dan_ed
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| Tool kit for cartridge setup I still don't get it, Doug. In Nsgarch's method you start with the stylus as close to perpendicular as you can get it. Assuming a 1.5 degree (manufacturer depedant) stylus to surface angle is desired, and you change the heighth of the arm to get t... | |
| Tool kit for cartridge setup I'll second Larry's suggestion. It will be the last VTF scale you will ever need or want.One thing that I have found to be of a most particularly troubling nature is the starting point. Do you start with the arm level? Or the cartridge body level?... | |
| Experience Loading Speakers w/ sand or shot Lead dust? Oh, let's not get carried away. Lead shot is perfectly safe unless you eat the stuff or get shot by some. Just wash your hands after handling it. | |
| 2 Pre-Outs? I'm sure it's filling the room! :) As to gain, if the pre is built to run both outputs simultaneously I would not expect there to be any issues with gain. Do you find that when you drive both amp/speaker pairs that you have to double the volume se... | |
| 2 Pre-Outs? This sounds like a Rube Goldberg project. :)Seriously, along with the issues previously mentioned I'm wondering if there is something going on with the sensitivity between pre and amps when you try to run everything together. Don't know where you'... | |
| HDTV transmitter/antenna information That's a very good point, avguygeorge. My late Toshiba HD receiver was much better both on sat and OTA PQ. But I have to admit that it is nice to have the recording feature. Would you happen to know if the new D* PVRs are better than the previous ... | |
| HDTV transmitter/antenna information Good luck, Phil. The only problem I see with HD and sattelite is too much compression. The difference in the sat broadcast and the OTA broadcast of the same event is quite noticeable. Unfortunately, compression is here to stay. | |
| HDTV transmitter/antenna information You might try avsforum.com Lot's of experience there. I've been using a Channel Master in my attic for the last few years to pick up the stations in Boston. This has worked pretty well for me except the Fox affiliate which, I believe, happens to b... | |
| VAC Phono in Avatar Super Maineiac, if you want to set up an A/B experiment let me know. I don't think we're that far apart. I can promise good times and good tunes!Dan | |
| task lighting suggestions Thanks for the great ideas! Eddaytona, I have a light like the one you mentioned that I use by the RCM. Works very well but it does get pretty warm. Nsgarch is right, it does produce a hum if too close to the equipment. I also found that it produc... | |
| Are the Beatles the reason why modern music exists Yes, hats off to Aldavis. But I would add that there where other artists in the south, Robert Johnson for ex. and folks we'll never hear of, that contributed to the blues. The blues had two off-spring, jazz and rock 'n roll. Most of the British ro... | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? Don't do it Bill! Don't listen to the Siren's Song! Contact me about those 150 LP's instead!Vinyl sucks! | |
| Transparent Phono Cable Speedy, send me an email! ( I forgot the secret key. ) Hope your dad is doing well.Best,Dan | |
| Step Up or new Phono Preamp ?? Two very good recommendations given above. I'll add a third option which is a slight twist on both. If you do want to move toward LO MC's, you could take a phased approach. I would recommend skipping transformers and find a good phono stage with a... | |
| Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl I'll have to keep an eye out for the Japanese version of CTTE. I've got the MoFi as well and it does sound pretty good. I tried to get a UK original Fragile but got burned. It plays well enough that I get an idea of how good a clean copy must be. |