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| CD Ripping software I'm not sure why you are insisting on WAV. You'll just make more work for yourself down the road if you ever want to tag your files. | |
| Will Quantum Computing Bridge the analog gap? "Quantum" is not a synonym for "magic" or circumventing the laws of thermodynamics. | |
| Michell Power Supply Upgrade Artech's website lists it for $895! That's 36% of the cost of the table itself. So $700 is already a discount. I got mine on ebay for $500.I haven't A/B'ed with the original power supply, but I thought I did notice a improvement in "stability and ... | |
| Snapped off my cantilever "Someone in my house"Oh, sure, "someone". I have a "someone" like that in my house, too. :o) | |
| Best Way To Archive Vinyl On My PC I get great results with an M-Audio Audiophile USB, which is a pretty old design. Unfortunately, I don't think this particular model is made anymore, but you can still buy it online. I usually use it with my Macbook. I take the output from my pre-... | |
| An interesting Digital vs. Analog experience The Clearaudio Innovation turntables start at $7500 and go up to $15000. It's not clear to me exactly which Clearaudio TT this is, as they have an Innovation line and a Master Reference TT, but I don't see a "Master Innovation" table on their site... | |
| Need Cartridge Suggestion for Michell Tecnodec Download the Rega arc protractor from vinylengine and you'll have all you need to align a cartridge on that arm.http://www.vinylengine.com/ve_downloads/index.php?rega_arc_baerwald.pdf(You'll have to register at vinylengine before you can download.... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce No, they can't be ordered online or from the factory. | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? "This supports bringing the ROMEX right into you amp's transformer leads (many do this)."I've never heard of anybody doing that. I'd love to see a pic. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce When I was ready to give up on my speaker search, it was the 2CE sigs that first caught my attention. | |
| W4S ST-1000, How Loud Should It Play? Here's what I found in a review at 6 moonts:"When the minimum level for the corresponding input is set to 5, the maximum level will be 65. Basically the min level is the amount of steps skipped in the first position. When used, the min level is su... | |
| Advice on first MC cartridge The AT33EV has already been recommended, and you might try the AT33PTG/II (a linear contact stylus as opposed to the EV's nude elliptical). The PTG has a much smoother treble that the 150, but tracking is similarly excellent. The caveat is that th... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? I found it in the manual for my Quatros:"Once broken in, modern power amplifiers sound good after only 20 minutes of warm-up. Leaving the amplifier on all the time exposes the speakers to possible damage from power line anomalies or electrical com... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? I thought I remember reading something from Richard Vandersteen to the effect that "modern" equipment only needs 20 minutes to sound its best, but I can't find it now. | |
| Can I hear from some Emerald Physics Cs3 owners I bet the whole DSP thing scares away many 'philes. I've been intrigued since I read REG's review in TAS. |