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| Stylus cleaner FWIW, I have used Last stylus cleaner before and after playing nearly every side of every record I have played in the last 30+ years. As I mentioned previously I make a point of minimizing how far up onto the cantilever it is applied, to minimize... | |
| Stylus cleaner Been using the Last cleaner forever. Works great +1. I use it before and after every side. I make a point of minimizing how much of the cantilever it is applied to, to minimize the possibility that any of the liquid may migrate to the cartridge’s ... | |
| Full Manual Turntable-What to do I agree with all those who have suggested not changing records or sides while the platter is spinning. What I've never understood, though, is why so few people seem to use a record clamp (as I do), which of course would make the question moot. H... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! Uncledemp 5-7-2016If engineering expertise can be applied in a factual manner to audio, why does a company not dominate as a result? Seriously, I often read what doesn’t work. But what does? I assume electrical engineers are designing at least som... | |
| More resistance is less load?? Hi Jim,As a consequence of the equations that were cited earlier for the relations between power, voltage, current, and resistance, it can be inferred that delivering a given amount of power into 8 ohms requires much more voltage and much less cur... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! Grm 5-6-2016 I guess I’m in over my head here, not for lack of trying... Lesson learned! No, you’re not in over your head at all, IMO. In fact your post struck me as as a very credible recitation of your experience, and as raising some particularl... | |
| Long XLR Interconnect Cables I looked at the descriptions and technical specs for the AZ Absolute Silver, the Mogami 3173 (which appears to be an AES/EBU digital cable, btw, although that most likely isn’t an issue), and the output impedance specs for the non-Eclipse version ... | |
| Can I bi-amp with an integrated amp's Main-In, and a Power amp? It can be calculated from the sensitivity and power capability specifications of the two amplifiers that the gain of the Nikko is approximately 29.8 db, and the gain of the power amp section of the Onkyo is approximately 23.6 db. ("Gain" meaning t... | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! Like the OP I too have been an audiophile since approximately 1979. And I too spent my career at what during its latter stages became a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, performing and managing design of analog and digital circuits. And I too am f... | |
| Long XLR Interconnect Cables It will depend to a significant extent on the technical characteristics of the component that is driving the cable, so I would suggest that you let us know the make and model of that component. It might also be helpful to know the make and model ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Sgordon1 5-3-2016 Regarding fuse ROTATION... I have found "DOTS DOWN" to sound the best.... I encourage everyone to experiment with fuse rotation! And I would encourage that before perceived sonic differences are reported as being attributable to ... | |
| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy Correction to my previous post: When I said "solid stage preamp" I meant "solid state power amp." Not sure how that error occurred. Regards,-- Al | |
| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy ... would the damping factor be affected if I switched to a Line-Level triode preamp (like the Wolze I have)? Does/can the preamp affect the damping factor of a amplifier? No on both counts. However in some cases bass can be weakened when a t... | |
| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy Hi Kijanki,I pretty much agree with your post, as far as it goes. But your comments about damping factor just address ... damping. Keep in mind, as has been said, that damping factor is inversely proportional to output impedance, and once output i... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Ctsooner, it's showing as "Post removed Apr 30, 2016." So it was deleted either by him or by the moderators. The listing you are looking at which still refers to it is apparently not up to date.Regards,-- Al |