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| Where to go next with the turntable vinylshadow "Removeable headshells add resonance and are a weak link in a tonearm. Convenient but lower performance." It's a weak theory that limits optional use of cartridges for so many. Limitations of features of tonearms on sooo many TTs tod... | |
| Speakers to pair with Quicksilver mid mono I’m confused. Great room, 14’ ceiling, why not use the existing ones??? What model are the existing ones? If you do not know, search the internet 'klipsch speakers', find out what they are that way. Those amps, EL-34, what specific amp are they ... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? Before you buy it, check with Steve Leung at VAS, ask him if he can re-tip and/or rebuild suspension/cantilever/tip. Worse than wear would be bending or snapping the cantilever. I sometimes buy broken cartridges that I know he can rebuild. I ask ... | |
| Where to go next with the turntable Get thee a tonearm with removable headshell! You can get the few inexpensive tools and gather the skills to align a cartridge. Then, Stereo MM; Stereo MC; Mono; other alternates, hear friend's cartridges on your system, .... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? my last for instance, seller more than likely would agree to drop off at UPS in system 1 day, sensitivity 92db, https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650065421-focal-aria-936-floor-stander-speakers/ | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? top of your 5k budget, sensitivity 104db, low amp power needed. is your space large? you would need to use UPS pack and ship, get seller to simply drop them off. With shipping cost over your budget, but those should sound amazing in a large space... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? i.e. just listed, excellent speakers, gorgeous rosewood, $2,000. but only 87db sensitivity. says perfect, I would ask for photos of drivers with grilles off, see surrounds of drivers with cones. https://www.ebay.com/itm/325982859403 see... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? Without a doubt, you can definitely get improved sound beyond those small 2 way speakers within your budget. I always recommend trying to find efficient (high sensitivity 90 or above), so less amp power is needed. That keeps the amp size/weight/c... | |
| Are there any issues with connecting speaker wire in this manner? Vintage Amps used bare wires, wrapped around a screw. Note: there was a separate flat piece of metal, that made good pressure on the wire without twisting the wires when tightening. Vintage McIntosh Speaker Terminals, the metal tab was spring lo... | |
| SUT experience nevermind was Gilda Radnor's bit | |
| RIP Melanie Safka I was in college 1966 to 1970. Melanie was a dream, Beautiful People, Among my CDs and LPs, this Live Melanie at Carnegie Hall is outstanding!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_at_Carnegie_Hall It is a damn shame she became kn... | |
| Tube Integrated Amp Recommendation I wanted a modern tube amp (remote volume) that sounded as good as my Fisher 80az mono blocks. amp or integrated (keeps options open). I took a chance on a used Cayin A88T, usa 120v. Love it. based on very positive 6moons review. (6 moons site is... | |
| Are there any issues with connecting speaker wire in this manner? Long ago I tried solid core wire under the floor in the crawl space for the rear surround and sub, figuring, long runs, ... Waste of time, didn’t sound that good, and who cares for rear surround and sub perfection anyway. The wire is very stiff, ... | |
| Obvious Epiphany I am estimating my speakers are around the same130 lb weight. These dual wheel casters are surface mounted. I got the bug to upgrade the wheels, but it backfired. I found my furniture grade Dual Wheel caster’s axel does not wobble like s... | |
| Obvious Epiphany Wow, you have tapped into several of my ’pet peeves’ 1. equipment without balance controls, and 2. speakers without level controls for the individual drivers (typically volume up/dn relative to the woofer). 3. angle of dispersion, both vertic... |