bpoletti
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| Just ordered a vpi avenger The dealer is making between $4,000 and $5,000 on the sale. I would expect them to deliver it to me and set up the table. It’s not difficult to set up, but it is heavy. Why wrestle with it and possible damage the table? Let them earn their profit.... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? I use a pair of 18" drivers in a 14 x 27 x 8 1/2 ft room. No complaints. An extra inch would basically take the drivers up to 20" or 21". Not sure that would make much difference. | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS No sympathy. Who was it that bought an ARC preamp? Who was it that made their OWN DECISION to operate it that many hours a day?It's ALL personal decisions. | |
| Cartridge reliability I'm using a 20+ year old Lyra Cclavis D.C. The ONLY problem I ever had was a worn stylus. Not worn out, just worn. The stylus and cantilever were replaced a couple of years ago by Soundsmith. I'm still satisfied with the cartridge. I have a L... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? You can go solid state. Then you would be moving from constantly noisy tubes that can easily be replaced with quieter tubes or you can go with constantly noisy solid state devices that can't easily be replaced. | |
| Cartridge recommendations under $2500 I am a Lyra fan but not that familiar with the Kleos. I have not heard the AT ART7 or ART9, but they seem to get a lot of positive comments. The ART7 might have a little too low output to work well with that ARC phono stage. | |
| Will 12 inch subwoofer be enough for an 18x20 room (with 10 ft cielings) I've used 2 x 18" Eminence Kilomax drivers is 14 cu ft sealed cabinets in a room of similar volume. EQ'ed the subs and placed them in the corners behind the main speakers. Works OK. It all depends on the listening position in the room. The opt... | |
| Budget Tube Preamp ($2000) If you're lucky, you might find a used Herron VTSP-1a. | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K Used VTPH-2A. | |
| How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs) For heavy hauling, I ask the neighbor kids. Both college football players. For a 100 pound amp they would ask which one should come over to help. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I've been busy and out of town. So mostly what's on my turntable is dust. | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? What make you ask that question? Are you fishing for compliments? | |
| Is my Stylus damaged? Clean the stylus or not. The speed of the runout groove is slow so not that much distance would have been covered in two hours. It would be like less than two hours of regular play except that there are no ripples in the groove to cause wear. | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable I recently bought a 3" thick bamboo cutting board that I made into the top of turntable stand. I cannot make a direct comparison because it was for a new turntable, but the system sounds very good. | |
| Soundstage gone Sounds like your cartridge is short of wack, or out of wack. But make sure the table and platter are level and the arm tube is parallel with the record surface. That's a start. Make sure the cartridge cantilever is a straight and not an an angl... |