elliottbnewcombjr
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| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? Sound Qualities: the majority of SS amps and preamps were/are designed to change nothing audibly. People hear differences, individual opinions or a general consensus? Take your time, research, read, consider warranty and later service, maker's l... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? From my experience, it comes down to 1. features or lack of, NEW: understanding the remote and options buried in the menus (often need to download/read the manual). Vintage: plan on having it refurbished by someone. Some old jacks are corroded,... | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc I have bought several items, audio, cameras, accessories, clothing ... from both Japan and China: eBay, other sites, direct. Always successful. Never a fee of any kind to me in USA, despite all the ..... they say are not included which is worriso... | |
| Some advice on Vintage McIntosh C11 and C22 Phono Stage Think preferred, not better. I did not prefer the Phono stage of my McIntosh C28 SS preamp. I do prefer the Phono stage of my McIntosh Tube Tuner/Preamp mx110z. Love it. MC: I recommend going low output MC to SUT, then begin with the existing Ph... | |
| Replace stylus or new cartridge? One advantage is: if you do not have tools and alignment skills, replacement stylus goes into undisturbed cartridge. Do you have fixed arm or removable headshell? I would ask Grado, if body this old, new stylus wise? Next, check what they woul... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? bipod72 I think OP is looking for a PC, perhaps already has a laptop. I use HP slim desktop PC (actually horizontal on a shelf below the desktop) in my office because Laptops do not have 27" monitors or DVD drives these days. I use 32gb memory f... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? I don't stream hi rez music, just pc sourced content, usb out to dac, There must be separate sound cards (no fan noise) that are very good, better than motherboard's usb out, right??? just a quickie find, must be even better than it I suppose. ... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? OP that HP Slimtop I linked was just to see one, not a good choice: it does not have USB-3.0 or USB-C, features I would want. USB 3.0 is like lightning, makes USB 2.0 seem like a turtle. btw, they can be used horizontally or vertically. Some ha... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? asvjerry Glad you like that vertical turntable, Mitsubishi LT-V5. Linear Tracking, Belt Drive. It’s very good, the round dial is the heavy counter-weight, it screws forward or back for tracking force. The horizontal versions are Quartz Locked Dir... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? kennyc you are probably correct about the server/streamer, but the OP needs a new computer, so he wants to choose based on member's experience with their audio quality. If you stream Video like I do, the audio is originating thru the PC. | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? SUCCESS is/was achieved for: that cartridge, that stylus shape, that tracking weight, that proper alignment in all respects, those new/properly cleaned LPs ...... EVERYTHING ’right’ makes a huge difference, far above Average. ...................... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? Presumably you are feeding the PC audio out to a external DAC to an audio system. Based on advice here, I switched from simple headphone audio out jack (using pc's DAC, lousy) to USB audio out to DAC (far better) to Luxman Integrated Amp to Darn ... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? I have read several times that it is found that the MAJORITY of wear is on only one side, because the anti-skate has not been properly adjusted. I should have also mentioned improper azimuth as another cause of wear on one side of a stylus. once... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? AVERAGE I’m no expert, I post what I have read by reliable sources. It’s very hard to believe a diamond can wear so quickly (on average), however, the forces occurring in the groove are tremendous. Jico is the source of the AVERAGE life expecta... | |
| Thorens TD1600 VTA adjustment those screw/allen head set screws, sme’s I forget but not easy, methods suck, very hard to be precise, you need 3 hands! A big reason to buy your own Tonearm is easy and precise VTA arm height adjustment. I have personally installed a. JVC UA 7... |