Orbs of Delight

Orbs of Delight

Oct 12, 2008

After my first day of blogging, one dedicated <I>Stereophile</I> reader dropped John Atkinson a note to lament that I was mainly concentrating on large systems to the expense of smaller ones. Happily for all parties, one of the smaller exhibits he urged me to visit&#151;the Feastrex rooms&#151;I had already checked out and have since <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/rmaf2008/101208feastrex/">blogged about</A>.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Oct 12, 2008

Are we <I>Stereophile</I>'s yin and yang, the Mutt and Jeff, or the Lois Lane and Clark Kent of blogging? (I'll leave it you to decide who's Lois). Only our hairdressers know for sure. Que sera, sera and all that, here are two thirds of your loyal RMAF team, Stephen Mejias (right) and yours truly (or not so truly, as the case may be), shortly before trekking the Rockies to the summit of audiophile nirvana.

The Real Deal

The Real Deal

Oct 12, 2008

There's nothing like ending a day at RMAF with a reminder of what the real deal sounds like. If Ray Kimber had his marching band blasting their way around the lobby, the fabulous multi-feted, Grammy Award-winning recording engineer/producer Cookie Marenco gifted us with her renowned piano teacher, Art Lande tinkling the keys in the Marriott's Atrium on Saturday night.

RMAF Sponsors Race Car

RMAF Sponsors Race Car

Oct 12, 2008

A surprise outside the Hyatt as I went to get ready for my Sunday morning hi-rez audio dems was this SCCA Mazda race car. Sponsored by RMAF, Focal, Aesthetix, and Tara Labs, among others, driver Christine Jerritts had me enthralled telling me what it was like to take the infamous corkscrew turn at Laguna Seca Raceway. I could have lingered for a long time , but I had to get to work...

A cost effective universal player

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by elbernas on

Stereophile published a review of the OPPO 970 last year and subsequently in some articles it was compared to Pioneer and Onkyo models. Furthermore it seems to me that it sounds pretty good specially when a good A/D converter or receiver is fed from the digital output.
However, this particular model is no longer in production and it seems that OPPO came out with better models like the 980H and 983H.

A tubed amp question??

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The Entry Level
Submitted by JIMV on

I bought a Primaluna Dialogue II in feb. It sounded great. today, with about 500 hours on the tubes, I am getting a loud noise out of the right channel (intermittent). If I thump the amp with a paperback, the noise appears. If I tap any tube on the top, I get the noise. If I tap the second from the right KT88 tube on the side, I get the noise. None of the other tubes make a noise by being tapped in the side.

Do I have a tube problem or an AMP problem???

Can anyone recommend any other tests I can do to determine what the problem is? I have no spare tubes.

Anti-Skate

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Analog Sources
Submitted by judicata on

After installing the Rega Bias 2 on my P2, I started getting distortion in the right channel on occasion. It turns out if the anti-skate is set around 1 or above, the right channel starts getting distorted. I get no distortion at 0. The tracking force is set around 1.8, and I've tried my best to get the alignment right on Baerwald with the cheap protractors I have, and cross-checking among a few, I think it is pretty on. (If anyone in the area wants to loan me a good protractor or alignment tool, I'd appreciate it).

The Youth Movement

The Youth Movement

Oct 12, 2008

This is very important (and encouraging!): There were more young people at this show than at any other hi-fi show I've attended. Whereas in past years, at other shows, I have felt like the youngest dude in the house, this year, at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, I met many people who were actually younger than me.

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