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| Benz LP cartridge distortion - any advise? Have you adjusted azimuth at all? This cartridge shouldn't have lots of sibilance. Try an LP that you know doesn't have much sibilance and see what happens. If still problem and azimuth already adjusted, then it could be defective. | |
| Synergistic Research Acoustic ART analogue room tr A dealer demoed similar things in my room before. The whole set was about $4k to $5k. Yes, it made some diffences. Was it worth it? No. I just can't see myself spending $5k for some tiny little thingy. | |
| My experience with changing azimuth I always use the test record and also a mirror underneath the stylus tip to find the starting point. Utlimately, I still use my ears to fine tune the azimuth by listening to records that I am very familiar with. Our ears are the most sensitive ins... | |
| Is it normal for the woofer to move in/out slowly I don't think it would do any harm to the woofers.My practice is that I always turn the pre amp on first and then the power amps. When turning them off, I turn the amps off first and then the pre amp. That way, nothing affects the woofers.I learne... | |
| Revel Studio2, Thiel 3.7 or Wilson Sophia 2 Oftem times the peroformance of speakers depends on the equipment they are associated with, especially amps. Make sure they use decent components to play these speakers. Also try these speakers with different components to see if they can easily i... | |
| Quick poll How long have you been in this hobby? I started in 1989. Am I a baby? | |
| bent stylus questions If you bought it new within warranty period, you should ask for a replacement. The stylus should be straight. If you bought it used, you may consider a trade in. I would feel uncomfortable with a bent stylus. | |
| Oxidation, how to prevent? Yes, use Caig Dexoit to clean the RCA and XLR connectors first and then apply Dexoit Gold to protect it. It made a great improvement on my system. It was nasty to see the cotton swab turned black after you cleaned the connectors. | |
| How is online radio so transparent? I think when you don't listen to a system critically (imaging, detail, soundstaging, timber, dynamics, inner detail, etc.), you have very low expectation. You just focus on the music itself. I enjoy my car stereo very much while sitting in traffic... | |
| thoughts on the Madrigal Carnegie One Although the Madrigal Carnegie One was TAS HP's reference many years ago, I would take the blue point. Even though the Madrigal was claimed with low hours, but over time the rubber things around the suspension and other parts will get hardened. Th... | |
| sibilance on Eva Cassidy Songbird I agree this LP is a bit hot on the top, especially with highly resolving system. | |
| Is Monster cable getting better? I guess Monster started it all with high end (expensive) cable. 20 something years ago, I started this hobby thinking cables didn't make any difference. However, the Monster Cable Interlink Reference A interconnect blew me away. It was way better ... | |
| Is Monster cable getting better? Although on paper HDMI cables shouldn't make any difference as long as they are made aocording to spec, I do see the difference which is not substantial but noticeable. However, their difference is not as big as audio cables which can sound very d... | |
| Is Monster cable getting better? I also have Monster 1000HD. It is quite good and compare well with other cables in the same price range. The only cable that beats the Monster 1000HD is my Kimber HD29 in my setup. But the Kimber cost is double the Monster though. | |
| Wilson Sasha , Avalon Indra or Magico V3? Wilson, Spectral, and MIT are always put together for trade show and demo. They are often sold together. So I would think Wilson would be a good start. |