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| Help? Problem With Holding The Groove On A Hot Pressing A simple procedure for setting anti-skating that I’ve found to work well, at least with cartridges having medium to high compliance (which would include the Ortofon 2M Blue, although I have no experience with that specific cartridge), and which I’... | |
| Suggestion to Audiogon Update: Tammy responded to my email early this morning, saying she would consult with the developers. She did so, they agreed with the suggestion, and they have already implemented the change!Kudos to Audiogon for their awesomely prompt action!Bes... | |
| System Upgrade @mdmdwyer, Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet" is of course a work having exceptionally wide dynamic range. And although I don’t have a recording of it on Decca, given that it is on that label I would suspect it has been well engineered, meaning withou... | |
| Suggestion to Audiogon I hadn't previously done so, Uberwaltz, anticipating that they might respond here. But I've just now emailed this suggestion to them.Best,-- Al | |
| Auto Room Equalization? As close to a flat response in the specific room is what it provides. My understanding is that equalizing to flat response at the listening position is generally undesirable, and will generally result in excessive brightness. For example, the fol... | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone +1 Wolf_Garcia, Lalitk, Axeis1, and others who have expressed similar sentiments. Although IMO many of the comments in this thread border on a fine line separating what I would consider to be acceptable light-hearted banter from crassness and bein... | |
| Any Art Deco table or floor model Radios out there? I have many, which I collected mainly during the 1990s. To me the appeal of antique radios derives from what I consider to be an essentially unique combination of aesthetic, historical, and technical factors. Not to mention that many of the better... | |
| System Upgrade P.S. to my previous post: Unless the manual or the manufacturer or dealer specifically indicates that it would be ok, I would not change the setting of the impedance switch on the rear of the amp while it is powered up.Regards,-- Al | |
| System Upgrade Excellent comments by the others. I would add, though, that if you already haven't you should try all four settings of the impedance selector switch that is on the rear panel of your amp.When I hear someone refer to lack of "presence" I envisio... | |
| Need RCA loading plugs Assuming you are referring to the Haniwa HCTR01, I note that the Haniwa phono stage that is recommended for use with it has an input impedance of only 4 ohms (!), undoubtedly as a consequence of the ultra-low resistance and ultra-low inductance of... | |
| OTL amps, my pick for the tube used. If you look at their website, they claim 100 watts into 8 ohms and 150 into 4. So I am assuming that ’100 amps’ is a typo, not uncommon on the web Hi Ralph,What amplifier are you referring to? What I was pointing out is that George’s statement ab... | |
| OTL amps, my pick for the tube used. Just to be clear, that’s 100 **watts** not amps, per the manufacturer’s website. With 150 watts into 4 ohms, that’s about 6.2 amps total. Our MA-2 can do more than that. Hi Ralph,Before George points it out, the datasheet shown at the second link... | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone @acresverde , "718 GTS" can refer to a currently produced version of either the Porsche Cayman or the Porsche Boxster. The GTSs are one of the more powerful and expensive versions of those vehicles, but they are not quite the top of the line.Re... | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone Well just so happens a Bright Red Porsche Cayman S showed up on Auto Trader local and this baby definitely hit the spot so home with me it came.It looks like sex on wheels imho, so MUCH nicer than a 911 or Boxster. Congratulations, Uberwaltz!Gr... | |
| How much commonality between dacs? Millercarbon, was all that gratuitous nastiness really called for, and did it serve any useful purpose? Elizabeth has been a respected member here for vastly longer than you have, and her comments, while not invariably correct, have been helpfu... |