dgarretson
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| Tweaks with overpowering resuults. Walker SST silver paste contact enhancer is impressive, particularly on tube pins. But first, just cleaning all electrical contacts end-to-end about every six months can make a startling improvement. | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read I received a favorable review of Mundorf Silver/Gold who compared them to V-Caps and preferred the Mundorfs as couplers. After chatting with Mundorf about the differences between Silver/Oil and Silver/Gold, I installed the Silver/Gold in the phono... | |
| Tubes becoming microphonic Almost any signal-level tube in a line-stage exhibits some microphonic behavior. It's a matter of degree. If the tube is really bad, there will be a shimmer or whistle in the sound or bass thickness introduced by chassis or air resonances. If wrap... | |
| SONY TRINITRON ON 11 YEARS Similarly, a buddy of mine who works a business out of a basement office in his home had an XBR running continuously down there for 10+ years after a lightening strike wounded the set so that it needed a long warm-up to stabilize the picture. So h... | |
| Jazz vinyl- go for originals or new reissues? The Coltrane Atlantic LP box sounds very good-- though not quite up to the level of the Miles/Coltrane Mosaic boxes. For me at least these put to rest the matter of tracking down the originals. The extra material and resequencing in the Mosaic box... | |
| Help with decision on selling Sony SCD-1 Jonathan, My point about the SCD-1's RBCD performance was drawn from comparison of a stock SCD-1 to my mid-90s era Theta Pro Gen 5a DAC and PSAudio Lambda II transport. The Theta/PS Audio combo is pretty long-in-the-tooth, but still betters the st... | |
| Help with decision on selling Sony SCD-1 The SCD-1/777ES moving platter transport is a different animal than other Sonys. Based on dialogue with several modders plus my own experience modding & maintaining the SCD-1: (1) The transport needs cleaning & lubrication every few years,... | |
| Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble Agree with Tvad on this point. However it's more difficult to find a CDP with a glare-free yet detailed treble, than it is to find components that "resolve" the problem by rolling off the highs. | |
| preamp for berning/merlin/audio aero system With VSM-MX I've used both the BAT VK5i & Atma-Sphere MP-1 MKII. The Atma is particularly fine & offers an integrated phono stage that can be taken to a high level with upgraded coupling caps. | |
| Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage One of these days I need to try a TVC in my system as well. There is just so much variability in reviewers' opinions of these. Stereophile currently steals thunder by rating the Music First as a Class B (borderline Class A) component. The variabil... | |
| Joanna Newsom: Ys or No? I think Janyusay's demonstration of childlike enchantment is just what's needed from the listener to appreciate this record. In a similar way I recall the wonder my four year old experienced dancing to George Harrison's "Crackerbox Palace." Person... | |
| Joanna Newsom: Ys or No? Ys!!!!! | |
| Live Hendrix..... Band of Gypsies on Classic Records vinyl (1997) is remarkable. | |
| What subwoofers are suited 4 audiophiles I like the Velodyne DD-series, but read Absolute Sound March issue: the new JL Audio Fathom fl 13 is a tour de force and a fair bargain at $3200. And fare thee well REL fans, no speakon connections to boot... | |
| Black Gates - Standard vs FK/Non-Polars If truly the caps were couplers in the signal path, you'd do much better with teflon or oil/paper couplers such as REL, V-Cap, or Mundorf. If they are power filtering caps then OK. Personally I prefer the sound of less expensive Rubycon ZA and ZL ... |