terry9
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| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? Willie, I think that what you have may be genuine. I bought a bunch from Isolate-It, which seems to be what you are describing. Isolate-It is a legitimate Sorbothane distributor. | |
| An upgrade a long time overdue Bryston builds a fine amplifier, and always did. But newer is definitely better. You could do worse than visit the local Bryston dealer and listen to the speakers that he likes to pair with it. Doesn't mean you have to buy that exact system, but m... | |
| Power an amp and component with batteries instead of direct outlet power? I use batteries for my DIY preamp and phono, which are just a few mA. But amplifiers need current, and so the required batteries get prohibitive - and dangerous - and generally not worth it. To me. YMMV | |
| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? AV, I'm glad to see that you're way ahead of me. Good for you! | |
| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? @dentdog Hello Dent. I used a sticky, jelly stuff known as 'MOONGEL Damper Pads'. It comes in thin strips about 1" x 1.5", and is mainly used to tune drum kits by changing the resonance patterns.Pieces on the Tomahawk wand above the cartridge, and... | |
| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? AV, you said you were frugal, so I mention that in some jurisdictions, it is perfectly legal for a homeowner to do his own wiring. Just make sure that you memorize the relevant sections of the applicable electric code, hire a good electrician to w... | |
| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? Did you say '40-year-old home'? I don't recall the exact dates, but it was around that time that aluminum wiring was used instead of copper. This was a terrible idea because aluminum is a little hard to terminate, and poor workmanship resulted in... | |
| Are You Sorbothane Experienced? Sorbothane is a material like any other, and it must be used in the right place in the right way. That means engineering calculations. The sorbothane website is a good place to start.IMO, feet are not the right place. Spikes give much better perfo... | |
| Have you ever duplicated another system that you heard? First and only time was a Magnepan Tympani 1a system, with ARC electronics and a Technics TT. Bought the speakers and then gradually upgraded the rest to ARC. Glorious. Learned enough from that system to upgrade piece by piece, and now DIY piece b... | |
| Replacing some old Bryston 4b/1b combo I owned a 3B, 3B SST, and 4B SST. All of them were good value, musical, and bulletproof. But the SST had far better sound. | |
| The value of of the sealed record. Sealed is the only way to ensure that a record is in good condition. I have bought SO many records from 'reliable' sources, which look mint, but only play VG.That said, occasionally it's been the other way: look only VG but play mint. But that onl... | |
| New to forum and Vinyl Scott, if you like ML, you should also listen to other electrostatics before you buy. Also Magnepans. Not everyone likes the planar sound, but I have never gone back, since I first heard them in 1973. To my ears, it is no contest at anything like ... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? Kavakat, nice experiment.Placing of transducers is an art, I’m told, so don’t be too discouraged if it doesn’t work well the first time. Another issue is power - you need 50W per record, according to the DIY Audio thread, which is also my experien... | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? I do quite a lot of DIY, sabai. All my electronics, my turntable, cables, and I also modify speakers and tonearm. It's very satisfying. My Koetsu alone is unmodified.I don't pretend to have the best circuit topology (although it's pretty good), bu... | |
| New to forum and Vinyl A record cleaner is a good idea. First, it makes your records sound better: quieter, more detailed. Second, it reduces stylus wear. Often overlooked, but highly cost effective. |