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| Maggie's and cats I have a pair Quad ESL63 speakers and 2 cats. What I did when I got the cats was spray cat repellent on the speakers and the cats stayed away. I keep spraying them once a week for about a month and after that the cats seems to know not to get cloa... | |
| TWL's Hi Fi Mod & Doug's VTF tweak Can someone point me to the orginal threads on how to do these tweaks. Thanks. | |
| Best CD Player for Classical Music? JkphotoExcellent post. I can't agree with you more. To me, the #1 thing is your room, #2 is the recording and pressing and #3 is the rest. #1 and #2 together is about 80% of what you hear and the rest 20% is your gears. So, after achieving a certa... | |
| Best distance from your beloved speakers? I think you are sitting way too close to the speakers. If your speakers are 7.5 feet apart, the minimum distance you sit from the speakers should be the same or preferably further. The #1 key with Quad's is positioning. You need a lot of room behi... | |
| I finally compared CD to vinyl and... I have been in the vinyl hobby for over 20 years and I couldn't get into to CD no matter how hard I tried. I think the main reason is that I listen to classical music and CD just don't have the naturalness for classical music. In my experience, I ... | |
| beethoven string quartets I have the complete set of vinyls of Beethovan string quartet by Quartetto Italiano, philips label. I know the whole set has been digitalized. I love the vinyl set. I haven't heard the CD set. I don't listen to CDs because I find records are more ... | |
| Power cables, I need help I agree with Bigtee. I have tried many PCs without liking any of them. Dedicated circuits did much more on the positive side than any of the PCs or conditioners put together. PCs do make a difference in sound, but only you can decide if you like t... | |
| Power cables, I need help First thing you got to do is get dedicated lines for your gears. Without ddedicated circuits, you are wasting money on power cords and conditioners. Do a search on this site on the topic, it's been discussed a few times. | |
| "notched" records....what's the story? Those were usually promotional copies sent to record dealers and stores for demo purposes. The little notch or hole cut in the cover meant to make it imperfect for sale. | |
| TVC vs. active pre? I have an all tubed and vinyl only system and I have gone from active preamp to built-in passive TVC ( TX-102) in my custom made phono stage. One very noticeable differnce is increased dynamics, especially coming out from my Quad ESL 63 speakers, ... | |
| Won't preamps become obsolete? Further to my comments regarding volume control and transformer volume control (TVC). I like to add that I have the same TVC as in the Bent Audio passive box, but as built-in in my tubed phono stage, custom made by Kevin Carter of K&K Audio. I... | |
| Won't preamps become obsolete? Most volume controls in amps and CDP are of low quality volume control which really restrict dynamics and sound quality. If you are thinking going direct from source to amp, you need a very high quality volume control. I listen to vinyl only and I... | |
| Analog a dying breed For people who are into listening music in its most natural form especially for classical music. Vinyl playback offers much more long term satisfaction. I don't have a CD player and I don't intend to get one. I have listened to and auditioned nume... | |
| Electrical question re dedicated line Further. If you have dedicated lines feeding your gears and they are plugged to the wall. You shouldn't need any power conditioner or power generator. If you do, you are adding another piece of electronics into your systems that will change deteri... | |
| Electrical question re dedicated line In N. America, the incoming 220 volts are split into (2) 110 volt legs in you main panel box and they are in opposite phase. Each of these legs also has other appliances (breakers) on them which add noise to the leg. If one of your circuts that fe... |