cleeds
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| Who's Gone Topless? nes51It would be more interesting if this was all done blind to eliminate sight bias.You must be joking. There's nothing at all interesting about conducting double-blind testing. It's a time-consuming, tedious process to do properly. That's the r... | |
| Want to get into Streaming jeffjoeblob... You don’t have to decide about resolution, etc. When you rip a CD, it’s automatically ripped to CD quality ...You'll want to check your software settings rather than listen to this guy's advice. Every example of ripping software ... | |
| Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges chaksterDealers normally know nothing, they only push the sales of whatever combination.You're working with the wrong dealers. | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? jbmaysCan someone please help me through the following line of reasoning:AC current travels 2-3 miles from a transfer station at 220 volts ...No, that's not at all how power is distributed, but at voltages that measure in the many kVs, probably ... | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? danvignauAs nice as their designer is in the videos, remember that when compared to other equipment in stores, the company did not do well, and switched to mail order only. You might want to check your facts. PS Audio has been in business for... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? auliruegas... what needs to be straigth aligned with the lines in the protractor is the cantilever it self not the cartridge ...Agreed! That's why I think the use of a mirrored gauge is necessary for best results - using a reference mark on the g... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? yogiboy What is your opinion about this statement from another audiogoner that was posted last year? ... the quality of the drive unit, the quality of the tonearm, the quality of the cartridge and phono stage and compatibility/setting of all... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? rauliruegasBtw, @cleeds : Overhang is the distance between the center of the TT spindle and the stylus tip settle by the protractor. It's that small distance in between.Fair enough, although I think neither of us stated it perfectly clearly. ;... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? millercarbonOverhang is the distance from the tip of the stylus to the vertical axis the tone arm pivots on.That’s completely mistaken. What you’ve described is the pickup arm’s effective length.Overhang is the distance between pivot and spindle, ... | |
| Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues lowrider57 Unfortunately, the homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the meter pan and meter drop onto the property. There’s a water leak in the conduit from my roof down to the meter and the seal into the pan has worn away.Wow, I am rea... | |
| Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues lowrider57 ... the corrosion in my meter box is causing distortion in the mains.That's potentially hazardous. Your electric utility should install a new meter and/or meter pan, as needed. Does anybody know if a toroidal transformer can be dama... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? bikerbwI started thinking ...Good idea!... what other industry companies include required parts to make an item run and then turn around and blatantly tell you not to use them because they’re crap?None. The audio industry doesn't do this, eit... | |
| Looking For Protractor For Well Tempered Reference Tone Arm yogiboy I submit that any differences in distortion due to sub-optimum arcs and deviations from the two null points and where they are located (those peaks in distortion) are masked several times over by distortion imposed by my tubed gear a... | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable millercarbonSo you guys think its fair to nitpick me to death, then remove my post so people don’t get the explanation.No one here has nitpicked - they've corrected your profound errors, that you then punctuate with proclamations such as: That's ... | |
| A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer I had Soundsmith retip an old Monster Cable Sigma Genesis 2000 phono cartridge and they did a terrific job. |