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| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? I use a thin sliver of ME and very, very lightly brush back to front one or two times after each side. Been doing it this way for over 15 years now. | |
| Hsu has custom high pass filters Yep, I`ve thought about getting that HSU crossover. I have two HSU 15" subs and maybe that crossover would work well for my Revel F52`s. I do use the 'Contour' setting on on the back of the Revels and it sounds pretty ok. | |
| Passive subwoofer amps help! The problem with the Dayton Audio SA1000 amp, is, if it has a problem after the warranty expires you cant get parts for it. They still make the amp though 🙁 Mine stopped working and it now sits in a spare room. That`s a shame | |
| Passive subwoofer amps help! https://www.crownaudio.com/en-US/product_families/xls-drivecore-2-series | |
| Limiting a full range driver Funny..I`ve been running my Revel F52`s full range with subs from the start. I`ve just recently put the Revels closer to the front wall and put the switch in back to the 'Contour' setting and I`m liking what I hear. The three 'bass' drivers are ... | |
| Use of Y connector rather than passive preamp The Tortuga Audio LDR has an adjustable impedance feature. The remote is pretty nice too. My listening is about 99% vinyl The Tortuga will allow you to hear what`s going on without adding anything to the mix. 😎 | |
| Value of a preamp? I have my phono stage plugged into my Tortuga Audio LDR attenuator then out from there to my amp. Very clean and transparent and it`s pretty easy to hear changes made to the system, like swapping cables/interconnects or rolling tubes. Plays as l... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off My AT3002 amp has a standby mode feature. I think it keeps the amps circuitry charged up some. I usually turn it on about an hour before using. | |
| Value of a preamp? So then, an active preamp is actually 'adding something' to the signal, (whatever that something is) but a passive attenuator is not. So when all the impedance values are matched up correctly with a passive attenuator, then a more true to the s... | |
| Does a turntable mat make any difference? I`ve thought about trying a different matt on my P10, but I`ll just stick with the stock felt one. Rega uses the same one on the new Naiad, so there must be a reason. | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results Tortuga Audio has an adjustable impedance feature: https://tortugaaudio.com/docs/ldr-adjustable-impedance/ | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results darTZeel has an LDR preamp for $80K | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice I live in S Fl and have spring training right in town and I don`t see $40K speakers selling for $11K and the likes. To me, it`s pretty much a desert for quality used audio gear down here | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results I really REALLY like my Tortuga Audio LDR attenuator for much the same reasons. It`s crystal clear, has nice sound staging etc etc... Runs off the grid with a battery which brought a blacker background to the mix. Overlooked way too often ! | |
| Speaker Spikes - Working Principle A couple months ago I took the spikes off my Revel F52`s and put Loctite Fun-Tak strips under each corner. The speakers are now firmly coupled to the ceramic tile floor. I`m hearing better bass definition and a more musical midrange. |