davetheoilguy
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| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter The underlying walls and ceiling are concrete, but I put in a vapor barrier and 1 inch insulation, then 2x4 (2x10s in the ceiling to space for steel I beams) and then 5/8 drywall on top, The void is expandable foam insulation. Looks like firm ye... | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter Yeah, I’ve got the system there already, although I have a new turntable I need to assemble. And missing a shelf from my rack. I’ll post pictures after I get it looking reasonable. | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter Plus, it's not like loud music would bother anyone. In seriousness, it's a just a very giant empty room. Not dark or damp or whatever. Excepting the fact you walk down a flight of stairs and through a mud room (er, "decontamination room" made t... | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter Yes, it actually has a lot of dedicated power outlets, already. With a lightning arrestor, whole facility surge protector (not the same as a lightning arrestor), and filter. It was originally designed to protect against EMP. I've replaced the e... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer This product is what is known as a "LAN galvanic isolator". I recognize it because my wife is a heart surgeon who does ablations (for tachycardia and things like that) when peoples' heart beat is off. They need all the stray electric signals iso... | |
| Is Van den Hul Frog Gold a good choice for my rig? Well, I bought one -- on Audiogon, new -- for $1995. (I am a discount shopper.) Have to go to the bank and send a wire. What a PIMA. | |
| Is Van den Hul Frog Gold a good choice for my rig? Very good advice. VdH itself warns about break in on the cartridge. Apparently it’s a bit stiff until broken in. | |
| Is Van den Hul Frog Gold a good choice for my rig? What would you recommend over the Parasound JC3+? | |
| Is Van den Hul Frog Gold a good choice for my rig? Hey thanks! I’ve never messed with anything than a truly mass produced cartridge. Vary much appreciate the feedback. After a bit, I’ll probably add another time arm and go for something risky. |