consttraveler
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| blue collar workers Construction Superintendent / Project Manager on Bridges, Dams, Power Plants, etc. Started as Quality Control (rock counter) in a materials lab. | |
| Best auto-lift/shutoff turntables? Winegasman:I am using a Thorens TD-520 in my system right now, and it is one of the best sounding TT's I have heard (disclaimer: I have not heard all TT's, but quite a few good ones). I have it set-up with a SME 3012R arm and a Clearaudio Discover... | |
| Do you play an instrument/sing? Nope, tone deaf, really. | |
| What other obsessions do you have? FlyfishingPhotographyCooking | |
| Speakers and Stands. What do you use between them? I tried a few different tweaks and got the best results with little tiny audiopoints. They are +/- 3/8" tall, three per monitor, two in the front and one in the back.The detail resolution for my Talon Khites became razor sharp.Dave | |
| your wardrobe in 1972, any hip huggers? Class of '69. Jungle camoflage, care of US Army. | |
| A 360s added to SA14 to improve CD red book Save a little money and try the Chord DAC 64. I use one with my ML 37 (tried the 360 and others) with great results. They show up used here.Dave | |
| Best-front ported monitor speakers? Talon Audio Khites are front ported and show up here on a-gon once in a while. Very fast & detailed with good bass.Dave | |
| O.K. Fess Up. Come Clean. Sing Like A Canary. Buscis2, Ed:I have not drilled anything, and I am not recommending it. However, mounting the lifter in the same manner as the arm (I know, I know, on my Rega it would require drilling the plinth) is my opinion of the "best" installation. Once set-... | |
| How to Identify which Is the FWIW; I has a similar problem a few months ago and it nearly drove me nuts. It turns out I had a bad interconnect from the source (phono-pre in my case) to the preamp, and a bad tube in the phono-pre. I finally found it by getting a spare IC (only... | |
| O.K. Fess Up. Come Clean. Sing Like A Canary. Buscis2:My problem with the lifter may be equipment related as well as personality related. I tried to mount it on a Rega P-25 with the RB-600 arm. That arm is tapered, with a relatively wide cross section where the lifter needs to sit. A combinat... | |
| O.K. Fess Up. Come Clean. Sing Like A Canary. I've done it a number of times, thankfully with no damage other than my blood pressure spiking when I "wake up".Got the lifter mentioned above, spent a couple of HOURS trying to install it, put it in the closet. Piece of crap. | |
| How to evaluate speakers? I agree with Rar1 and Mt10425. As Mt wrote, piano is the most difficult to get right and Rar1 is pointing out specific music with characteristics that when reproduced well "jump out at you." I suggest you use music that you have heard many times, ... | |
| Good Phono Pre-Amps...$500 to $1500 Music Direct also has a Coph Nia Phono-pre on their demo list for under $600 (retail is ~ $1,500). I used one with a Dynavector 17D and was very happy. | |
| The obsession, the trees. The music, the forest. For your consideration:I used to "futz" with the VTA to the point of minor frustration (I just want to sit & enjoy, not jump up and down), until I noticed that one of my replacement mats is very slightly thicker than either of the standard mat... |