chayro
Responses from chayro
| If a speaker stand is mass-loading, how much does it matter what they're made of? What kind of speakers do you have? Certain speakers work well with certain stands. Some speakers, such as Harbeth, often work well with very light open-frame stands, so you might take that into consideration. | |
| Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ? There were a lot of people who did it back when I had mine in 2005. The Russ Andrews setup manual recommended it, but like all things LP12, there were a lot of differing opinions. https://www.russandrews.com/images/pdf/LP12booklet2a.pdf | |
| Cable comparison charts? Yes - a 10' pair of Dragon Biwire is 57k. Good to know. | |
| Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ? I thought Linn recommended talc on the belt. I always wondered because it seemed it would enhance slippage, but I never had a problem with it. | |
| Portrait in Jazz - The Perfect Record? Actually, the version I have had the piano panned center. But every stereo BD record seems to have the drums left with the hihat full right for some reason. They must have insisted on this because no engineer would ever pan drums like that. Make... | |
| Headphones are cutting in and out. Trying to determine if it is the cable or the cans? I had this issue with a pair of Oppo phones and one dealer told me the jacks on those phones were minutely undersized, possibly causing problems with some in put jacks. A new cable solved the problem. | |
| Does anyone manufacture an alternative Linn Sondek belt pulley ? I owned a Linn for years and never experienced this issue. Clean the pulley and the edge of the platter with isopropol alcohol and wash the belt with some dishwashing liquid and sprinkle a small amount of talcum on the belt, wiping off the excess... | |
| Cabinet recommendation Timbernation can build you anything you want. Very high quality workmanship. | |
| Speaker cable for focal scala utopia In my experience, Purist cables have a smooth presentation, but without loss of detail, but I would finalize my speaker choice before making a significant investment in cables. | |
| Mint LP Best Protractor Just want to bring this up. The Mint requires you to line the cantilever up between 2 tiny parallel lines, which I found too difficult with a cartridge with a short cantilever tucked under the cartridge body. I know many people use it and are ab... | |
| Looking for a speaker cable with a relaxed sound. I agree that it's always good to start with something like Belden 10 gauge from Bluejeans and you may luck out. It's great with some setups. But if it isn't, I would consider looking into Purist. IMO, they do a great job with speakers that lean... | |
| Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements? Purist does post some measurements - resistance and capacitance, although not inductance. I think they also make some excellent cables. | |
| Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt - A Meeting By The River IS AMAZING! The CD is very good, but the music is not compelling enough for me to buy another format. Everything on Water Lily sounds great, although the music is a bit esoteric. | |
| Transport to replace my cd player @facten I would be interested to hear how the Simaudio compares to the CXC when it arrives. | |
| Transport to replace my cd player I have a factory-refurbished CXC that I paid about $300 for on Ebay and it works fine. I haven't compared it with any of the others, but it is a very decent piece of gear for the money. Check Ebay to see if they have any more. A lot of people h... |