czarivey

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High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference?
@lewm I own LT tonearm that operate as vast majority of the LT tonearms.There are few modern linear arms made with air bearing just like air-hockey. 
Might changing cables require repositioning of speakers?
Got another one:After washing interior of your car or truck you may want to adjust driver seat. Same applies after you change your tires. 
8K for a one-time listen?
Audiogon does not have humor. 
Best interconnect burn-in method
No Geoff,You're witnessing distorted phone line conversation more likely. 
High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference?
@lewm I concur to setting azimuth on LT and my HK Rabco(very heavy and unsuspended nearly 40lb deck pretty rare to find as well) does have azimuth adjustable. LT arms indeed problematic with suspended turntables and less-likely you can find one ma... 
Who is the WORST Audio Shop?
randy-11, I never forget that rough winter with over a meter of snow when I woke up, started my vehicle and went to business meeting without any shoveling and without getting stuck anywhere on my way in Minneapolis. A night prior when storm was ju... 
Best interconnect burn-in method
if you can translate the rest of your post into English I’ll try to commentyou mean from Science to English? What portion of post you need translation mind mentioning? It looks like you’re asking to translate the whole thingie...It’s hard, because... 
Need Amp Advice
I might not be sure about M-60, but some years ago I tried to test serviced Bogen 35A on my Aerial 10T speakers and after 3 hours both channel tubes turned burning bright red color similar to the tip of steel needle above the stove gas burner.Conn... 
What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ?
If speaker is suited great for certain kind of music and not good for other kind of music, than this speaker by the general rule of thumb junk. 
Audiophiles are not alone
Whether Strads have higher or lower value better or worse sound to the modern violins to hold their value (market or real) they all need to be played by musicians REGULARLY either for practice or performance!  Lots of parts of violin designed to b... 
Slight hum in my amp. Is this normal?
Go under chassis, remove the transformer screws, apply some blue tac or similar substance to the holes and re-tighten the screws. It will lower transformer noise. 
Best interconnect burn-in method
randy-11Unless a person understands science they have only un-informed opinions.Science by its nature is poised to create as much as possible those un-informed or diverse opinions called HYPOTHESIS. Only math can straighten out all hypothetical op... 
Need Amp Advice
@atmosphereIf I run B&W 802s with your M-60 reaching my normal SPL, overheat with tubes glowing bright burning red guaranteed within relatively short time with all possible aftermath on precious and pricey units. I’m definitely not fan of usi... 
High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference?
Linear tracking arm solves most of problems with pivoted ones. 
8K for a one-time listen?
Hiring band is actually great idea. Lots of even famous ones can be hired at fraction of asking price of Devialet wax recordings.Considering number of songs per recording, it would be even cheaper to hire Dead Can Dance band.