Pre-amp problem

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Amplification
Submitted by ryan.rhee on

I have a NAD 1130 stereo preamp for my system.
The power amp is an Adcom GFA-555.
While trying to install a rack mount tray for the NAD, it stopped working.
I tried to take the NAD to repair shops, but they charge a 50$ non-refundable fee, and say that they most likely won't be able to fix it because the unit is so outdated.

I need a good quality pre-amp, but don't want to spend more than 200$ on one. I'm fine with "vintage" pre-amps.

Turntable vs. Running/Dancing Kids

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The Entry Level
Submitted by 2TwinDad2 on

Greetings,

I am going to purchase a turntable within the next 2 weeks and want advice. I like the Rega P7. However, I need to make sure that my kids running and dancing won't make needle skip. I want specifis recommendations as to which TT in the P7 price range or slightly higher price has great anti-vibration built into the design.

Also - my wife will NOT let me wall mount TT. This means I need an Equipment Rack recommendation that would also have an isolation platform for TT on top shelf as a further vibration deterrent.

The Genius of Herman Leonard

The Genius of Herman Leonard

May 11, 2008 First Published:May 12, 2008

Herman Leonard’s first New York show in 20 years got underway last week at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo. It’s open to the public every day until June 1, and anyone with a taste for classic jazz, gorgeous black-and-white photography, or both should take a look. If you don’t know Leonard’s name, you probably know him by his work. He has taken some of the most iconic shots of Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Dexter Gordon, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk—the list goes on. There are, or were, half-a-dozen great jazz photographers covering the same era of the late 1940s through early ‘60s, but Leonard was the genre’s Cartier-Bresson—a genius at capturing the “decisive moment,” when the essence of the man or woman and the music are revealed. Monk at Minton’s Playhouse, one hand on his chain, contemplative, the other hitting just the right-wrong note on the piano (you can almost hear it). Blakey beaming with delight as he bangs out a solo on his trapset. Sinatra, back to the camera, singing before the kliegs, and still, somehow, his very tone comes through. Leonard (who, at 85, is still hearty and good-humored) also captured the human side of jazz: Parker and Gillespie cracking laughs during a studio break; Ellington and Strayhorn sharing a cigarette break; Miles, late in life, fixated on an oil painting; Dexter, in perhaps Leonard’s most famous shot, sitting with his tenor and blowing more smoke than one would have thought human lungs could hold. The lighting is dreamy but not at all soft; these pictures are amazingly sharp, printed on gelatin silver. They’re signed and for sale. I own one of his prints (the Parker-Gillespie, from 1949). A jazz critic gets paid in Leonard photos for one of his regular columns. They are sources of endless pleasure, and they’re probably as safe an investment as any in the art world.

Music For Organ, Brass and Timpani on Sonoma

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by dcstep on

I've been listening to this wonderful SACD in two-channel this afternoon. If you look over at Acoustic Sounds at http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=15380 you'll see some very mixed reviews.

Of course, if you don't like brass and organ,then don't even think about this, but if you do, this is one of the greatest examples of the genre that I've ever heard.

John Atkinson and USB DACs

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by stevennsimon on

Hi
There's a raft of new USB DACs, some of which don't even have optical inputs. The latest I saw was the Nuforce Icon, but there are now a lot of others in all price ranges, eg, Wavelength.

Why invoke JA's name? Because he and others (Hi FI News, for example) whose judgments are very reliable say that USB isn't very good as a DAC connector.

So, anyone out there know whether the USB issues JA has identified have now been resolved? Or should I hold off buying a USB DAC?

Thanks for your interest,
S

The only GOOD analog is TAPE

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by CECE on

None of that diamond tips polishing vinyl Open ree-reel is analog best. I do in fact have an open reel-reel Philips deck, in prime shape, time to plug in again? Still cumbersome etc. Some time ago i did replace all teh drive belts, non audio grade since they did come from MCMelectronics.com They even have a nice measuring jig when you are looking for drive belts. They got em all, for everything. And CHEAP. www.tapeproject.com

New speakers recommendation.

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The Entry Level
Submitted by Kizuka on

Hi

I'm in the market for a new mixer and good speakers for my turntables. To date i've been running them on a pair of reasonable computer speakers I had lying around. I've decided it's time to invest in some quality audio equipment to enrich the listening experience.

I'm completely new to audio hardware and speakers and i'm a little dizzy from all the manufacturers I see advertised.

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