islandmandan
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| Sumiko Blackbird Hi, I had nothing but bad luck with the Sumiko carts I had. I would steer you away from any Sumiko cartridge. They are not built to last. Lyra, Dynavector, Ortofon are names I would consider. Good luck, Dan | |
| Seeking suggestions for Preamp For something different, might I suggest a passive pre? You never know, you might like it. Sonic Euphoria does it for me!Regards,Dan | |
| VPI Scout "tweaks" With the improvement you've made via the new feet, (by the way, I'm considering doing the same), if you install the $95 Mapleshade NanoMount tweak that uses miniature directional cones between cartridge/headshell, and tonearm/pinth flange, you wil... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? For tonight, Telarc's 1812 by Tchaikovsky,(these are digital, by the way), and Eric Burden's Soul of a Man. Wide disparity in genres, but I am selling my all-time favorite loudspeakers tomorrow, so these two are sounding sooo good. Got to go liste... | |
| Is anyone using sand boxes under their speakers ? I had a pair of Brightstar's BigRocks under my Dynaudio Contour 5.4's for quite awhile, but then found better use for them, one under my turntable, the other under my uni-disc player, where they actually made a discernable difference. At least in ... | |
| back to ask again long sorry Is the Arcam the only source unit you have? Maybe you have a turntable, tuner, or some such you could try, to see if the Arcam may be the culprit? Good luck, Dan | |
| Before I upgrade my cart from Dyna 20xl to an XX2 Most or all who have used the MintLP, from rank amateurs like myself, to designers and manufacturers of turntables agree, the MintLP is extremely accurate by any measure. Improvements across the board have been made on set up pretty much regardles... | |
| Before I upgrade my cart from Dyna 20xl to an XX2 With my Scout Signature, XX2MKII, and the MintLP, tracking inner grooves is no problem, so I say get both the XX2MKII and the MintLP, I think you will be happy. Regards, and enjoy, Dan | |
| crossover mod Google Hilberink's Tannoy website, there's lots of info on crossovers, both passive and active. Good luck, Dan | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system Hi JB, I too, have found this area diffcult to get "right". I fooled around with Joule Electra, upgraded BAT VK-30, and now a Sonic Euphoria passive. The last entry, The SE, has my system sounding the best it's been so far. Change in the linestage... | |
| 10 Great Classical LP's You have started down a path that will undoubtedly bring you much to enjoy for the rest of your life. It's hard to get bored with classical music, as it has been composed and performed for hundreds, if not a thousand years or more. There is always... | |
| Tannoy rewire ? Hi, I'm currently having some custom cabs made for the HPD 315's I recently bought on Ebay UK. After much searching, I have decided on DH Labs Q-10 Signature wire, which is spendy, at $14 a foot, but I don't need too much to do the job. The T-14 a... | |
| VPI table isolation You can buy or make a sand box, and if you cut the portion of the top out where the motor is positioned, and ensure that part is not touching any part of the lid or box, it will do away with any motor noinse being transferred to the table by the p... | |
| May go back to Tannoys, which Monitor Gold for Me? Update to this thread, I have purchased and recieved, from Ebay UK, a fine pair of HPD 315's, (12") Tannoy drivers. Hooked them up on the living room carpet, and rather surprising, they sounded darned near on a par with my $8000 a pair Dynaudio's.... | |
| Can I wire a 2 channel amp to a center channel? If your speaker is set up for bi-amping, use one channel for l/f's, and the other for h/f's. I'm using two channels of my five channel amp (have a separate two channel for mains) to bi-amp my center channel, and it works great that way. Best of lu... |