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| Problem with one of my Gershman Avant Garde RX-20s... HELP! Did you ask Gershman if any of their updated drivers will work? | |
| Magico Customer service Exotic car parts aren’t cheap and neither are exotic speaker parts. Just be grateful that you can get both service and parts if needed. | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? Put the unit in standby when not in use for short periods and power off completely at the end of the day. The slp 05 does not take long to reach optimal listening. | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. @dover Not wishing to stretch this overwrought saga out, but this is not correct.Skating forces are due to the offset headshell/cartridge AND the pull on the stylus.At tangent the inward skating force is zero, and therefore at the 2 null points it... | |
| Wally Tools to Offer a New Service. Perhaps this will lead to cartridge manufactures providing a certification documentation of quality control including pictures, physical and electronic measurements. As as an alternative, if I was buying a $5-10k plus cartridge, I would insist th... | |
| BS Node 2i: WiFi or Ethernet..? Wifi is for convenience not performance. Given the choice, hard wiring will yield better bit transfer without any drop outs. However, if you have to drill holes and run great lengths of cable, just go wifi and do not give it a second thought as l... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? A high quality streamer is a transactional decision, a high quality vinyl playback system is a commitment. If your friend is willing to make the commitment to vinyl, then his efforts will be rewarded, otherwise, a streamer is an excellent option. | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. Although a larger area of contact between two surfaces would create a larger source of frictional forces, it also reduces the pressure between the two surfaces for a given force holding them together. Since pressure equals force divided by the are... | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. @millercarbon wrote Skating forces are generated just like I said, by the stylus overhanging past the tangent. When the stylus is tangent then the force of dragging through the groove is in line with the arm pivot and there is no skating force pul... | |
| Do you let the turntable spin when putting down record and attach the clamp. If one can't change records and cue the tonearm with a rotating platter, one should probably stick to seedees. I imagine these are the same people we see driving around alone in a car wearing a faceBased on your avatar and comment, one can assume ... | |
| Equal $$ for Phono OR Streaming? He should buy a $600 Bluesound Node 2i, subscribe to streaming service and live with that combo while he contemplates his next move. | |
| The problem with the speaker industry I like my speakers with a bit of emphasized mid bass. Your premise would eliminate my choice - no thank you! | |
| Does the age of a speaker matter when selling if the model is still current? Sorry for your loss. Although the model number may stay the same, some speakers will have a series of updates which can significantly affect the price. IIRC, the B&W 685 had at least 2 updates. | |
| If you hopped into your time machine and brought back audio gear- what would it be? We have a time machine....it’s called Audiogon classifieds | |
| Do you let the turntable spin when putting down record and attach the clamp. Whenever you que up a record with the platter spinning, with or without a clamp/weight, you increase your chance of an accident. |