AIR FORCE TWO TURNTABLE £28,898 REVIEW
August 10, 2015 Comments Off on AIR FORCE TWO TURNTABLE £28,898 REVIEW
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” Most of all, though, the Air Force Two shines thanks to the absolute authority it imposes on the music, and yet it’s not so authoritarian as to refuse to allow the music to let its hair down a little. Even complex polyrhythms, such as found in the intrinsically funky West Cost big band meets ska in ‘Footprints’ from the Jazz Jamaica All Stars Massive Vol.1 [Gearbox], are not an issue here. The Air Force Two’s absolute (yet not clinical) precision snaps the album into sharp focus, letting those Zappa-esque vibrophone runs play on beautifully.”
Pro-Ject RPM1 Carbon Review
August 7, 2015 Comments Off on Pro-Ject RPM1 Carbon Review
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” High frequencies are incisive and articulate while bass is nicely taut and delivered with a decent amount of power. Yet, we could do with a bit more drive and attack. There’s drama in the music, but this Pro-ject doesn’t quite manage to access it.”
VPI PRIME £3,750 Review
August 6, 2015 Comments Off on VPI PRIME £3,750 Review
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” We British types have a peculiar connection with how something ‘times’, but through the Prime, you begin to see this is making a feature out of a limitation; that deep, powerful bass doesn’t make for a taut, boppy sound unless it’s on the recording. So, Zakir Hussain’s Making Music [ECM], presents itself as an expansive soundstage. The pace and energy of the players is retained (and they are fast – John McLaughlin is the guitarist!), but not in a forced way. The Prime has excellent contrast, texture, and musical shading, too. All the hallmarks of a super-deck, save for the price! ”
Rega to launch limited edition ‘Queen’ turntable
August 5, 2015 Comments Off on Rega to launch limited edition ‘Queen’ turntable
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“The answer is that Rega was approached by legendary rock band ‘Queen’ to produce a limited edition turntable to coincide with the release of their 18 piece 180g vinyl LP boxset containing all 15 hit studio albums sourced from the original master tapes mastered by Bob Ludwig and cut at Abbey Road studios”
Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas turntable & Cornet 2 tonearm Review
August 2, 2015 Comments Off on Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas turntable & Cornet 2 tonearm Review
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” Driving the exceptionally heavy platter is an exceptionally puny, low-torque, 117V AC motor housed in a round POM cylinder press-fitted into a larger POM disc that sits on elastomer feet. To adjust the motor’s height, you press down or push up on the cylinder. Place the motor housing beside the cutout on the left-hand side of the plinth and fit the stretchy silicone drive belt around the 331/3 or 45rpm pulley and the platter. Place atop the platter the thin foam record mat, and setup is almost complete.”
Tonearm Setup Video For Pro-Ject Debut Carbon + Music Hall MMF 2.2 – Video
July 29, 2015 Comments Off on Tonearm Setup Video For Pro-Ject Debut Carbon + Music Hall MMF 2.2 – Video
THIS 100-POUND CAST IRON TURNTABLE
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on THIS 100-POUND CAST IRON TURNTABLE
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“Instead of a fixed motor or drive speed, Fern & Roby’s design employs the synthesis of waveforms to measure the speed of the platter 48 times per revolution by way of a “precision-cut optical interrupter wheel” mounted on the bottom. Essentially, this allows for a smaller (and therefore quieter) motor to bring the platter’s massive weight slowly up to speed, and then reduces the motor’s power to a bare minimum as the platter spins with its own momentum, making incremental adjustments (.003 percent per spin) along the way to keep your records at speed with minimal effort. An LED at the side alternates between green and orange to indicate adjustment”
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JR TRANSROTOR ORION REFERENCE FMD WITH TR 5009 TONEARM – REVIEW
July 16, 2015 Comments Off on JR TRANSROTOR ORION REFERENCE FMD WITH TR 5009 TONEARM – REVIEW
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” The backing orchestra went from sounding like a holistic group to sounding like individual instruments that were easily distinguishable from each other within the ensemble. Bob Copper’s tenor sax had more of a reedy sound, and was projected as if it were being played in a larger space than what I’d previously heard. Moving to “A Night in Tunisia,” the tempo of the music sounded a bit quicker because of the increased resolution and faster transient response of the PC-1 Supreme. In isolation, the stick work of Tony Williams’ drumming was much more easily followed throughout the entire performance. When the bass solo came in, the fingering of the strings sounded more agile and persuasively realistic. While the drum solo wasn’t quite as stunning in weight and fullness, it still carried a hefty dynamic punch with greater resolution. Paired with the Orion Reference FMD, this combination was highly enjoyable.”
Pear Audio Blue Kid Howard turntable & Cornet 2 tonearm
July 11, 2015 Comments Off on Pear Audio Blue Kid Howard turntable & Cornet 2 tonearm
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” Once I got the hang of how much thumb pressure equaled how much travel fore or aft, this was quite easy. Less than easy was adjusting the height of the Cornet 2: Because the tonearm mount is of such large diameter, and because it’s made without an upper collet of any sort, the grub screw that secures the arm pillar is snugged into the far end of a recess unusually deep, even given the oblique angle at which the recess was machined. Because that screw is nonetheless quite short, and because it’s made of nylon rather than metal, it was the very dickens to turn. Proponents of making fasteners “Linn-tight,” an inclination on which I’ll withhold judgment, will be confounded.”
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