photon46
Responses from photon46
| Stylus cleaner My thoughts are rather along the lines of Bpoletti's regarding the effectiveness of relying entirely on Magic Eraser with a dip 'n dunk technique. I use Magic Eraser after every play, but have always used it with a "sideswipe" and a dunk. I cut th... | |
| Testing a cartridge Another thing to check with on your Empire is the circuit continuity of the phono cable. Assuming yours has the stock Empire cable, check carefully. They can be prone to developing open circuits/loose connections. Wiggle the cable where it connect... | |
| Stylus cleaner I might also mention that I had one occasion to use a home brew stylus cleaning solution. I'd purchased a used Garrott Optim FGS cartridge whose condition was wildly misrepresented by the seller. After it arrived and I looked at it under a loupe, ... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? It sounds so simple on the face of it: just sell it yourself online. The reality is that promoting and managing any artist's career requires a skill set beyond that of many if not most artists. Theoretically it's possible to self manage effectivel... | |
| Stylus cleaner Home brew stylus cleaner experimentation strikes me as an endeavor ripe for future regret. As I'm sure you know, many cartridge manufacturers advise against any wet cleaning at all. That said, I've used Stylast for many years with no ill effect (G... | |
| has BAT priced itself out of the market? Many audio manufacturers are putting more resources into über high end products because that's where the market growth is. US audio enthusiasts are a shrinking market. Newly minted Asian multimillionaires (or billionaires) are driving the only gro... | |
| Need some recommendations - hard driving big band This is exactly big band, but I think you might find it an interesting musical hybrid with a lot of hard bop elements. Much of the music is played by musicians numbering between quintets and octets. Needless to say, Ginger Baker gives the music tr... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest Really amazing how different the responses are about Mothership's sound quality. Personally, I think it sounds sterile and generally is the worst sounding Led Zep remaster of them all. Nearly unlistenable to my ears. As to vinyl recordings being r... | |
| First Table Setup: Org. VPI Scout You can spend a little and get very good results if you've got steady hands and take your time. It's not rocket science. There are at least two good free protractors I'm aware of and have used with good results. The Vacuum State protractor works v... | |
| VICOUSTIC Room Treatments...experiences? What size are Vicoustic's premium wood panels? The dimensions aren't listed either at Music Direct or on Vicoustic's webpages. | |
| Suggestions? Tubed linestage pre-amp?? Lots of good choices mentioned so far. The DeHavilland Ultraverve's not been mentioned however. It's probably gotten more positive professional reviews than any other tubed line stage at this price point. | |
| Smart Probably because plasma is a defunct technology soon destined to extinction. All manufacturers are ceasing or have ceased production of plasma televisions. | |
| Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection To answer your question, the amount you'll gain from selling your collection is directly proportional to the amount of work you put in selling it. If you want to sell in bulk you're not going to maximize your return. Why would anyone pay you top d... | |
| The best of the ECM label This is, of course, subjective judgement, but here goes. I've bought ECM for decades, one of my favorite labels. Rockadanny is right, some of their releases are boring though. Some I definitely think aren't boring: Anything by Steve Tibbetts (grea... | |
| Speaker cables to smoothen things up I'd suspect you are expecting too much from a speaker cable change. In my experience, they affect the sound of your system less than interconnects and power cables. If your listening is all via the mac mini, have you considered implementing digita... |