chayro
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| Cleaning horns on Avantgarde speakers? I don't think it's so much the product as the technique and tools. If you wipe or wax a dirty or dusty finish, you're going to produce scratches, or at least swirls. I suggest using Griots Garage Speed Shine with microfiber cloths. It has a lubric... | |
| Dynavector 20XL Nobody mentioned that the cause might actually be static. When I started up with vinyl after many years away from it, I had some huge issues with static during certain dry periods. You might try some Gruv-glide to see if static is causing your pro... | |
| Phono PreAmp with less than a 12" x 15" footprint Get rid of your spouse. | |
| Which speakers are higher efficiency? Coincident Partial Eclipse. Very nice. Monitor speaker coherence, but with bottom end. All Coincidents are made to run off 8 watts, so you're fine on the power end. | |
| Audio Aero Prestige SE.... A good argument for top-loaders. | |
| Skylan stand for Compact 7 ES-3 I think the Epos open-frame stands work exceptionally well with Harbeths, if the 20" height will work for you. Check them out. http://www.needledoctor.com/s.nl;jsessionid=0a0101431f43e8ea122b15f4436ca3b695aa95eae113.e3eTax4KaN0Le34Pa38Ta38Pb310?it... | |
| MDF vs. Steel Speaker Stands I don't think steel is "superior" to MDF, but the two materials sound different, the MDF being somewhat less forward, IMO. You can mass load MDF stands, as the PVC posts are hollow. For a small speaker like the Spendor, Skylan can make you up a ni... | |
| Coincident Super Eclipse or Devore Nines? Are your speakers wired internally with Extreme cable? If not, that will definitely bring the sound forward. Also, I think that Coincident cable in general present a pretty revealing picture. I've been using the Extreme ICs and the CST1 speaker ca... | |
| Ay comments on Sound Anchor 4 post monitor stands? http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TGMRThis is Target's best stand. If you are looking at Sound Anchor the price will seem very reasonable. | |
| sand versus shot in speaker stands I found sand impossible to work with. Any moisture in the air made it clump up and difficult to pour. I went with cat litter, which works well, IMO and is very easy to work with. BTW both Skylan and Totem recommend this product, so I'm not alone i... | |
| Ay comments on Sound Anchor 4 post monitor stands? I personally prefer the 3-point stands as they are easier to level. Sound Anchors are excellent stands, but they are expensive to ship, as they come filled. Personally, I like the Target MR series as they are extremely stable and a good buy for th... | |
| SACD vs RBCD players Esmith - I don't know what level of CD playback you are used to. The 9000ES may well satisfy your needs. The CD playback is certainly good. As I said, I hear the XA 5400 CD repro is better than on the 9000, so that may well do it. | |
| Emerald Physics speakers I have a friend who purchased a pair and I just cannot hear what all the fuss is about. The same friend also owns the Harbeth SHL5 and Coincident Partial Eclipse, so we can compare the speakers in the same room. IMO, the EP's are good speakers. Th... | |
| SACD vs RBCD players I think SACD is like any other format. While in theory, SACD should be superior to RB, such is not always the case - just as every LP is not automatically superior to every CD. It depends on the original source of the music, the care with which th... | |
| MHZS 66F vs 88F CD players It certainly shows that the DAC chip itself plays a smaller part in the overall sound than one would think. Enjoy your new player. |