richardbrand
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| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @grislybutter Ha, so how do you power the chip on your shoulder? Blood-static pressure? | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @grislybutter "... new records all have GPS and a chip in them that would track my listening habits" Powered by what exactly? | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Another update from me. I discovered that Hyperion has just released Shostakovich’s Piano Concertos on vinyl, and I already use the SACD version when auditioning speakers. So I ordered the vinyl from Presto Classical, and naturally checked out th... | |
| 2-way design vs. 3-way design means ? @grislybutter I am with you! The corollary is that if a two-way speaker and a three-way speaker are the same price, it is London to a brick that the two-way will sound better. It is equally disturbing that given the choice, most buyers will go... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! @elliottbnewcombjr Your small magnifying mirror with LED lighting is exactly what I want but so far have not managed to find in Australia. Can I ask where you got yours, please! | |
| 2-way design vs. 3-way design means ? Sometimes things just aren’t what they appear to be! N-way refers to the number of ways the frequency spectrum is divided before being fed to a driver complement. It does not directly relate to the number of actual drivers. Take KEF for example... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @steakster Too bloody right! All Ozzies know you need to sift a pile of dirt to get a nugget or two. By the way, if your engine is showing signs of pre-ignition, you need to up the octane. Otherwise be happy Cheers to all | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? @goofyfoot There's a Leica shop in Sydney full of very exxe film cameras. A mate of mine was trained as a police forensic photographer and he was often asked what is the best camera? "Mate, it is the one you have in your hand when you want to ... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @1971gto455ho I have given you a concrete example of a power cable radiating EMI from a subwoofer. The EMI was sufficient to take out my TV reception, which of course is a low-level digital signal. This is entirely reproducible, and was solved... | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? @goofyfoot Spelling forgiven! I am sure it was your spell-checker :-) I have been getting offers from B&H every week! Took me a while to realise they were once Bell and Howell of movie equipment fame. It also took me a while to realise that ... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @1971gto455ho You, like most people, are assuming the power cord might affect the quality of the mains supply, if it affects anything at all, which I guess you doubt. Much more likely is that it modulates in some way RFI generated by your equipme... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. @donavabdear Neville Shute (Norway) said that an engineer was somebody who could do for 10 bob what others could do for a quid. In other words, provide very cost-effective solutions. Understanding some basic physics would save some hobbyists th... | |
| How to Connect DAC's USB Port to Ethernet Cable @carlsbad2 "i think you meant to @ the OP". No, I really meant you! Mind you, half the time the @ does not actively link for me, witness this post. You had written: "ethernet input is only for ethernet. Try to put a processed signal into it and ... | |
| Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil. @joelepo Agree on the physics of the Faraday cage, which is based on the repulsion between electrons forcing them to the outside of the cage, thereby isolating the inside from external electrical interference. Mind you, nobody knows what an elect... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @laginz "I agree that the simple “volume” knob is part of the equation in creating a front perspective, but not the only part." Would the other part not be to do with the recording itself? For example, placement of microphones (assuming a natur... |