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| upgrading crossover components on speakers Regarding the caps, for the sake of symmetry the "other speaker" crossover's cap should be made the same as the one that you're repairing. You could change just those 2 caps & then listen to determine if you notice any improvements. If you do ... | |
| music, colors and psychic abilities I'm glad that y'all are enjoying this. I too thought that it was pretty accurate but was also tempted to "play games" just to see how it reacts, not taking this really seriously anywhooo.My speakers sometimes levitate themselves esp. following a "... | |
| tonearm ground wire yes the ground attaches usually ground the tonearm shell itself, or sometimes to TT chassis if there's any continuity (metal to metal connection) | |
| best remote preamp for McCormack amp If you can find a Golden Tube SEP-2 or SEP-3 linestage they make a very nice matchup with McCormack amps & have remote control. Gigantic sounstage! | |
| What amp/pre-amp for my Klipschorns? If you like tube-rush noises, microphonics, high maintenance, & an overheated house in warm weather then get some tubes.I've been through this & the only tube preamp quiet enough was the Golden Tube SEP-2 or SEP-3. Of course I didn't try a... | |
| Best Amp for Klipsch? If you like tube-rush noises, microphonics, high maintenance, & an overheated house in warm weather then get some tubes.I've been through this & the only tube preamp quiet enough was the Golden Tube SEP-2 or SEP-3. Of course I didn't try a... | |
| AC Conditioners: Must Have Tweak or More Voodo Funny thing about integral line conditioning within a component. I had an older AyreV3 (pre Ayre Conditioner) & sent it in for the upgrade. They told me that I would no longer need to use a PLC, but the amp still sounds better through the PLC ... | |
| AC Conditioners: Must Have Tweak or More Voodo Line conditioning was still advantageous in our 75 year old farmhouse containing antique wiring & no ground lines. I use Chang Lightspeeds which also provide integral surge protection; the "third leg" path to ground is 'basically' there via th... | |
| Dedicated outlets vs Power Conditioner My best-results experience:whole house lightning arrestordecicated lineline conditioner w/ intergal surge protectionupgrade AC cords | |
| speaker cable; what to do? oh man this is getting painful...little difference between zip cord & Grand Reference?...sure sounds moronic to me...No doubt this is based upon extensive experience; & how does that scope sound anyway? | |
| OK - now total confusion has set in I also struggled with isolation & coupling concepts for quite awhile until I read George Merrill's little turntable setup pamphlet, which explains this in beautiful simplicity.Basically you want to have separate rigid shelves for each componen... | |
| My first amp purchase Craig's suggestion re: McCormack is definitely a good starting point; the gear is very affordable & is good quality. The DNA-1 or DNA-2 is nice but get the Deluxe model, a noticable improvement over stock for only a few more $.Regarding preamp... | |
| speaker cable; what to do? Yes you really need to try some real speaker cables. Contact Bob Cohen at Cable Company www.fatwyre.com for suggestions regarding what to try out &/or for some of their loaner cables to experiment with. For a length that long, a networked cabl... | |
| Power Strips Chang Lightspeed offers affordable *quality* line conditioners with multiple outlets & integral surge protection. | |
| Magnum or Fanfare Tuner. Which Sounds the Best? Abe: Dynalab has a remote also - in fact two or three of them as options. Their original remote is a small 6-preset pushbutton box connected via unbilical cord to the tuner; I have two of them. Then they came out with the outboard infrared receive... |