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VTA on the fly
Certainly ’On the Fly’ is needed for perfectionism. On the Fly VTA (Cantilever Angle) is actually On the Fly SRA (Stylus Rake Angle). Angle of stylus tip is primary, angle of cantilever is just a guide, a starting place, ’good enough’ if not a per... 
JBL L110 Speaker Reconing
this might not be the right part, but you might give these people a call, see what you learn https://www.simplyspeakers.com/jbl-speaker-foam-edge-repair-kit-le10-le111-2121-fsk-9jbl.html are these the parts? https://audio-database.com/JBL/speaker... 
JBL L110 Speaker Reconing
have you looked to see if new woofers are available? 
JBL L110 Speaker Reconing
If handy, you can do it. skills to scrape and not to cut yourself! you might need to solder two wires, see below. You, or a friend, normal solder iron, not close or tricky work.I paid others first round, and did it myself 2nd round with kits I fou... 
Psychedelic Get Down Party
It was meant to be funny btw 
Psychedelic Get Down Party
the Beatles, among many, were blown away by Pet Sounds Contributing to psychedelia's emergence into the pop mainstream was the release of Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (May 1966)[83] and the Beatles' Revolver (August 1966).[84] Often considered one of t... 
Psychedelic Get Down Party
beach boys? 
Near field speaker setup
My office, small bookshelf B&W with a sub in the middle, equidistant close triangle, direct sound prior to reflections, imaging is terrific. Big music system downstairs, bigger drivers, horns, bigger room, very nice imaging, but not as precise... 
Right Speaker input not working!
OK, it is for one or two pairs of speakers, soooo, try only 1 pair, any luck? 
Right Speaker input not working!
Cleaning contacts can be good, however, playing for a few minutes, then cutting out is not a dirty contact issue IMO.Speakers, two pairs? Do you have the receiver's manual? Unless you have a selector up front for speakers A, or B, or A+B, it m... 
best source for Pandora
Other's know a heck of a lot more than me about digital.Isn't Pandora's signal quality the limiting factor? Do you pay for premium Pandora, and do you know what that signal's specs are?I like Pandora for it's exposing me to artists 'like' someone ... 
Help choosing a Preamp. Any info would be appreciated.
think future now, think features now,I went from McIntosh SS C28 preamp to very old McIntosh mx110z Tube tuner/preamp, I couldn’t be happier. Analog sources going from tube preamp into tube integrated amp with remote volume. Amp has preamp in (byp... 
Is it all worth it?
Before upgrading my Phono system, I made a decision to properly clean my old lps, what a difference it makes.just scrubbed 20 more lps yesterday. Without exception, every one I clean sounds great. Sometimes, rarely, I get a bit of static between t... 
Reasonable moving coil cartridge
Chackster is right, your budget, go for MM with advanced stylus shape.I had an existing Shure body, so I added a new Stylus: Jico SAS stylus shape/boron cantilever. Nice MM with decently high 3.0 mV output. You could look at finding a vintage cart... 
Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible?
Or, come to think about it, they might have concluded the speakers sucked, or McIntosh sucked, not realizing more power would have changed everything.