bpoletti
Responses from bpoletti
| How does the VPI Aries II stand up to current mid priced tables? The Aries !! is a quite good table. The arm can be a bit tweaky, but once set up (not THAT hard), it can be very satisfying. The weakness in the table is the unipivot arm. Gimballed arms seem to perform better, but the JMW arm will work well ... | |
| What should I expect after installing a new power management system? After installing a new power management system, you should expect a smaller balance in your bank account. Improvement in performance, if any, will most likely be based on the psychological need to justify they expense. | |
| Turn off or leave on? SS amps stay on 24/7 unless I go on vacation and leave the house. Other equipment, mostly tubes and hybrid devices stays off until needed. The amps draw almost no current and run very cool. It can take over an hour for them to warm up. | |
| A CD PLAYER whose sound quality NOT AFFECTED by the DAC? OP @moose89 The DAC takes the digital data encoded on the CD and converts it to the analog audio signal to your system using a DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). The digital data on the CD is just a digital representation of the music signal... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? I haven't had any problems. Still using original tubes. They are run very conservatively by design. I don't expect to change tubes before I die. So it's not an issue. | |
| Is it ok to stack LPs horizontally? To the original question - NO. | |
| Do you spend more time analyzing the sound of your system, worrying it could be better? @hilde45 I spend time listening to music. The system disappears in the room and is replaced by musicians all in their proper position on stage. The original performance reproduced. What do you come to an audio forum for? To share informa... | |
| Do you spend more time analyzing the sound of your system, worrying it could be better? I spend time listening to music. The system disappears in the room and is replaced by musicians all in their proper position on stage. The original performance reproduced. Isn’t everyone’s system like that? Isn’t that the reason we have good syst... | |
| Cartridge upgrade???? Agree with the Delos. Great cartridge. I have zero experience with SUTs so I cannot opine on compatibility. | |
| Improvement in Musicality for home theater system Most people do not pay enough attention to their room acoustics. I would focus there. | |
| SS preamp suggestion with built-in phono section Here's my suggestion for a great-performing SS preamp with a built-in phono stage: | |
| Limited soundstage between speakers Buy a dozen 6' artificial ficus trees and place a couple behind the speakers, between the speakers, nest to the speakers to diffuse wall reflections behind your listening position and int he corners behind the speakers. Last I looked these artifi... | |
| New Power Cable on a 1990 Hafler DH120? Contact John Hillig at Musical Concepts to determine REAL options for spending your money for amp improvements. | |
| Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes At some point in the not too distant future, it seems rational that a few equipment manufacturers will band together to create a facility to build vacuum tubes. It isn't rocket science (it's actually pre-rocket science). Those who choose to use ... | |
| Is Old Music Killing New Music? I don't think that "new music" is being killed by old music. It is being killed by its lack of music. If old music is involved at all, it was not a difficult task to dump what is being passed on to us as "new music." |