mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| "magic" stampers? Something that seems to have been missed in the comments above is the variability that can be seen in LP records. There are reasons for this. One is that a stamper, being a mechanical device, wears as it is used, just like rubber tires on a car. T... | |
| The Mix Your Most Proud Of? I've been making "Roadtrip" CDs for my car for many years. I use Adobe Audition to custom blend and remix stuff. For example, "He Don't Love You" by Ricky Fante (a great rocking gospel-feel Motown type tune) has the "Throw the third switch!" snipp... | |
| How do you know if your TT needle is worn out? Have someone with an experienced eye look at the stylus under a low-power microscope. Signs of wear will be easily apparent. | |
| Spendor BC1's -How do you set them up best? Try the Spendor group on Yahoo. It is a moderated list so you'll need to sign up and be approved. However, the group is most active in the classic Spendors so you should get the help you need. | |
| homemade cables and blown tweeters > Not shielded, just number 12 zip cord......That likely explains it. Unshieled zip cord is totally unsuitable for line level connections, expecially long runs. | |
| What to look for in purchasing CD-R's for recordin I buy the item marked as TAI-CDR80WPHP, which is available in quantities as low as 100. I don't have a thermal printer so use the ink-jet version. | |
| What to look for in purchasing CD-R's for recordin I'll also cast a vote for Taiyo Yuden CDR's. Simply first rate. I get mine from http://www.cddimensions.com/ | |
| homemade cables and blown tweeters There is a fair chance that someplace along the line you have acquired a high frequency oscillation that is feeding enough power to blow the tweeters. Sounds like it may be beyond your limit of hearing. It would be very interesting to hook an osci... | |
| Anyone using Nuforce Ref 9 Mono Blocks? > is this RFI probelm limited to nuforce, or does occur to all other switching ampCan't speak for any other brand, but as noted above I do not have any RFI problems with my Bel Canto S300. It is a switching amp and is located about 12" from my ... | |
| Threshold T200? > IGBT transitors were obsoleteI find it hard to believe that in a world where vacuum tubes that haven't been in production for 50 years are still available on the NOS (new old stock) market that there will be any serious problem repairing the ... | |
| Anyone using Nuforce Ref 9 Mono Blocks? I considered the Nuforce amps but noticed that 6Moons had technical difficulties (twice I believe) and the RFI has been repeatedly mentioned. I ended up auditioning the Bel Canto S300 (stereo, 150 watts per channel, 8 ohms, $1,395) and was very im... | |
| Noise from Left Channel A standard method to find out if a tube is at fault is to switch the tubes in the left channel to the right and vice versa. If the noise switches sides then you know it is probably time for some new tubes. Two caveats. First, sometimes the noise i... | |
| Half the information on CDs is analogue > How is the average person supposed to know what "sounds > good" or "sounds right" when those supposedly devoted to > "high fidelity audio reproduction" don't even know what it is?Such touching devotion to the common man! ;-)The real que... | |
| Half the information on CDs is analogue Regarding CD vs vinyl...As one who who has been actively involved in music and audio electronics since the 1960's, I get the impression that many of the modern vinyl adherents seem unaware of just how many medicore and even spectacularly bad LP re... | |
| Half the information on CDs is analogue > TONS of equilization...Digital music is not alone in the area of needing special equalization when CD's are produced. Keep in mind that in the production of all standard vinyl LP records, the RIAA equalization curve has a 40 dB range of boost... |