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| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Thomas O' Miller wrote " Best Tweak of the Year" "Still got your Sumiko Fluxbuster (discontinued)? Instead of just busting your cartridge's flux, turn it around.Plug the Fluxbuster into the system as a source and run its signal through the whole s... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Oilman: My reaction to the Air Bearing advice presented to you is to recall a conversation with Lloyd Walker on several of the same issues. Mr. Walker warned me that those bearing plates have been hardened and are subject to distortion or shatteri... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Jafox ( John) : For the sake of transparency & accuracy , The demagg tweak was proposed by Thomas O. Miller , " Tweak of the Year" , " The Absolute Sound ", Volume 18, Issue 92 Winter , page 103. The tweak came to the attention of Mr. Miller v... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Oilman: I have uncovered another area that needs investigation -- The Bearing Platter . The Maplenoll Manual states " The air Bearing Platter is the heart of the turntable . It is incredibily simple consisting of only two parts ... ". Actually , t... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Oilman: The exciting element(s) for me is the learning curve ... Its the "sound" experience" that may help me find other suitable adaptions to apply to the 'Nolls. For instance: One element that is becoming clearer is speed control ; That is one s... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Jafox : After sliding into the slumber position for the night , my foggy-bottom mind woke me up. One tweak, that I failed to mention, that has an impact on what you hear , I have performed since The Absolute Sound wrote of it in '93 is shooting a ... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold John: I agree the AR SP-10 needs some modification to bring it to the MK II status. My SP-10 MK II was modified by Gary Muffely , a fellow who knows more about circuits than anyone I have ever met , and at my age that's saying something . Sorry, I... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Oilman : What I outlined is essentialy an expensive phono system called a strain gauge that includes a preamp . For particulars see www.soundsmith.com ; outragious price but the most involving analog experience I have experienced. Certianly above ... | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Tooob : Sorry T/P > Tube Preamp. Thanks for reading and responding. | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold If any of you folks know anything about T/P's : Stop wasting your bucks and find a pristine AR SP 10- MK II for a tad under 3K and start with one of the classics that is still available. Buy it , upgrade it (perhaps) and be prepaired to be satisif... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Threaders : Quick bomb. Should have the big Mo'Money go buy or audition the Soundsmith Strain Gauge package $6 -14K. The impact is beyond anything you have experienced. Draws the listener into a world of sound that is hard for me to express. Ruthl... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Audphile : Your welcome. | |
| Record-playing Rituals? According to my review of record cleaning articles in print and the internet , the dousing of LPs with water has been recommended in one form or another ; as has the use of a cleaning solution(s) , lite scrubbing , a second imersion of the LPs gro... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Jhendrixfan : Thank you for your support in the cause of steaming records. Steaming LPs is one of the most cost effective and repeatable playback improvements available to any Lp'er. Used as a part of of combo with a record cleaning machine the re... | |
| The best CD Player for the money This tweak will add a tad of zest to the search for the "Best CD Player for Mo' Money" . What ever CD player you decide upon mate it with the discontinued and for now widely available GE composite video cable. You can find the interconnect @ Big L... |