bob_bundus
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| Dented Tweeter? I've fixed this exact problem with drafting tape (its adhesive doesn't leave a residue) folded around a finger, sticky side out. Blue Tack would probably do the trick as well. I had reservations about trying to do this, but I figured it was alread... | |
| Urgent Help: Wire for dedicated lines??? Not everyone with a dedicated line uses AC line conditioning, expecially when sourcing a power amp. Ask Mike VansEvers if you must understand the physics - I trust him unquestionably & certainly won't be arguing so help yourself. Whatever the ... | |
| Any good audio book suggestions ??? Does anyone have a favorite publication on analog / turntable, cartridge & arm setup? Some once one told me about a handy small-ish booklet called "how to set up a turntable" but he didn't remember the author. Does Harley's book go into suffic... | |
| Tubes on Hales Transcendence 5? I heard a pair of Hales t5's at a show with ARC Reference 300 monoblocks & MIT's best speaker cable. The setup sounded good but those speakers really sucked up the power so hopefully you're planning on some high power amps. | |
| Cartridge Longevity? thanks Steve I'll look it up... But "my town" & "record stores" simply aren't used in the same sentence so that's why I asked. | |
| Tubes in Blue yeah that's what I was taught too. blue = gassy | |
| Question for users of bare wire ends speaker cable First crimp your spades onto bare clean copper. Then if you wish, apply some solder to additionally seal the crimp connection from oxidizing, but don't solder onto the lugs' flat connecting surface where it meets the binding post. | |
| Hall of Shame MIT: an absolute hall of FAME cable vendor. Even works with gawdawful tubes | |
| Question about break-in method for interconnects In Brian's above example, interconnects again will only pass signal current if a load termination is present at the end of that cable. If you are connected from an operating tuner to preamp, then the interconnect only has a termination if the prea... | |
| Cartridge Longevity? SteveG where do you get that Record Research Labs vinyl wash? | |
| Urgent Help: Wire for dedicated lines??? No there are not two grounds; the ground wire is simply twisted in the same spiral along with the hot & neutral conductors; all three conductors are contained in the same twist. That's the way that Mike VansEvers told me to do this; I didn't q... | |
| analog newbie regardless of your approach, has anyone determined that cleaning results are better realized if you Zerostat the record first? I've tried it that way & it seems to work better whether I'm brushing off some stray dust or just applying a blast o... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? Every time that one of these threads go up there's always a big controversy. If you don't want to believe it then don't, it's your loss. I used to be with the objective crowd too, being an EE with audiophile inclinations, but I ignorantly refused ... | |
| Amp quality / Slam dynamics issue? Are you using (I see no mention of) upgrade AC cords? If not then you need to experiment with some good cords. Other tweaks that can help to enhance dynamics: cones, shelving, Vibrapods, preferrably all placed under your source com... | |
| How much DC is considered safe? see what happens when the amp inputs are shorted, this info might tell the manufacturer something useful when you talk to them. If you're not applying any signal (playing music) then there's no AC component to confuse the meter when you take this ... |