jameswei
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| Pros and Cons of Platter Mass Higher mass minimizes wow and flutter because the greater mass provides more inertia. High frequency mechanical noise causes less audible flutter because the platter is so massive that it takes a lot of energy to accelerate and decelerate it rapid... | |
| RCA to BNC adapters I got RCA to BNC adapters from Radio Shack, as Sugarbrie also mentioned. They have a nice gold plated adaptor which sold for about $4 last year. The non-gold plated ones cost less. | |
| does an audiophile quality xlr 'splitter' exist? Most high end wire manufacturers will do custom requests, including splitters. It'll probably cost a lot and take a long time. Some sonic degradation is unavoidable, but you probably won't hear it. | |
| Recs for Small Footprint Audiophile System One of my systems: Mark Levinson 390s (has an analog volume control built in), Pass Aleph 3, Red Rose Music R3 minimonitors, and Sunfire True Subwoofer Mark II (very flexible location options). Alternative speakers to consider include Red Rose Mus... | |
| Anyone using AQ EVEREST, AMAZON cables I'm using Amazons and Cardas Golden Cross in two different systems. My impression of the Amazons is they're clear and fast. The Golden Cross is quiet and a little darker than the Amazons, without losing any delicacy. I haven't had any extended exp... | |
| State-of-the-art DVD Video and SACD player? High end manufacturers have been slow to implement new digital formats because of high licensing and development costs. The big mass market guys have scaled up first. High end producers have started to roll out, like Meridian's 800 Series, at fair... | |
| Audiophile oddities Is it magnetic? | |
| Burn-in question Unconnected, there will be no current at all. While signal transmission is often mainly a voltage modulation process, it is likely some current flow may be important to breaking in. A short could be dangerous to the equipment. I suggest connecting... | |
| Levinson 39 vrs the Levinson 390s My dealer charged me $1550 for the local upgrade of the electronics. When the dealer sent my unit in for the faceplate, it cost me another $780. I don't know what the MSRP is for these things. It's possible I was ripped off. I'm very happy with th... | |
| component order on a rack? Your order makes good sense. The only other caveat I would add is that you may require a fairly long phono cable that passes potentially RF-noisy components. When I did this, I cut the noise with a pair of Audioquest RF Noise Stoppers (sold by Aud... | |
| ? for Proac Response Owners I started out using the spade lugs that terminated my speaker wire, but my wire was heavy and stiff, and it had a tendency to loosen easily when bumped or adjusted in a counterclockwise fashion that would loosen the nut. I've stripped nuts on othe... | |
| ProAc Response One and Tablette 50 Sig Comparo I have a pair of 1SC's but have never owned the Tablette 50's. The 1SC's have a smooth frequency response from the treble down through the midrange into the upper bass. They start to give out in the mid-bass, and the low bass is absent. (A subwoof... | |
| Thiel 3.6 owners - what components are you using? I'm happy with the sound driving my 3.6s with a Magnum Dynalab MD 208 receiver. It took a while for the receiver to get broken in, but now it's fine. The dynamics are excellent and the amp section puts out the bass with the 3.6s. | |
| may i put an hdtv over a fireplace? Good question; one I've thought about for my room a number of times. If I could put my screen over the fireplace, it would solve a lot of problems, like better placement for my speakers on either side of the fireplace, and like better seating opti... | |
| Speakers for small listening room Have a listen to Proac 1sc's and Red Rose Music Rosebuds. Both are high quality monitors. |