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| Finding source of sibilance andbaron The highs sound actively bad and sibilant. Is it possible that I installed the cartridge incorrectly, or is this just not a good setup?If you're not sure that the cartridge is properly setup, then it's likely that it isn't. What tools... | |
| iFi AC iPurifier roberjermanAc purifiers are just another marketing ploy to get the gullible to spend their shekels!That’s an odd comment. On what do you base your claim? Of all the system tweaks in audioland, AC purifiers are among the most easily tested. Some p... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Absolutely agreed. Once you've cleaned an LP with an ultrasonic cleaner, you realize no other method even comes close. | |
| VAC Phi 300.1a Single Channel Ground Loop Hum I've never seen a ground loop affect only one channel. This sounds like a bad output tube to me. | |
| ARC Ref 6 - Is it normal? It sounds like you might have low AC voltage. Have you checked it? | |
| Are the Mods handling these forums as well as they could be? How can we help them? stereo5 What are we supposed to do, tattle on one another?The "Report this" link on every post is there for a reason. It's a way to help keep F-bombs and spammers off of the site. | |
| Speakers costing range of 2500-3500 per pair kosst_amojan... nobody in their right mind would try to sell what I'm using no matter how good it sounded.Why? | |
| Oh no, there's metal in your records! moonglum Here we go again. Nice try ;) It's quite easy really. You go to the experts and ask them. Try it yourself & report back. :) I'm not sure what you mean here. You previously stated: According to one of the World’s top cartridge ... | |
| Prefered 300B tubes for Canary Amplifiers audioman58If you are a working person , the Golden Lion 300B is excellrnt Can you please explain this remark? Do you mean these tubes won't be effective for someone who is retired, or who is a student? | |
| Oh no, there's metal in your records! moonglum According to one of the World’s top cartridge makers/builders/re-builders, acquired magnetic particulates inside the cartridge generator are not an occasional occurrence (as I would have thought and implied earlier) but a surprisin... | |
| Stereo Subwoofer Pairing willemjDeep bass is not directional, and that has been shown by a lot of research. Yet, as some have argued here, it may sound as if these deep bass notes do indeed emanate from different speakers. The explanation is that the human brain uses the ... | |
| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II folkfreak@cleeds if you did some research on the SMARTractor you would be aware that is a system that includes a magnifier, a mirrored high precision gauge and a very accurate P2S system. In other words about as close to perfect alignment as ... | |
| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II last_lemming I align the cantilever not the bodyDid you align while looking at the cantilever, or a reflection of the cantilever? Did you use a magnifier? What are you using to measure VTA? | |
| Gain into my preamp from DAC mesch Cleeds, I am not sure that the input portion of a single ended device can't be configured to accept both signals from a balanced device when connected via XLR such that the 6 dB gain is enforced. I think you're assuming that an XLR conne... | |
| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II last_lemming I tried lowering VTA ended almost had no affect ...It still sounds like an alignment issue. Please explain how you used your alignment gauge to ensure proper tangency. Hint: If you aligned the cartridge body rather than the cantilev... |