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| what connectors do you use on your jumpers? If you can remove the terminal nut completely, ring connectors would be more secure. | |
| Suggestions for first hifi system I got a 4 shelf Sanus rack for $150. Sturdy, 9" of vertical space between shelves, easy to assemble, does what I need it to do. This is the same rack sold by Audio Advisor. | |
| Analog Novice concidering new tonearm, seeking rec Try searching on vinyl asylum, there are lots of Thorens owners there. I think the SME 3009 is a popular tonearm upgrade. A used Rega or Jelco is another possibility. Apart from letting go of your cash, I would not worry about the tonearm costing ... | |
| Suggestions for first hifi system Bluejeans cables and ICs. I like these guys because they show you exactly what you are getting. | |
| Best Samuel Barber Violin Concerto In addition to the Stern/Bernstein, I'd recommend Olivera/Slatkin. Olivera has a lovely tone. I wish he'd recorded more. Also Hahn did not make me vomit. I think it's one of her better records. | |
| Tower Speakers and Room Size I think 60 W should be enough to reach the threshold of pain in that room, even with Thiels or Magnepans. A bridge to cross when you come to it IMO.At the same time 16.5' x 13.5' x 8.5' is pretty reasonable size, and not that small. I'm thinking o... | |
| To Bi-wire or not? Well, if you can measure a drop off of 1 dB below 100 Hz, that's pretty definitive: there's something wrong with your bi-wire cable, go back to the old cables. Perhaps there's some issue with the connectors.I still think the explanations for bi-wi... | |
| To Bi-wire or not? Two 12 AWG cables would be the equivalent of one 9 AWG cable. At 6 feet long, that is huge overkill. I just don't see how you could be losing any bass. But of course, there's no harm in sticking with your single wire cables.If you want to tie this... | |
| It is all about the ‘Room’, thinks Toole. Just got the book and have read some of the parts that most interested me. Some of my take aways:* Reflections, in particular side wall reflections, are not the enemy. They can add a sense of spaciousness to the soundstage. Toole pretty clearly re... | |
| centering the human voice How far are the speakers from the side walls. What sort of surfaces are on the side walls? How far do you sit from the speakers?Can you try the speakers along a different wall, even temporarily just to hear the effect?Don't be afraid to sit a bit ... | |
| Are Bang and Olufsen turntables any good? I've never heard anything about B&O tables damaging vinyl.You can get new cartridges for the B&O mount from Soundsmith. The Soundsmith cartridges have been very well received. Of course there are better tables, but I think it would be fine... | |
| Freaky speaker experience: If she's game, perhaps your wife could change from single to bi-wire a few times without letting you see. She should also not change them at all, just pretend to, a few times. Then do the same for her.I'm open to there being a real difference with... | |
| Speaker upgrade help? Can you describe your listening room? Could it be that reflections from the walls are hardening the sound?I don't know what Marakanetz means about NHT's "complete decline from real music". My Xds sound great with careful placement, but I listen mo... | |
| Dynavector 20XL I've never heard of a cartridge making noise because it is not broken in. My DV 20xl never made any noises.Did you set the gain to high on the BAT phono board? I don't think lower gain would cause the noise you describe, though.Also, the DV needs ... | |
| Cleaning Dust off of Vinyl I would recommend a carbon-fiber brush like the Audioquest brush for removing loose dust.For dirt that this won't remove, I recommend the GEM Dandy, which uses high-pressure water to clean records. You might even be able to make a device like this... |