actusreus
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| Whest 3.0RDT vs Trichord Diablo +NCPS Samtse,Those are resistive load values, not gain, sometimes referred to as input impedance. Gain values are usually given in dB (decibel), or in mV (millivolts) as sensitivity. | |
| Whest 3.0RDT vs Trichord Diablo +NCPS I can't find information on the gain settings of the Whest, but 63 dB on the Trichord's lowest MC setting is way too much for the Delos, in my experience. You don't need more than 56-58 dB for it to sing. 63 dB is overkill. Others might disagree, ... | |
| Curious record side labeling Good info guys. Changers seem the antithesis of the audiophile analog...Stacking bare records, dropping one on top of another, automatic restart, 6 gram tracking carts...Brrr :) | |
| Curious record side labeling Mapman, I grew up in the '70s and early '80s way before the CD era and LP changers were not the norm, at least in Europe. In fact, I didn't even know they existed until this thread. Juke box changers, sure, but not products for individual use. | |
| VPI Classic 3 IDLE drive Stefanoo,I'd recommend using a syringe like Redglobe described. The only problem might be getting one as in many states syringes and needles are not freely available to the public. I live in CA and it was impossible to get it. I eventually had one... | |
| Curious record side labeling Thanks guys. I suppose it makes more sense now, but I'm still surprised that record companies would label sides with LP changers in mind, rather than what made more sense for standard turntables, which surely outnumbered changers by a wide margin. | |
| VPI Classic 3 IDLE drive Stefanoo,First off, VPI changed the pulley design a while ago. I saw a Classic I at my dealer's with the wider pulley last year. But it's still just a pulley, not a different drive. The new pulley also has a wider clearance at the bottom to allow ... | |
| Recording quality by decade Lindisfarne,If your comment was directed at me, I think we have a diametrically different concept of what sounds good. If you're telling me that Cream albums sound better than Fletwood Mac or Supertramp albums sound-wise, I cannot take you seriously. | |
| Found Speaker After 6 Yrs,Bought & Lost In Minutes I'd hold off on blaming the seller, or especially leaving negative feedback. I had my ads from three years ago, all closed, re-listed recently without any action on my part. I was even charged a listing fee and a percentage of the selling price af... | |
| Recording quality by decade Rlawry,I don't know much about the realities of the music industry in the '60s or '70s as I am a child of the '80s, but I strongly disagree with you about the "downhill" quality of pop recordings after the '60s. Perhaps you'd need to clarify what ... | |
| Record cleaning machine or other devices?? All good advice, and it essentially comes down to your budget. If you can afford it, the VPI 16.5 RCM is probably the best bang for the buck. If it's not within your budget, the Spin-Clean is your next best option. The importance of a record clean... | |
| Audio Desk Record Cleaner It sounds like the manufacturer has worked out a lot of kinks that plagued the earlier versions of the product. It might be of interest to many of the AD cleaner owners that Jim Pendleton of Osage Audio, the designer of the AIVS record cleaning so... | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help Ideally, you should, but not everyone has this luxury. That should not dictate whether you pursue your passion for high-end music reproduction or not. Nothing against animals, but should I become single again, pets (cats especially) would be a fac... | |
| I was kidnapped by apes - DeVore Gibbon88s Thanks Cto007. The 88 look absolutely delicious I must say :) Will you be getting them? If so, congratulations. I used to live in NYC several years ago and got a chance to listen to the Silverback with Shindo at In-Living Stereo when DeVore was st... | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help Stereo5,I wasn't going to chime in here since the thread was resuscitated long after you posted, but since you posted, I'd like to offer an advice and share my cat experience, which was similar to yours. My girlfriend came with two cats, neither o... |