davide256
Responses from davide256
| Linear tracking vs. Pivoted tracking tone arms. Linear tracking arms are in theory superior to radial arms. However the general issue I have seen with radial arms is that the sheer amount of stylus energy vibrationdumped into a tonearm is very difficult to damp without a reasonable amount of ma... | |
| I find that cleaning used records very difficult I've been using a basic Nitty Gritty vacuum machine since 1985... so long as I use quality rcord cleaner fluids it improves any record cleaned by removing microdust that causes pops and will often remove mold release compound still clinging in the... | |
| Cap life span? I have a CJ PV-10A circa 1992. The Solens film caps in it while not the greatest caps never showed any noticeable agingissues. However the white "CJ" film caps definitely aged, deadening highs and transients; swapping with new caps gave immediate ... | |
| Summer Power Woes Summer time heat means summer time humidity.Unless you live in an arid climate zone, increased humidity from constantly running AC can interfere with sound conduction and the performance of electronics. You may need better dehumidification in the ... | |
| PS Audio Digital Link III - Best Connection to MBP of the three inputs on the Dlink III I find the coax input with silver stranded digital cable to perform the best. Using digital OFHC copper coax was not that different from the toslink quality with glass optical cable. Realremo is on target about... | |
| Magnepan Service HORRIBLE??? Curious how cynical business will make you about stories like this. I'd bet Etmerritt33 has not given Magnepan any indemnification if litigation results from Magnepans findings. I've had a couple of occasions to send MG's in for repair over the pa... | |
| PrimaLuna Premium Integrated vs Dialogue 1? look here for a comparison of the featureshttp://www.primaluna-usa.com/media/primaluna_us_specs.pdfThe Dialogue 1 would have better low bass and speaker handling than the Prologue Premium because of the heavier transformers. However the bridge in ... | |
| System needs more watts?? I'm puzzled. I don't see a separate DAC in this setup. If the DAC is what came in the Cary and thats circa 2001, then you are describing exactly the issue of an older CD player... same difference I hear comparing the analog outs of my Linn Genki (... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialog 2 User Review I found the 4 ohm taps sounded worse with the MG 1.7's... mushy. Does sounds like you got a lemon...which is why I always insist on auditioning in the showroom to be sure my expectations are set by equipment that is broken in and known to be good. | |
| where next to go? ok, did a little more testing just to be sure. resurrected the idle Asus Essence STX card I have and set it up for A/B comparison to the Vlink for coax digital. Before Jplay the Vlink clobbered the Essence for more life like reproduction. With Jpl... | |
| budget USB S/PDIF converter? any chance that the PC industry will use digital audio out over CAT-5 cable in the future? Ran into a shop at the Capital Audio show who thought this was a better cable option than USB. | |
| budget USB S/PDIF converter? digital out from a PC is a waste. Ive built a PC music server from scratch, played with the ASUS Essence STX, Musicstream II async USB DAC, and am using a Vlink async USB converter to PS Audio Dlink III DAC now. No onboard PC option ever sounded c... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialog 2 User Review gents... the Primalunas are transparent. Given the low quality that aussiejetpilot described for digital source, he heard exactly what he should have heard, "digititis". And my suspicion is that his Sim Audio purchase included a better DAC section... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? the anti skate required is a function of the tone arm and cartridge combination. It cannot be correctly set by matching the tracking weight. A test record with oscilloscope is the best method to set tracking pressure and antiskate. the sine wave w... | |
| Source vs. DAC vs. Preamp Importance? look at some of the asynch USB DAC's that offer preamp controls (Wyred4sound DAC-2)and combine that with a Mac Mini as your digital source of ripped music or HD downloads. You should be able to do this for close to the $2K figure. |