chayro
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| Grounding boxes which ones have YOU tried? And results? @jdane - ground lifting means buying an adaptor plug without a ground pin and sticking it on the end of one of the power cords until you find the one causing the hum. It is not the optimum cure, but it is worth a try. https://www.amazon.com/Cable... | |
| Grounding boxes which ones have YOU tried? And results? @jdane - AFAIK, the ground boxes most of us are talking about are not meant to cure earth ground hum, which needs to be addressed separately through ground lifting or whatever. This thread is about what is referred to as "signal grounding", which ... | |
| Grounding boxes which ones have YOU tried? And results? I wanted to try the small Entreq, but Cable Company said it was special order only. I ended up buying an Akiko ground stick with an RCA jack and I think it refines the sound to some degree. They offer 90 day returns as I recall, so there's minim... | |
| Help! New TT skipping badly.... Glad at least the springs helped, but FYI, my Linn, which is a sprung table was horribly sensitive to footfalls. Only a wall shelf cured it. BTW, that's why I always recommend people try putting a half glass of water in the proposed turntable sp... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! I really wasn’t talking about people who are just nasty or pot-stirrers. I was talking about experienced well-meaning audiophiles who just overload newbies with too much info. For example, one guy with a Rega table was asking about a cartridge and... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! To be clear, I'm not saying that any of the suggestions offered by the more experienced members are wrong per se. But they are wrong for a newbie. Imagine telling a 10 year old child everything that could happen to them at the beach. Kidnapping... | |
| Transport needed ! Go to Ebay and pick up a refurbished Cambridge CXC for $350. They go quick, so be quick. Some will tell you to buy a $50 DVD player and use it as a transport. That’s your choice. I’ve never compared the 2 in my system, so I couldn’t tell you. Don’... | |
| To Harbeth or not to Harbeth, That is the question... I've owned the SHL5, Monitor 30 and P3s. IMO, the SHL5s had a bigger, smoother sound and are more tolerant to equipment and cables than the others. That said, I would definitely use a good cable, stands and amplifier with some guts. I happen to ... | |
| Looking for a cable maker I would contact Patrick Cullen at Cullen Cables and see if he'll do it for you. I know he was a little backed up with orders, but it doesn't hurt to check. | |
| quiet classical music Too much to even think about. Solo piano is good. Check out the Goldberg Variations. Solo guitar. Peder Riis classical guitar. Bach on the Lute by Linn Records. Any Mozart string quartet. All too good to relegate to background music. If you... | |
| Stacking gear no more rack space does it affect sound quality It may or may not affect the sound, but I would worry more about making sure everything has sufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. You wouldn't think digital components generate much heat, but I recall my Oppo 205 running quite warm a... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Hard question to answer without knowing what kind of music you listen to and what your expectations are. I've owned the SHL5s, but now I'm using P3s in the same room and I think they do better for low volume playing. But, IMO, if your amp sounds... | |
| Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance I have some Harbeth speakers on standard metal stands. I fitted some sturdy casters onto the stands to experiment with room placement and I ended up leaving them even after deciding on placement. As douglas said above, it all depends on your imp... | |
| Recording to test right and left channels... You should have a test CD as stated above, but if you don't, on Brubeck's Time Out, the drums are recorded to the left. Same on the CD and the LP. | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? @dhcod - Just remember that it doesn’t matter what anyone else hears, claims to hear or claims to tell you what you should hear. All that matters is what you hear in your home, in your system. Then you can relax and listen to beautiful music while... |