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| Home made cable lifters. Do not under any circumstances tie the lines too tightly around the cable, as it tends to constrict both frequency response and soundstage size. Leave just a little room for the signal to breath. . . . , he said with a straight face. | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's congrat's Steve - did you have a chance to compare the Sig's to the standard Mani's? I've had my Mani's for over a year now. Every upgrade and tweak I do to my rig just shows how great these are. I bought mine used, and they are an earlier vintage... | |
| banana connection types I agree with Vitalik, I prefer the BFA plugs over the WBT. While they can't be cinched up as tight, I believe there's more surface area in contact, the fit snug in all binding posts, and they are cheaper (especially the Knuknceptz brand which are ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray - I almost didn't buy Deadwing because I was a little disappointed in "In Absentia" (I actually thought it was a little commercial). Deadwing is a return to form, and something new at the same time. The vinyl is superb.On the table tonight:Mic... | |
| New Vinyl Defects HDM - thanks for the clarification - that makes sense. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last night - Porcupine Tree "Deadwing" amazingly good.also, Verdi "Requiem"; and John Abercrombie/John Scofield "Solar" | |
| New Vinyl Defects thanks again for all the input, it sounds like my experience isn't that unusual, and I realize a sample of 4 isn't a statistically valid sample to project 50% defects from. I plan to return the 2 defectives, and will post how it goes back here. By... | |
| New Vinyl Defects thanks for the input guys - I'm feeling better. regarding some of the "provisional" points made above - a little background:My turntable is a Pink Triangle Anniversary with a OL Modded Rega arm. I believe it's well tuned - most of the LP's I play ... | |
| your favorite music I always have a hard time with these kinds of posts - because what is on the top of my list changes regularly - with mood, and with discovery of new artists, new releases. But anyway, here goes:* Camel - is likely to be at the top of my list more ... | |
| Personal amp evolution I've been doing a lot of "evolving" in the last few yearsKenwood Receiver ** long gone **Phase Linear 400 ** sold **Parasound HCA 2200 ** sold **B&K M200 Sonata ** Started with 2, now have 6. ** sweet! 2 of them modded at Musical ConceptsB&... | |
| Best Phono Preamp for budget system I agree with the recommendations on the TT. I started with the MMF5 when I got back into vinyl 1 1/2 years ago, and have since upgraded it and gone through multiple phono pres. The biggest improvement by far came with the table upgrade.I have the ... | |
| Krell 400xi peak current I think you posted this yesterday, and received a response. You may want to check your threads. | |
| Mid sized room -Full range vs Monitor that room is close to the size of one of my rooms (it's 13 x 21 x 8), and I have used various full range speakers in it, never had a problem with boominess. I'm currently running Von Schweikert VR4 genIIIs which go to 16Hz, and they perform wonder... | |
| Damaging records with a hand turned machine. I've found that vinyl lps are more resilient than I originally thought they were, but agree that you don't want to scrub them with a dry pad, and don't need to scrub extra hard. I have the manual nitty gritty RCM, and I have an old junk turntable ... | |
| Do audiophiles have a high divorce rate? ...to what do you attribute the success and longevity of your relationships and how does the audio obsession play into that dynamic?I would say we've lasted this long because we have a great deal in common and do a lot together, and we discovered ... |