larryi
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| Noisy volume pot on my Dared VP-845 This probably a dirty pot. There are products designed specifically for cleaning pots. You will need to open the unit to get to the suitable place to shoot some contact cleaner into the pot. I like products by Deoxit. They have two cleaners for th... | |
| Class D and High Efficiency Speakers? There is really no inherent sonic advantage to Class D, aside from the ability to deliver a LOT of power, and a whole lot of potential problems, most if not all that can be handled by proper implementation. But, if one does not need a whole lot of... | |
| Harsh on tubes? Most of the tube people I've talked to say that turning off equipment prolongs the life of both tubes and the other components. It is true that, without tube rectification, the tubes are subjected to a pretty quick turn on. But, the thermal stress... | |
| Graham, Naim Aro, or Linn arms? I don't know about the Dorian, but, my Titan replaced a Helikon. The Titan delivers more detail and more "air" on top (higher pitched instruments seem more open) and the sense of a real acoustic space and notes decaying naturally is superior with ... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" Because of the shape of the baffle and the placement of the drivers (tweeter over the bass unit), speakers have an asymmetrical radiation pattern as far as height dispersion pattern. If the tweeter is too high, you could tilt the speaker forward, ... | |
| Graham, Naim Aro, or Linn arms? I haven't heard direct comparisons, but, I've heard the LP12 with the Itok and with a Aro. I was surprised how lively and dramatic the sound of an LP12/Ara/Transfiguration Phoenix combination that I heard. A bunch of friends briefly (about 2 hours... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" Good to hear that things are looking up. I am not surprised that No. 3 worked best. With the kind of spread you had, you probably had a big hole in the middle of the stereo image. Most listeners seem to prefer a triangle, defined by the center of ... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" My bet is that the coffee table between the speaker and listening position is a major problem area. If it cannot be moved elsewhere, I would at least put things on the table to diffuse the reflection, such as magazines, art objects, some kind of c... | |
| Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .? In 10 minutes my Audionote Kageki amps sound pretty good. But then again, by that time I am more into the music and so it could be purely psychological and not actual improvement I am hearing.From my experience solid state stuff takes WAY longer t... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" If two speakers are out of relative phase, the sound seems to be coming from everywhere (or nowhere in particular), but, usually not straight out of the speaker. But, an incorrectly wired speaker could be an issue. If the drivers are incorrectly w... | |
| upgrade VPI HW19 Mk IV or get a new table? I had a Mk. IV with a Graham 1.5t arm. This table is now in a friend's system. He switches out the arm, most often using an SME 309. The table sounds good with any good quality arm on it. After a certain cost/quality point, differences between tab... | |
| My speakers don't "dissapear" It may be the case that you are expecting too much from your system. Have you heard other systems image as well as you expect from your system?Most problems can be attributed primarily to the location of speakers. Proper location can be really har... | |
| NBS cables ... a couple of questions ... As I recall, the Monitor series was an older series, roughly equivalent to the current Omega series. The Monitor/Omega series sound very fast, detailed and a touch analytical. The Classic series sounds warmer, projects a large soundstage and sound... | |
| Cartridge mV questions Usually, the low output cartridges have a low output because they have fewer turns of wire in the coil. Fewer turns mean lower mass in the moving parts (can respond more nimbly) and also lower electrical resistance in the coil. The big tradeoff, i... | |
| Harsh on tubes? If tubes are run hard (high current through the tube and/or high plate voltage) they tend to have a short life. Run them conservatively and some tubes have an incredibly long life. There are people who report that their table radios have been on f... |