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| Need Cartridge Suggestion for Michell Tecnodec Download the Rega arc protractor from vinylengine and you'll have all you need to align a cartridge on that arm.http://www.vinylengine.com/ve_downloads/index.php?rega_arc_baerwald.pdf(You'll have to register at vinylengine before you can download.... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce No, they can't be ordered online or from the factory. | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? "This supports bringing the ROMEX right into you amp's transformer leads (many do this)."I've never heard of anybody doing that. I'd love to see a pic. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce When I was ready to give up on my speaker search, it was the 2CE sigs that first caught my attention. | |
| W4S ST-1000, How Loud Should It Play? Here's what I found in a review at 6 moonts:"When the minimum level for the corresponding input is set to 5, the maximum level will be 65. Basically the min level is the amount of steps skipped in the first position. When used, the min level is su... | |
| Advice on first MC cartridge The AT33EV has already been recommended, and you might try the AT33PTG/II (a linear contact stylus as opposed to the EV's nude elliptical). The PTG has a much smoother treble that the 150, but tracking is similarly excellent. The caveat is that th... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? I found it in the manual for my Quatros:"Once broken in, modern power amplifiers sound good after only 20 minutes of warm-up. Leaving the amplifier on all the time exposes the speakers to possible damage from power line anomalies or electrical com... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? I thought I remember reading something from Richard Vandersteen to the effect that "modern" equipment only needs 20 minutes to sound its best, but I can't find it now. | |
| Can I hear from some Emerald Physics Cs3 owners I bet the whole DSP thing scares away many 'philes. I've been intrigued since I read REG's review in TAS. | |
| Who has a symmetrical music room There is no symmetry in my room at all, so I have the speakers and my listening chair well away from any walls and use room treatments on the walls and heavy drapes on the windows. I sometimes feel there's still a bit of asymmetry in the soundstag... | |
| Favorite Pre Amp and Amp with Vandersteen? I've used Bryston (3B-SST), BAT (VK250SE), and now Rogue M-180 tube monoblocks. I've also auditioned the BAT VK-55 (tubes). The VK-250 was certainly very good, but I used it for trade-in on the Rogues, which are more transparent and natural soundi... | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? Should we explain the relationship between power and voltage again, or should we just open some beers and turn up the volume? | |
| Cartridge installation Well, I left out the trouble of mounting the cart, which as we all know takes all 3 hands if the cart doesn't have threads. Do it when you're alert and relaxed, not jittery or fatigued.I suppose a pro could fine adjust VTF, VTA, and anti-skate. Th... | |
| Cartridge installation What do you mean by fine tuning? | |
| Why 24/7 warm-up period on amps? @Fripp1: the fine print on the "all amps sound the same" claim is "with the same input and output impedance and producing the same volume within their rated specs (i.e. not clipping)". Can't say I can test that claim as all the amps I've owned hav... |