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| Keeping Your Krell FPB 600 On (Standby) All The Time? Hi, and welcome to the Krell family! I’ve got a FPB-300, and it runs warm even in standby. So I turn it off when not in use. I’ve heard others say they hear a difference between a cold start and a warm start, saying it sounds better after an hour ... | |
| Spend my $1000 on a turntable In my experience, there are so called “entry level turntables”, and then there are high end turntables. All the Pro-Ject Debut, less expensive Rega, And Orbit record players are nice. I had a Debut that I outfitted with an acrylic platter, and Gra... | |
| How NOT to sell an item on Audiogon There is no substitute for a cash in hand purchase. I usually try to purchase items as close to me as possible, but unfortunately in this world of hi fi, that’s not always possible. Items like large speakers, I would not dream of having them shipp... | |
| Spend my $1000 on a turntable I paid $1100 for a used VPi Scout with acrylic platter! To heck with red, you can’t hear red. Although, Clearaudio makes acrylic ‘tables in red, white, blue and black. They may run you more than a grand new, but if you can find a used one a grand ... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? Of course they make a difference. Or else there wouldn’t be a cable industry. My question is, What are the makers of $12,000 cables doing that the $2,000 cable makers are not? The differences are certainly not in materials, the materials used are ... | |
| Phon stylus inspection What do you look for under microscope? I’ve got a rather powerful hand held magnifying glass that I look at my needle from time to time, but if it’s clean, and riding in the groove at the correct angle, I’m not sure what I’d be looking for? Do you... | |
| I'm happy with my cleaning method of LP's but am I missing anything? I have the Pro-Ject machine, $500, I had a VPI before but it developed a leak in the motor. It’s all very nice and does a great job, it really takes playing Records to the next level! But, it’s not doing anything you’re not already doing. I’ve rea... | |
| How do you store and catalog your vinyl? I’ve tried to sort mine on a few occasions, and it never lasts. I always end up with all my favorites, and most often played, congregating toward the end nearest the record player. Of course I’ve only got 500 to 600, albums. It seems they naturall... | |
| Fuse and Power Cable improvements 'how'? - Nuprime ID-8 Geoffkait, point taken. But unless your previous power cord was completely too small, I doubt it will make a measurable increase in current flow. While two 10gauge cables may sound different, they both flow the same amount of current. If his amp i... | |
| Fuse and Power Cable improvements 'how'? - Nuprime ID-8 I don't think power cables or fuses will achieve the results you are looking for. Most people who enjoy improvements with these upgrades are in measures of resolution. More air around instruments, more precise soundstage. They are not going to inc... | |
| Why no tube loaner/testdrives--It's hard being an audiophile You need more Audiophile friends! So you can each trade tubes and spread the costs around! But for me, I don't know a soul who is interested in stereo. Oh I've got friends who come around to listen to my system, but no one else has a good system.... | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is Suppose you could place an amp and speaker so that the terminals on the amp touched the terminals on the speaker. No wires at all. Would this not be the perfect setup? As good as it could get, no wire at all, and what some wire makers strive to ac... | |
| $5,000 to spend for analog front end - advice please...:) You're welcome jjss49, be prepared to be wowed! Old records do not wear out, they only get dirty. I've got records I've owned for 40 years, thought they were worn out, but a thorough cleaning and suddenly they are new again! Jaw dropping improvem... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive This is why I included the phrase, "at a given price point". My old Direct Drive Denon was $750. Of course, that was back in the '80's! And my Scout is now selling for $2K, no surprise it's a better 'table. It should be. But it's the main bearing ... | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is The concept of twisted pair is nothing new, it's been known sonce the days of the telegraph, I.e., number of twists per inch depending on the frequency or gauss of the magnetic field or EMF. Basic stuff I learned in college all those years ago. Au... |