Yep, tubesforever (a guy arguing against Technics as a Giant killer) stated on this subject of the Technics arm.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 20:55:22 (76.226.126.68)
I think you are spot-on Time Stands Still! Just 3 months back.... Posted by tubesforever ( A ) ) on August 27, 2008 at 07:03:50 In Reply to: Did he compare side by side ? posted by freefallrob on Aug .......

440: Vinyl Asylum, Try modding it and get back to us. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 20:44:55 (76.226.126.68)
Ok? Regards, Joel .......

441: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you very much (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 20:15:19 (76.226.126.68)
Jesus; thank you for "coming out"! Great post and I will add it to my Technics testimonials! I guess you are on the (with all due-respect) "Rich121 & Tubesforever Technics Island" with myself and obvi .......

442: Vinyl Asylum, The Elison cuts sound much better then the Lavigne cuts on the cdr John made (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 15:58:26 (76.226.69.19)
To me. Elisons cuts off his SOTA are more neutral sounding and less "tipped up" and less "sterile" sounding. That fact, coupled with the fact that my analog rig sounds better in "real-time" then the .......

443: Vinyl Asylum, That's EXACTLY the sound I hear on the Rockport cdr as well (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 15:45:31 (76.226.69.19)
Tipped up highs. Way bright compared to my analog front end. Also the midrange sounds "sucked out". It gives it a somewhat lean, thin and threadbare quality overall compared to my setup. Not bad per-s .......

444: Vinyl Asylum, Couldn't agree more! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 15:12:51 (76.226.69.19)
One of my dealer friends has a 20k plus Galibier setup (arm/cart/table). Do you know what he told me when I asked him if I could bring my KAB Technics over to compare it head to head? "I don't think s .......

445: Vinyl Asylum, Heck, I could BUY an island with the 103k I saved versus the Rockport! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 15:07:12 (76.226.69.19)
And then myself, and all the other Technics 12xx loving audio-folks below could rest happily on our island and enjoy the music instead of the bling-bling hardware. BTW, I updated the testimonials wit .......

446: Vinyl Asylum, Maybe. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 06:43:49 (76.226.72.49)
I don't know I've never heard MikeL's system. All I have to work with is the cdr of his to compare. That and I am good friends with two local audio dealers here in SE Michigan and both of them own sys .......

447: Vinyl Asylum, Hmmmmm..... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 06:32:29 (76.226.72.49)
First, I state the following with all due respect to Al cause he's a great asset here and has been a big help to me in the past. I don't know Al. Look at my "testimonials" post above. There are some f .......

448: Vinyl Asylum, Other people who have compared the Technics to other tables (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 06:10:44 (76.226.72.49)
Just so that you know (and the others bashing me below) I'm not on an island all alone, here are other examples of AA members who have either compared the Technics 12xx series to more expensive rigs o .......

449: Speaker Asylum, Thank you very much (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-26, 05:59:57 (76.226.72.49)
I see they even have a "package" for Von Schwikert sub/sat stacked systems which is similar to my setup! Regards, Joel .......

450: Vinyl Asylum, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-25, 16:57:55 (76.234.145.117)
Look through past Technics threads from the last 5 years. The DL-103 and the Technics 12xx series go hand in hand. I don't know of too many hardcore 12xx owners on this forum who HAVE NOT tried a 103 .......

451: Vinyl Asylum, I compared my KAB M5G to a 105k Rockport Sirius rig (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-25, 16:49:06 (76.234.145.117)
Sort of. I have two well made cdr's of vinyl cuts from a Rockport Sirius 3/Dynavector XV1-s cart and DarTZeel phono stage. The owner of this system could not consistently tell the difference between t .......

452: Speaker Asylum, Wow, thanks to all 3 of you!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-25, 13:05:16 (76.226.83.129)
Great ideas, suggestions and things to think about. I was never really worried about isolating the subs from the sats before I read the Verity loudspeaker review by Tellig in this months Stereophile a .......

453: Speaker Asylum, Isolation ideas between sub and sat in stacked system? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-25, 07:36:52 (76.226.69.11)
Need some advice from, perhaps, an "isolation expert". I have a DIY sub/sat stacked speaker system, in the vein on the Watt/Puppy, where the satellite on top is physically separated from the subwoofer .......

454: Vinyl Asylum, Very proud owner here! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-21, 14:01:17 (76.226.80.197)
My KAB M5G is fully loaded, save for the arm re-wire. One of the reasons I bought the M5G because of the better wire in it already. I did, however, have Kevin add the KAB interconnect plate on back so .......

455: Speaker Asylum, Agreed. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-18, 19:43:38 (76.226.55.94)
The person above with the Studio 5's (which I owned) had much better speakers then what you can buy from them now! The newer offerings have very little in common with the past. The reviews in Stereop .......

456: Speaker Asylum, You gotta go active..... at least in part? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-16, 19:04:56 (76.226.129.20)
Great post/topic and I can't find anything really I disagree with. My "main" loudspeaker system (extremely elaborate) does all the bass/midbass purely active (and ahem, more importantly--- room corre .......

457: Hi-Rez Highway, Agreed. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-11, 16:54:41 (76.226.79.34)
I got about 5 sentences in and gave up!!!! ;) Regards, Joel .......

458: Vinyl Asylum, Correction... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-04, 18:36:53 (76.241.187.51)
3rd sentence should have read..... "In my system, the 103R was too tipped up in the treble." Regards, Joel .......

459: Vinyl Asylum, RE: DL-103 vs. DL-103R? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-11-04, 18:35:20 (76.241.187.51)
Had em both wooded myself---a 103 and a 103r. The wooded 103r I just sold on Audiogon. In my system, the 103 was too tipped up in the treble. It sounded etched, more sibilant though more extended sou .......

460: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Really? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-29, 04:34:53 (32.148.230.247)
Well, technically yes of course you are right. I guess for the sub channel I am pointing out how many subwoofers are involved even though they are all the same channel! Regards, Joel .......

461: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Ouch! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-28, 15:11:30 (76.226.120.227)
Nice!! Like you, I have 3 surround systems now--a 5.2, a 7.4 and a 6.8!! I also have a pair of "old-fashioned channel-deprived" 2-channel rigs. So, depending on the source material, I think I have ju .......

462: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: You stole my thunder (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-28, 14:22:40 (76.226.120.227)
Hi Kal, Thanks for the insight, I'll give one of those a try then. Gee, "only" 5.1 over there?? I didn't know YOU were "channel-constrained". ;) Just poking fun, I already know that info----I love yo .......

463: Hi-Rez Highway, You stole my thunder (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-27, 12:36:39 (66.166.116.250)
I was going to mention this release as well! Are there any other audio only or really good sounding Blu-Ray concerts out there Kal that you have come across? I looked at some of the DG Opera's on Bl .......

464: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 15ips master tape (dub) verses 45rpm Lp reissue (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-25, 13:42:54 (76.226.74.118)
I'm waiting for mine too!! Great post Mike! Glad you are enjoying the TP tapes. Regards, Joel .......

465: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Otari (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-12, 13:55:59 (76.234.167.197)
Awesome! And, yes, I'm glad you brought up the Otari mods. I forgot to do so in all my posts. It makes tremendous sense for DocB and the gang to go after the Otaris as they are so readily available, s .......

466: Vinyl Asylum, Otari (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-12, 05:09:56 (76.226.61.141)
Hi Jack, Yes, I love the Otari's. I actually have four of them: Two MX-5050 B2's, a MX-5050 B3 (current) and an MX-5050 Mk.3 console that was pictured in this thread hooked up to a Bottlehead Seductio .......

467: Vinyl Asylum, Been waiting for you for 3 days now... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-11, 16:20:39 (76.249.44.38)
Did you go on vacation or something? Been waiting for you to chime in on this thread for 3 days now. :0) MikeL and I did our best to try to educate while you were out. Anyhow, better late to the part .......

468: Vinyl Asylum, Amen. nt/ (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-11, 12:16:36 (76.226.126.87)
nt Regards, Joel .......

469: Vinyl Asylum, Second that. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-10, 08:50:56 (76.226.119.140)
2M Black is killer. I even prefer it over my LOMC wooded DL-103 and wooded DL-103R. Regards, Joel .......

470: Vinyl Asylum, Yeah but nobody goes there.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-10, 06:36:56 (76.226.74.41)
So how would all the VA guys and gals here get cool info like this otherwise? ;) Regards, Joel .......

471: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ortofon 2M Black and technics sl 1200 MK2- best height (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-10, 06:34:54 (76.226.74.41)
Agree with the others. Surface noise decreased after about 20 hours. Also---slightly tail down on my Technics. I personally put on a pair of headphones, unlock the arm and (carefully) dial in VTA whi .......

472: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I understand completely (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 13:46:59 (76.226.139.1)
Yes, finding the "good" tech part is not the easiest. Based on my experience, you can be ripped off if you don't know what your doing. Your almost better finding someone on one of the forums who lives .......

473: Vinyl Asylum, I understand completely (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 12:23:12 (76.226.139.1)
Cost is a consideration. Tape is not cheap and digital is. Different strokes for different folks and I respect your decision. BTW, the Akai 636 is a great machine for what it is, nothing to be ashamed .......

474: Vinyl Asylum, YES---great idea! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 12:14:20 (76.226.139.1)
I'm all over that idea and have been working on it for about six months rounding people up to record. I'm looking for as many musicians as I can find locally. So far I have lined up some friends and c .......

475: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed, external tape amps are nice! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 12:02:05 (76.226.139.1)
On my Otari's that have direct head out wiring I can compare the internal electronics to an external solution, like the tube Bottlehead Seduction I own, in real time. That Seduction was a big step up .......

476: Vinyl Asylum, Bed wetter more like it?? ;) (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 07:14:49 (76.226.56.85)
Hi Dave, I have to have brimming enthusiam to offset your wet blanket. That at least makes it back to a level playing field my friend!! Maybe I should dial it down a bit and you up a bit and then we' .......

477: Vinyl Asylum, There is MORE to open reel then just playing TP tapes (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 07:09:13 (76.226.56.85)
The theme I'm hearing from the naysayers is: "Well, I have to spend all this money just to play 8 tapes that I may not even like?" NO! There is much more fun to be had with open reel. For instance rec .......

478: Vinyl Asylum, Check out another reeltoreel group!! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 06:48:14 (76.226.56.85)
Friendly folks here too and a lot of experienced tapeheads: Regards, Joel .......

479: Vinyl Asylum, I would be surprised too... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-09, 06:44:25 (76.226.56.85)
And I'll just throw out the obvious but are you SURE the B77 is aligned/calibrated/biased correctly? Do you do the work yourself? I have a wooded 103 and a wooded 103r and neither of them COME CLOSE t .......

480: Vinyl Asylum, IT'S ALMOST HALLOWEEN WHY NOT???? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 20:49:56 (76.226.49.131)
Hi Dave, You know I love you, but as I stated in my post--- at its best, you cannot beat the reels. I KNOW you know that and wish you would state such when you do these "glass half empty" open reel po .......

481: Vinyl Asylum, The cost for the tapes are less then LP's.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 20:29:51 (76.226.49.131)
On some of the titles. What would you rather have, a VG original LP pressing of "Waltz for Debbi" for $400-$500 or the 1.5 gen master tape? From the TP Q&A section: Q: The price seems really high com .......

482: Vinyl Asylum, Jim Winey?????? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 20:21:05 (76.226.49.131)
He's my buddy. I run laps with him at the track every day. Just kidding. Pictured is one of my systems----- 7.4 channel surround system with all of his loudspeakers in the mix (except the .4 obvious .......

483: Vinyl Asylum, You can find tapes everywhere.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 19:21:09 (76.226.49.131)
If you want the best available today, then you subscribe to "The Tape Project". They have been talked about in both Stereophile and TAS. Go here: http://tapeproject.com/ Option 2 is: hit the local rec .......

484: Vinyl Asylum, We both have... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 19:05:33 (76.226.49.131)
KAB Technics turntable and open reels too??!!?? We are on the same page! GREAT choices! 7.5 IPS Classical is where it is at for the commercial tapes, though I have found some "reel" gems in jazz as w .......

485: Vinyl Asylum, Great post! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 18:57:52 (76.226.49.131)
Thanks for weighing in! Like I said, you DON'T have to spend 8k to hear the benefits of the reels! Regards, Joel .......

486: Vinyl Asylum, Agreed on the 2M. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 18:53:58 (76.226.49.131)
Though I will say the Black was quite a bit better then my Blue (which I returned) sonically. I think there was a pretty big difference between the two---I was able to level match them in real time be .......

487: Vinyl Asylum, JUST SO WE DON'T SCARE FOLKS HERE..... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 17:48:29 (76.226.73.81)
MikeL has a very high end R2R setup posted here and I don't want anyone to be put off by that. You do NOT need to get to that level of expenditure to still beat your vinyl. I have heard this at my hom .......

488: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Technics tweakers! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 17:04:03 (76.226.73.81)
Best is my current 2M Black, second was a DL-103 wooded, 3rd was a Denon DL-103r wooded. Still have all 3, all are great. Regards, Joel .......

489: Tape Trail, RE: Studer A-820.....amazing! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 16:40:39 (76.226.73.81)
Those are all sweet Mike, congrats!!!!!!!!!!! Love the Studer the most and nice hubs there. Wow, what a looker. I knew nothing could beat the tape and I'm glad you've come to this conclusion as well. .......

490: Vinyl Asylum, Correct. (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-08, 15:57:57 (76.226.73.81)
Hi Mike, Even on my more modest open reel and LP setups, there is no comparison between the Tape Project tapes and their "other format" counterparts. IMHO you don't need a top level 15 IPS RTR machine .......

491: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I totally agree (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-07, 18:55:21 (76.226.80.111)
Wow, this is sad news. Never saw this coming. I've loved AS for a long time. I spent probably 2k with them last year but my expenditures have dwindled off until recently so I haven't ordered anything .......

492: Vinyl Asylum, You mean "the guy" Doug Sax? (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-06, 17:12:12 (76.226.64.239)
Believe it, or not? See link.... Regards, Joel .......

493: Vinyl Asylum, I disagree (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-06, 15:25:22 (76.226.89.13)
I have commercial open reel tapes that are fifty plus years old that sound fantastic and some much better then their equivalent LP's (re-issue or not)! Only if abused, mis-stored in humid/hot conditio .......

494: Vinyl Asylum, In my hierarchy, reels are #1, LP #2 and digital.... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-10-06, 13:19:40 (66.166.116.250)
is 3rd, in varying degrees be it SACD, redbook CD, HDCD, DVD-A and now Blu-Ray. But I have to have ALL the formats in order to procure the releases I want! You can't really live off 1 or two formats n .......

495: Vinyl Asylum, I have to ask..... (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-19, 07:04:16 (32.147.70.146)
Do you look forward to it for a good hearty laugh or do you actually buy the stuff? Just curious.... Regards, Joel .......

496: Vinyl Asylum, This thread runs deep for a reason! (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-17, 18:04:02 (99.130.33.180)
Maybe, perhaps, we know what we are talking about way down here in this thread! Saw your comments and it looks like the Black is winning that contest versus the Rega. Shouldn't really be "too big" a .......

497: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did a head to head: Blue vs. Black (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-17, 17:06:11 (76.249.46.205)
I do have a DAC (the Benchmark DAC-1) but thats a quarter-mile away in my house and not hooked to my PC. Can you give us a synopsis of what you like more or hear between the 2??? Just curious..... Tha .......

498: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did a head to head: Blue vs. Black (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-17, 16:54:31 (76.249.46.205)
Hi, Well, I think the best thing to do is just send you a cdr of the Black that was made for me by inmate "Bry". That will tell you all you need to know. I have confidence in the cdr as it captures 95 .......

499: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did a head to head: Blue vs. Black (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-17, 04:02:12 (76.226.63.226)
Wow, I have a 540/2 as well! The Blue was SLIGHTLY better then it IMHO, but it was CLOSE. The Black is in another ball park altogether. And yes, after much consideration, the wee bit more detail and t .......

500: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I did a head to head: Blue vs. Black (0.00)
Posted by joeljoel1947 on 2008-09-16, 18:28:42 (76.226.73.32)
Yes, I was also looking at it as a stop-gap too of sorts. I had both my wooded Denon's and thought I was good, but the new 2M line intrigued me. I have an Ortofon 540 mk.2 in another system and that c .......

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