For reviews of source equipment related to tape and vinyl.
Saw this on Stereophile’s SSI blog today: Dr Feickert’s PlatterSpeed iPhone/iPad app. With Dr Feickert’s Adjust+ 7″ TestRecord (apparently now available), you can now measure your platter speed. The blog notes that you’re also able […]
One of the first things I went out and bought when I got my old Pro-Ject RM9.1 was a record brush. For those of you that are into vinyl, this is something of a no-duh […]
I went to pick up Scot Markwell’s (of Elite A/V) show-room demo Plinius Koru phono preamp from Command Performance A/V today. This is that phono stage that I had a devil of a time finding […]
It’s not like it’s an emergency or anything, but at some point, some day, I’m going to want to upgrade the tonearm on my Dr. Feickert Blackbird turntable. It shipped with this modified 10.5″ Jelco […]
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I met a loon. Many (many …) years later, my very good friend got me hooked on audio. It was how my obsession started. And […]
Did I mention that I sold my awesome Sumiko Blackbird Cartridge? I was just sitting in the box, looking lonely, so I AudiogoN’d it. Went out last week and the lucky soul got it tonight […]
There is something magical about tubes. The glow and sound of the glass in your system can be something quite … remarkable. But. There’s a price. Well, there’s always a price, but in this case […]
I have only a couple of more days with the Manley Steelhead and that makes me sad. But at the risk of throwing out a spoiler as my lead, I have to say that I […]
Just in case you were wondering, you’re jealous. Yes. It’s true. Remember that Dr. Feickert Blackbird turntable I reviewed here? Well, it’s now … mine. Oh, yes! It’s currently sitting in the rack working its […]
I got my Ortofon Cadenza Black a month or so back and, quite frankly, have not been terribly impressed. The sound quality I heard from this cartridge at RMAF was simply not apparent here at […]
The Ortofon Cadenza Black is now on the table and breaking in. So far, the sound is worthy of a lacquered string of superlatives hung around the neck of an exclamation point. More on that […]
Project Blackbird I should mention somewhere here that the Dr Feickert Blackbird I’m about to drool on is part of “my” Reference Rig, generously hosted at Command Performance A/V in Falls Church, VA. Jeff Fox, […]
There are a lot of industry folks current wringing hands and gnashing teeth over the state of the audio marketplace. The only new customers are old. Apple’s iPod & iTunes are killing the hifi. Kids […]
If I were Croesus, I would certainly still have problems. But one of the problems I wouldn’t have is prioritizing upgrades. This annoying/handy little exercise has led me to believe that the first analog upgrade […]
When I was a kid, my big brother used to sell me his LPs. Not so much that I could have them and keep them — he’d do that, of course, as he had the […]
What, me, vinyl? I’ll man up and just flat out admit it: I bought this turntable on a lark. I’ve been an audiophile for years and years. Ok, for about 4 years, which technically, is […]
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