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| Newb question regarding alignment - Should the stylus Physically touch the protractor? I'm not sure what you're referring to when you mention the "tone arm guard." But, yes, when aligning a phono cartridge, the stylus should rest on the protractor. | |
| Getting Personal Property Insurance for your rig. Read your policy. Most homeowners policies don't cover things such as LPs, CDs, or computer software. They typically don't cover art, jewelry beyond a small limit or anything business related.It's absolutely worth the effort to be sure that what y... | |
| Getting Personal Property Insurance for your rig. My hi-fi is covered as personal property under my policy.Yes, I had a claim ... once. They paid.You need to speak with an independent insurance agent that represents many companies. Allstate agents only write Allstate policies. | |
| Synergistic Grounding Block and Tweaking it. atmasphere " ... At least one manufacturer of grounding devices mentions right in their owner's manual that if proper grounding design is observed in the equipment that the grounding device might not have any effect."Why so coy? Please tell us ... | |
| VPI 3D tonearm adjustment I've always had a prejudice against unipivot arms. I think they're actually a bit creepy, to be honest. I've always chosen arms with rigid bearings. Of course, that rules out linear trackers and air bearing arms, too. | |
| Hype, Hyperbole and high price! kenny928 " ...I was just pointing out that the industry is flawed and unless we as consumers put an end to it it will continue."Let me get this straight: You've concluded the audio industry is "flawed," and you intend to repair it by your post... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. bo1972 "... Audio is not transparent, but it is controlled by brands and money. This is the main reason why people get a low level in quality."Actually, the audio world functions quite well as an open market. Wall Street should be so transparen... | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive gnostalgick "The hi-fi market is broken; its broken because its niche ..."The hi-fi market doesn't seem broken to me at all, and it's been pretty much a niche market all along. I'm not sure why you think it should be otherwise. Merchandise is wid... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale nglazer " ... ARC "upgrades" their pre's every ten minutes, thus impairing the resale value of the ARC pre you own unless you pay for the upgrade."This isn't even remotely accurate. For example, the Ref 5 was introduced in 2009. The SE version w... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. bo1972 " ... Audio has become a monopolistic world, this makes people sceptical, it is understandable."You must be joking. There's never been more high quality choices available to audiophiles than there are today. I realize that you think that "... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale anwar "The AR REF 5SE needs a high impedance power amp, 100k or higher."No, it needs 20K or higher, according to ARC and this site, which is consistent with my experience, too. | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki " ... I'm sure that Al (our technical guru) would agree with me - that balanced output, because of additional circuitry might not always be the best. I will leave it at that."I'd be surprised if anyone here would disagree with you on ... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki04-22-2016 11:15am " ... yes, balanced operation is used in professional audio in form of balanced cables, balanced inputs etc. I’m all for it. I just don’t see how fully balanced amp can have better noise rejection than plain amp with ... | |
| Dual Differential / Balanced? kijanki"I can't see how fully balanced system can help with noise reduction."The reason is common mode rejection of noise, and it's the main reason that balanced operation is standard in professional audio applications.The OP seems to be confusin... | |
| Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale The ARC Ref5SE is a phenomenal preamplifier, as is its companion Ref Phono 2SE phono stage. |