dekay
Responses from dekay
| Best Buy or Good Value in a Transport CD You could pick up a used CAL Icon MkII (the standard version) and use it as a transport. If eventually you go for a new one box unit, you will then have a good backup player and/or a source for a second system.When used as a transport only, I pref... | |
| What's the best dirt bag speaker you have heard? Paul: This has become my standard post to "best" speaker threads (but of course I don't own Harbeths:-). I saw the Quail/Benson (sp) debate on a huge projection screen @ a car dealership (just happened to be there @ the time) and have never been a... | |
| What's the best dirt bag speaker you have heard? Paul: Could be, pretty sure that his last name started with a "B" (still thought that he was a great speaker though). | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long TWL: Very interesting, though I cannot see an "easy" way to try this with my old SME (short of Super Glue:-) | |
| Sand or Lead shot Unless you have cement sub floors, I would not bother with lead shot (even in a mix). Silica sand is a very good all-rounder and it is inexpensive. Even though it's sand you should still wear a mask or kerchief when working with it in the open.Be ... | |
| What's the best dirt bag speaker you have heard? I liked that Senator from Texas a lot (can't remember his name though). | |
| Who's Tried the PWB Magic Products? TWL: I treat my CD Statmats with PWB foil. It makes a difference in the sound of the CD playback in my system and I have been using it for well over a year now. No difference, that I can hear, on LP playback though.Without going into detail (I'm t... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long TWL: From your description is seems (to me) that you are adding weight directly to the tone arm bearings (both vertical and horizontal) not to the tone arm itself. Do I have this right? | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit Outlier: Still using the OTA throughout the system except for SME IC's on a recently added TT. I am out of OTA cable, otherwise I would change them out as I did on the previous deck.I may try some DIY 30 gauge solid core silver cables instead, an ... | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? Same as Tom (I am happy with Neuance shelving under the source gear).I have used Neaunce for a year and half and other footers make my setup sound funky in comparison. Guess I am used to its sound, as well.I have never tried roller bearings though... | |
| What percentage do you spend on each component? 22% - Front End (CD/TT)05% - Preamp05% - Power Amp18% - Speakers34% - Cables (speaker, IC, power)06% - Power Conditioning10% - Rack/ShelvesPretty odd eh? I downsized my setup some time ago (amp & DAC), but did not sell any of the cabling. Calc... | |
| Record mats, VTA, clamps and my ears Not familar with your deck, but both the mat material/construction and it's thickness (due to changing VTA) will alter the sound.I do not consider myself to be a cheapskate (a potlicker yes, but never a cheapskate), and coming from this standpoint... | |
| Where does your user name come from? SwampWalker: No offense, but after El Dragon's post a few years back I always "think" SwampKiller though I read SwampWalker (can't get that one out of my head:-). | |
| Where does your user name come from? The moniker is my first/last name intitals, spelled phonetically (it's also a nick name). I had thought it best not to use my full name as the amount of emails received would be endless (being that I am rich/famous and extremly sexy in real life). | |
| I can't really hear a big difference Did you eliminate the Numark DJ mixer from the chain? |