albertporter
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| What s your latest buy? Happy with it? I just bought 16 of the new small Iso bearings from Audio Prism. This new series incorporates a captive metal ring around the bottom, preventing the adhesive pad from moving off center. I have always loved these under my tube phono stage, and with... | |
| Psychological audio, proceed slowly Sean, I just posted +2/+2 for you. I could not have said it better. We need to concentrate on making better music and helping those with whom we have something to share. | |
| Good Stuff Cheap A power cord for AC, now long discontinued, the Tiffany TPC-60. Came with Hubbell clam shell three pin wall plug and Hubbell IEC . The last of these I bought, I found by running a want ad at Audiogon and other audio sites. I paid $75.00 each for t... | |
| 1960s Amps and Preamps Yes, that would be a very high end system for that era. I am surprised by the mating of a JBL Paragon with a Garrard. The JBL Paragon was a VERY expensive system, and the top of the line Garrard was just good, at best. There are many candidates fo... | |
| Need your help on SPEAKER CABLE... The Purist is extremely low distortion, and has perhaps the most effective shield against vibration, RF and EMI. It is difficult to know if what Purist offers in these specific areas would be of benefit. Elementa is also extremely phase accurate, ... | |
| Jazz and the Hammond B For those of you who are real Jimmy Smith fans, Mosiac released both an LP and CD set that included the complete 1957 Blue Note Sessions. These were produced by Alfred Lion, with the famous Rudy Van Gelder as engineer. Accompanying Jimmy was Eddie... | |
| Need help from Quad ESL 63 owners. I would change the load on the Ruby 2. Begin with 28K and use a good quality resistor. Next, check the VTA on the Ruby, this cartridge should be slightly down in the rear when viewed from the side. If it is too high in the rear, the soundstage is ... | |
| Need your help on SPEAKER CABLE... I agree about trying various cables to see what works. I would suggest some used Cardis, the Golden Hex or Hex C would provide the tonal balance and dynamics you are looking for with your equipment. Golden Hex should be near your budget, and may s... | |
| Need help from Quad ESL 63 owners. Could you describe what you experience musically as the system is now? Do you have any problems you want resolved, or just hoping to find a way to upgrade? I have about a hundred questions that can be important to results you may be getting. What ... | |
| Speaker wire - equal length or shortest? For best performance, run long interconnect cables to the amp, and short (equal) length runs to the speakers. Interconnect cable is typically less expensive than a similar length of speaker wire, and is less damaging to performance. If you have ab... | |
| Speaker Polarity Testing To positively insure your speakers are not phase reversed from the factory or after a repair, test them with a 1.5 volt dry cell battery. These are the same as used in a common household flashlight. Connect the plus terminal of the battery to the ... | |
| ESS speakers "Translinear" Transstatic Trelja, no, we lost the ESS line about that time, and instead picked up the more popular JBL commercial line and Infinity Systems. I had a hell of a time learning all the technical materials and specification sheets required for JBL. I quoted part... | |
| Speaker Placement Soundlab speakers produce nearly as much output from the rear as the front, making the distance from the back wall far more critical than the sides. The distance from the rear wall is determined by a number of factors, including toe in, wall treat... | |
| Dustcovers.. on or off... This is an easy issue for me, the Walker turntable does not offer the option of a dust cover. When I last owned a table with a cover (Basis MK5) I removed it and put it on the dining room table. | |
| RF picked up from cable Ground runs can possibly solve this problem, unfortunately you will have to experiment for yourself. Begin with the tonearm to phono stage, add a ground, or if it already exists, remove it and listen. Run a ground between the preamp and phono, wit... |