elliottbnewcombjr
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| If you were serious about sound you would... Personally, those speakers are overpriced, and UGLY, I would never waant them in any space, no matter how good they sound. You can get great sounding speakers for far less $, selecting by cost is .......... | |
| If you were serious about sound you would... Is it INVOLVING? Yes, done! No, think long and hard before running around trying tweaks. Speaker output, frequency balance, top to bottom and L to R in your specific space is key, then go listen, try hard to ascertain any difference of sound/inv... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation Well, IMO it's a mistake to call the Lumin a PreAmp, as it has no line inputs. I suggest you keep it for anything digital, and add a tube preamp with both MM and MC phono built in (several loading options for MC). Then dust that old TT off, see i... | |
| Does anyone repair.... owners manual, free (click down arrow top right to download to your computer) http://www.fisherconsoles.com/owners%20manuals/custom%20electra%20iv%20e44%20om.pdf service manual, free http://www.fisherconsoles.com/service%20manuals/Fisher%20cust... | |
| Does anyone repair.... waytoomuchstuff upgrading the guts to modern equip sounds good, never thought about that. Gotta really love the thingy to go that far. | |
| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge reviewing the unit’s specs, I see: MC sensitivity 0.5mv MC transformer X Factor: one choice: 10x MC impedance: one choice: 100 ohms MC gain 69db ..................................................................................... I see thre... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage macg19 OP you could buy a pair of XLR from a source that allows returns, try/keep/return | |
| Does anyone repair.... dseltz OP I'd be happy to check those tubes for you if you choose that option. As for the significant other, she deserves the best https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/watco/danish-oil | |
| Does anyone repair.... A full set of tubes will cost a lot these days. I have a basic tube tester, If you want, you could mail me all the tubes, I will find which ones are still good and which test bad. You only replace the bad ones. You might have a diagram on the ba... | |
| New Technics SL-1200GR2 lewm is right on: check the specs of various models here, https://vintagetechnics.audio/turntables.php low priced radio shack models were a different category. | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage cleeds thanks for the specs of XLR volume increase. That amount of stronger signal strength is significant. That was the 2nd advantage I noted in my original post, but mine was 'stronger signal' without specifics. I tried XLR/RCA with other comp... | |
| Does anyone repair.... I found a link to one like yours in good shape. https://reverb.com/item/7311547-the-fisher-custom-electra-iv-stereo-console-1961-walnut-mid-century-modern IMO, the only reason to keep/use it is nostalgia, a family heirloom, remember grandpa. I ... | |
| Help with Audio Jigsaw Puzzle Please ’Create System’, I ended up with 4 so far. https://www.audiogon.com/systems/users/elliottbnewcombjr?_gl=1*65ii60*_ga*NTY0MzMyMDE2LjE2OTEzMzI0MDM.*_ga_SR0PMVVEN1*MTY5NTU5ODAwOC40MS4wLjE2OTU1OTgwMTMuNTUuMC4w Once photos are in the system, then you... | |
| Help with Audio Jigsaw Puzzle Please 2nd system, small room Equipment: I would seek simplicity of use, anything decent will produce a great signal to your speakers. What speakers, where they are located, and how their output works in that space are the key factors in any room, i... | |
| Balanced XLR vs RCA for phono stage In your case, having high quality RCA, I presume not having any existing problem, there is no advantage. My limited XLR experiences: I tried 30 lf run, no improvement, because I didn’t have a problem to solve, no interference potential/realities... |