consttraveler
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| Guitar's...what do the audionuts play? Fender, and badly. | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? I've had a Herron Audio MC tube phono stage for 5-6 years.Last year I had to change the tubes (one died and the others were ready to), but I would not think of changing it.Beautiful, smooth, detailed sound. | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? Omnivore! Man was not made to graze.I'll eat anything except macaroni & cheese, the smell alone makes me gag. | |
| Do cold temperatures damage audio equipment? I've found both of the above comments to be correct. Last year I moved from Alaska in the dead of winter. The temperature was -15 F when everything was packed into a steel box which went by barge to Seattle, then trucked to up-state New York.All o... | |
| how long to break in a power conditioner? I had a pair of Monster units a few years ago and I found they sounded much better when sitting on Starsound Audio Points. Dave | |
| Furutech powercords Six Moons had a review on Furutech power cords in the last couple of months. It may have information you are looking for.It was a very positive review if I remember correctly.Dave | |
| Any recommendation for TOP 5 cables AES/EBU ? For "neutral and natural" sounding interconnects I have found none better than those made by Analysis Plus. | |
| Are Dust Covers a MUST I use a silk scarf to keep the dust off of my TT. Visitors are carefully manacled and their children are leashed. No problems so far. | |
| phonocable for dynavector xv-1s Cincy_Bob:I auditioned the Low Mass Oval. My TT design makes it very hard to use a "stiff" cable without putting side pressure on the DIN connection.Dave | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used Clearaudio Discovery mounted on a Moerch DP-6, 12" Tonearm.Recommend: 2.0 to 2.4Currently set at 2.03 with no tracking problems.VTA is set dead level.Best regards,Dave | |
| phonocable for dynavector xv-1s Trying to respond to your question, I looked-up your arm and found that dynavector recommends a cable with a "5P connector with low resistance cord 0.025ohms/m , 37pF/m."Unfortunately, I am not familiar with a "5p connector." I'm assuming that is ... | |
| Phono Cable Suggestions? Hello Raul:Thank you for your earlier suggestions and your congratulations.I spent the weekend listening to my TT with the Furutech phono cable, and I am pleased with my choice. I really expected the Analysis Plus model to "win out" because I use ... | |
| Phono Cable Suggestions? For those that might be interested:I purchased the Furutech phono cable after listening to both in my system.My reasons were 1) both were excellent performers with no difference that I could hear between the two and 2) the Furutech was +/- $100.00... | |
| help, please: hum on active buffer stage Eguth:The only tubes I have in my system are in the Phono Preamp, so my experience is limited.That being said, I would think the reduction in hum is due to everything "settling in" and warming-up (heat sinks, circuit plates, wiring, etc) to equili... | |
| House Wiring Defect? Remember to turn off (at the breaker) the house power before you take the outlet cover off to inspect the ground and +,-.I know it is semi insulting to write the above, but having grabbed 220 once myself (and 110 more than once), it is meant in th... |