Not really $6,000

Submitted by RobertSlavin on

In his review of the Avid Diva II SP turntable (with SME 309 tonearm) Micahel Fremer wrote:

"While sprung 'tables do achieve excellent isolation from outside vibrations, I believe that once you set a platter spinning, no matter how carefully it's machined, it will cause the suspension to move. I much prefer the rock-solid performance of mass-loaded or elastomer-isolated 'tables like the Diva II SP, provided they're placed on a properly tuned isolation stand like the HRS SXR rack and M3 base-which is what I did.

Amp Suggestions for PSB Sync One?

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The Entry Level
Submitted by CHRISinMTL on

I recently purchased this fine speaker system and power it with an old NAD T753 receiver. It sound fine and all, but I am interested in taking the "next step" in this hobby by buying a tube amp. I was thinking of the Audio Research VSI60 integrated. Is there enough "JUICE" with 50wpc that the VSI60 produces? Or should I look at other similar priced higher powered models? Any help would be appreciated!

Amp suggestions for PSB Sync One....

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Amplification
Submitted by CHRISinMTL on

I recently purchased the PSB Synchronicity One, to which I only have a NAD T763. I was thinking of buying the Audio Research VSI60 tube amp but not sure if has enough "JUICE". I like the sound just fine with the receiver, but want to take the next step in my audio hobby and by a stand-alone amp. Any Suggestions?

Herman Leonard's Jazz

Herman Leonard's Jazz

Dec 24, 2010
Attention, last-minute Christmas shoppers: No gift could be more welcome to a jazz lover than a copy of Herman Leonard’s last book of photographs, titled, simply, Jazz (Bloomsbury, 320pp., $40 retail).

Leonard was the consummate jazz photographer, a true artist as well as a chronicler, whose black-and-white pictures—most of them taken between the late 1940s and the early ’60s (though with a remarkable reprise in the late ’80s and ’90s)—captured, even visually defined, the passion of the music, the intimacy between the musicians and the moment, the spirit of the times.

Why switch to Computer Audio?

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Submitted by Bogartg1 on

As I think about getting something like a Squeezebox Touch, I'm curious about whether it is worth the time to put my CDs on my hard drive - or what other benefits people have felt they have gotten by moving away from a CD player? Perhaps a better way to word the question is, 'why did you switch, and what did it do for your listening enjoyment?'

I have a dedicated listening room, so I generally have to be in the room to enjoy music (as opposed to having it on as background as I do other things).

Would hi-rez downloads be a reason to make the switch?

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