terry9
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| $5k Upgrade I second Chayro. Clean up your power. Not only do you want clean power for your amp, but the amp feeds garbage back into the line, where it can be picked up by your sources. Isolation transformers solve that problem, for considerably less than $5K. | |
| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I can't comment on these, as I haven't used them. But I find that industrial equipment is often a superior alternative, because it must work, and work reliably too. Hence Plitron. I also use a CVT (constant voltage transformer) for my t... | |
| Best Midwoofers/Subs for Acoustat 2+2 electrostats Have you considered the Magnepan subs? | |
| How effective is the ultrasonic V-8 lp cleaner? I suggest DIY.All you need is an ultrasonic bath and a frame to hold a motorized spindle. If you are at all handy, it's not hard.That's what I did. I use a German Elmasonic machine, industrial quality, running at 80 KHz. Does 4 records at a time. ... | |
| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I do not recall which conditioner I tested. The improvement of the conditioner ($4000) was so small, compared to the transformer, that I lost interest in testing more conditioners. I just went with more of what I had - transformers.If y... | |
| Best Speaker for classical music Have you considered electrostatics? Way back in the 60's Mr. Walker of Quad recommended two pairs at right angles, but for my music room, 45 degrees is best, so I have two speakers at 45 degrees on each side. | |
| What about diamond cantilever/stylus combo Hello Nandric.I have a Koetsu with the diamond cantilever / diamond stylus ground from one piece of diamond. The sound is superb - yes, like a Grand Cru Burgundy, as opposed to a new world pinot noir. I would think that this is, in part, due to th... | |
| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I wrote a long response, which seems to have evaporated. The jist of it was, I tried an exotic cord and an exotic conditioner, but the Plitron Medical Isolation Transformer was by far the best. Also, you can buy factory direct. | |
| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I am a big fan of isolation transformers, so I have been using them for about 10 years. Isolation from lightening, not to mention all the line garbage. When the electrical inspector certified my installation, he said that he had never s... | |
| Conditioners? Hello PTss.I like isolation transformers: better performance, lower price. Plitron makes superb ones. | |
| Amplifier for Martin Logan CLX Hello Aws.I auditioned CLS, but then made a bad decision and bought the ML Prodigy 2. They are now in storage.When in the main system, I biamped the Prodigies with Atmasphere M60's and Bryston 4 SST, until I got tired of the cone/panel mismatch, a... | |
| Cleaning new/sealed records? Sorry to be obscure, Doug. I too have admired your posts, and did indeed mean to speak in the manner of Yoda.Taking too much on myself, I think I was. | |
| Cleaning new/sealed records? To DOUGDEACON you should listen. Mould release compound is often present on sealed records. Add a little dust, and the result is a very fine grinding tool to reshape your stylus for you.I use 80 KHz ultrasound, which represents a huge improvement ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? I tested this hypothesis, and found that isolation transformers work better, for less money. | |
| What is best sub to match with Magnepan? LS, you seem to have a case of the planar bass blues. This is caused by your having discriminating tastes, being able to appreciate what planars can do for you from mid-bass to treble. The fact that you find your sub to be too slow is just further... |