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| Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far "Dark Was the Night". This benefit compilation cuts a wide swathe through new material from David Byrne, The National, Kronus Quartet, Iron & Wine, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Blonde Redhead, The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, Bon Iver, Conor Obers... | |
| Crossover component upgrade, DUELUND???? Duelund graphite resistors blew away Caddock MP820s in my Merlins. Very transparent without stridency after break-in. Claritycap MR is also fine in xover, if you have the space for it. Similar to claims made by Duelund, the MR series is constructe... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Terje Rypdal. | |
| Steam Cleaning - RCM or not? I think I finally ruined a record using my steamer with a VPI 16.5. I was experimenting by moving the nozzle of the steamer quite close to the LP. There is now a low-level thump on one radius line all across the LP from lead-in to run-out. I suspe... | |
| Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far As an aside, the first two Ray L. albums showed great promise. However his live appearance last year in my area was leaden. In concert he makes the mistake of combining hepped-up earnestness with a control-freak determination to throttle down his ... | |
| how many hours? I use Stylast #5 stylus lubricant. The manufacturer claims up to 10x extension in stylus life. While I cannot confirm this claim, at 2000-3000 hrs. my Helikon still sounds great. Of course eventually the compliance of the suspension will fail due ... | |
| Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far Hold Time is the first M. Ward I've acquired on vinyl. The sound quality of the LP is good but not exceptional. It was apparently recorded on the same vintage 4-track he used to do She & Him Vol. 1-- which was an excellent 2008 release.Another... | |
| Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far M. Ward "Hold Time". Just released and good on vinyl. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Volleyguy, Tony Gee has a better handle than Tempo on how to rate caps. With Tony's method there is modest bracket creep. Caps that once led the pack at a 10 rating have been gradually surpassed by 10-20% improvements, raising the benchmark for SO... | |
| Improving your BAT 150SE Hi Semi, thanks for the acknowledgment & glad you are happy with those mods. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Whatever one thinks of the Tempo review, I completely dismiss statements like A is 3x better than B relative to a 6x difference in price. This way of thinking has nothing to do with making objective assessments of high end andio products. | |
| Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes BTW, Ibex makes an inexpensive industrial-quality 1.5A 12V frame charger with a battery protection circuit that disconnects the battery from the load in the event that voltage falls below 10.5V. I would consider this type of feature mandatory for ... | |
| Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes Vinnie is certainly right about SLA batteries. To extend useful life, a 12V SLA needs to be topped off with charge as much as possible, and discharge below 10.5V (even for deep cycle models) will permanently weaken them. It has nothing to do with ... | |
| Review: Trans-fi Terminator II Tonearm After several weeks break-in of tonearm wire I made a few tweaks to set-up. Vic provides a custom pedestal mount with an off-set stud to allow the arm carriage to be positioned pretty much anywhere along the radius of the platter. By moving the ca... | |
| Periphery Record Rings The physics of a slightly off-center ring flywheel are complex. Even with the inner & outer ring perimeters shifting slightly, the majority of the ring's mass remains concentric. The net flywheel effect may still be superior relative to no fly... |