dan_ed
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| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? The .5 error could be attributed to using a different arm than the one the armboard was drilled for. It seems that Tri does not use any fixture when tightening down the mount. This does lead to vaariations from arm to arm. This is why Thom Mackris... | |
| What does "Dark Background " mean TT terminology With respect to TTs, it means that there is very little surface noise when the music is not playing. Such as between tracks. There can be a great deal of difference between the amount of surface noise that you hear from one table to the next even ... | |
| phono stage break in? As near as I can tell, both the CDs and circuit boards do the job and cost about the same. In my case, it's not costing me anything. Ofcourse, one could always keep the money and just play records for a month or so. The phono stage is going to bre... | |
| phono stage break in? The cover on this one saya "Model #CD-101.1 (with Bonus MC tracks)". All of the other tracks have been recorded at 4 mV output. Must be the one to get if you want to cover both MM and MC. Neil, Larry, I get a bad ground loop when trying to use my ... | |
| Which one is perfect for music You should probably post this question in the digital or cable forum as well.It has been my experience that if you are looking to take advantage of a surround processor then optical is best. If you are looking for the best 2 channel music, then I ... | |
| Is Bi - amping worth the trouble? Mark has given a great My system was passively bi-amped for a few years. At first I used a pair of SS amps, one on each speaker. Then, just like Blindjim, I wanted to add tube amps to the mix since I was enjoying having a tubed preamp. So, I sold ... | |
| Summer Heat/Impact on System-Listening I know what you're saying, Whart. I also experince voltage fluctuations when we get the couple of weeks of heat up here in New England. These past few weeks have been hotter than usual to be sure. As Aball said, I just listen through all of this b... | |
| phono stage break in? The hagtech board was recommended to me as well. I do think that may be the best way to do this. However, as with the CDs and the hagtech circuit board, once your state is broken in these are not going to be used much at all. I suppose one could p... | |
| phono stage break in? Rolloff, the tuner might work for a MM stage but the best way is to use a CD that has been recorded special for the RIAA circuitry in the phono stages.Larry, does PA make a disc for phono stage break in? Albert sent me one from Granite Audio (has ... | |
| Tracking Force Gauges Yes, I expect to soon see posts by SirSpeedy that are oozing exuberance over a newly modified amp!Good on you, Mark!BTW, based on your comments about the build quality of this guage I was expecting something much more flimsy. I have to say that I ... | |
| Tracking Force Gauges Andrew, Mine does this as well. I did check that the metal around the target area is not magnetically attracted with a pretty strong magnet. I didn't pay attention to what that magnet did to the readout since we were just concerned with the possib... | |
| Scratchy sound on certain notes right side only? Ah, so you're Magnum does not have the phono stage. | |
| Scratchy sound on certain notes right side only? Yohjo, pop the cover on the 99 and swap the tubes, R to L, but only do the input tubes. If it doesn't move to the other channel then go back and swap the gain tubes.Also, what gain configuration are you using with the 99? | |
| Tool kit for cartridge setup Thanks for clearing that up, Doug. I know by the way your setup sounds that you've got it right, but I'm curious now if the ZYX stylus is set at a little more of an angle to the cantilever since your arm is tail down. I'm certainly not second gues... | |
| HDTV transmitter/antenna information Yes, I have 2 of the cheap, but well regarded Rat Shack double bow-tie antennas. They haven't made them for a few years now and the guy at the local store didn't even know he had them. The in-line stock search pulled them up so off to the store I ... |