dill
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| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio I've had a Pathos Classic One MK lll for over 7 years and have no desire to change, very quiet, plenty of power and lots of inputs. In my opinion, it sounds great. | |
| Would you buy a pair of speakers by just looking at the measured freq. response? No, almost a meaningless stat. | |
| Vinyl Records - Shipping, max/min temperatures I would consider strapping them to a pallet, surround them with heavy duty clear plastic wrap and ship them freight. Cold weather should not be a problem, however hot weather might be. https://www.cratersandfreighters.com/ | |
| Vinyl Records - Shipping, max/min temperatures btanchors - How large is your record collection that you will be shipping? | |
| How do i connect preamp rca to amp xlr They have XLR to RCA and RCA to XLR adapters. XLR RCA | |
| What to do with dead equipment Contact the head BAT, Victor Khomenko over at the Audio Asylum. He is very active there and should be able to help you. | |
| Extension cord advice It all depends on if you can hear it or not. Try plugging the turntable & phono preamp into an extension cord only and see if you can detect additional noise. Depending on the design & quality of your preamp, it might be dead quiet with ei... | |
| Extension cord advice Here are the only advantages over an extension cord. 6 outlets that are circuit breaker protected and EMI/RFI noise attenuation. | |
| Extension cord advice Are you using a Furman extension cord or a Furman conditioner? If just a cord, since it is just for your turntable & phono preamp, you don't need a heavy gauge cord. Just get a lighter gauge cord (maybe shielded) that will please your wife. | |
| Is toeing speakers a bad idea? I have found that toeing in speakers benefit the listener more in smaller rooms than in larger rooms, especially in near field listening. | |
| Building a dedicated listening room When I had my dedicated room years ago I put in a dedicated 20 amp circuit and ran 10 gauge Romex to three, quad (2 duplex outlets) spaced along the equipment wall. I know that seems like too many outlets, however I saved money by being able to s... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? "I like reel to reel because of the expense and inconvenience of the format." Vinyl too .. | |
| What to do with a large collection I owned an estate sale company for 27 years and LP records where a hot item at our sales. There where a dozen or so regular buyers that would swoop in and buy most on the first day. I would price most of them at $2.00, up to $4.00 or $5.00, then w... | |
| What to do with a large collection dweller -- Don't worry about the jewel cases, toss them. Most of my cd collection are in Case Logic ProSleeves and they are selling, no problem on eBay. I just cut the paper front & back to fit in the sleeve along with any other inserts that a... | |
| What to do with a large collection "I really want to get rid of them in bulk, but maybe some are valuable enough to list." While not classical, here are some of my records that I sold, all used: Steely Dan, Self-Titled Japan pressing - $130.00 -- Beatles, White Album - $70.00 -- ... |