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| Best cable for Jumpers We can probably agree that the binding posts, and the junpers serve only a practical purpose, have no sonic benefit, and are a necessary evil. Why not, if possible, eliminate (so to speak) the unused pair of binding posts and jumpers altogether, a... | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias While I think that discussion of music, as opposed to equipment is a refreshing and extremely worthwhile endeavor, I confess to being a bit perplexed by what the ultimate goal of this proposal might be. I don't really get it.This is not meant to i... | |
| Tonearm wire burn-in question. Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions. A point of clarification: The tonearm wire is hardwired to the preamp's circuit board, and I am trying to avoid having to unsolder them. Al, your concerns are valid, I will consider them. Zargon, wh... | |
| VTL amps warm up time Don't know about the 450's, but my experience with my older 200's is that at least two entire lp sides need to be played before they sound close to fully warmed up. The first ten minutes or so, they sound obviously grainy and diffuse. By the end o... | |
| Attention all Melos owners Interested! Please keep me posted. | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. So many great solos. I agree with Lrsky, beatiful solo by Cannonball on "Can't Get Started". Check out Cannonbal on Mile's "Live At The Plaza". On the tune "Straight No Chaser", Cannonball is on fire. | |
| Headphone Amps and Portable/Personal Stereo??? You should decide wether you want a portable system or not. The MF is not portable. I think you can get substantially better performance if you don't require portability. Personally, I would look for a used Stax SRM-1 with Lambda Pro combo in the ... | |
| HELP Stylus Cantilever slightly bent to the left Tvad. Very funny. I am not named Jerko, but my cant... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster with Super Platter The SDS, IMO, will give the most bang for the buck. And by a long shot. | |
| problem with ear 834p..... HELP The Tele's and GE's are NOS. Not particularly difficult to find. | |
| Turntable - On the Wall or to the Floor? I would not worry about a picture on the wall, but I would be careful with any built in cabibets or closets. I disagree about spikes/cones serving to decouple the turntable from the shelf. I can induce feedback with the table on spikes much sooner... | |
| Turntable - On the Wall or to the Floor? Hi Kenny:Your situation sounds remarkably like what I went through a couple of years ago. I live in a Victorian attached house (brownstone) built in 1899 with bouncy parquet floors, and very thick plaster walls over incredibly hard wood studs. for... | |
| problem with ear 834p..... HELP I doubt that your EAR is causing tube failures. I use one, and I find it to be very stable; but you never know. First of all, what tubes did you replace, and what did you replace them with (brand)? What you describe doesn't sound particularly unus... | |
| Vinyl sounds a bit thin and slightly strident. I am confused about the fact that you helped matters by raising the VTA. Contrary to Tpsonic's advise what you need to do, if you feel the sound is strident, is LOWER vta, by LOWERING the back of the arm. With all due respect to well meaning poste... | |
| Amperex 7308 vs Siemens 6922 sound differences Keep in mind that it all depends on the vintage of the Amperexes or Siemens involved. I tried both white label USA Amperex 7308, and West German Siemens 6922. I would say that there is a significant difference in sound quality, but not one that I ... |