dgarretson
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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners To clarify, I mean to say that at LOW pressures approaching the threshold of mistracking, the bass comes up and musical presence improves. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, the manufacturer recommends lowering air pressure of Trans-Fi to the point that the needle skips backward a groove, then slightly increase pressure to restore tracking. The air pressure at this threshold depends on the weight of the selecte... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Air escaping from the bearing can cause subtler damage by modulating the arm wand and stylus. This may be a necessary evil in any air bearing design... Doubtless the effect can be mitigated by reducing air gap tolerance or with arm wand damping. I... | |
| Super Tweeters One thing I like about Tannoy ST100/200 is eight selectable crossover points and sensitivity settings. In my application this made them a much better match than the Chinese Lucy ribbons. Correct time alignment can be obtained by varying front-to-b... | |
| Super Tweeters I have Tannoy ST100 on top of Esotar tweeter in modified Merlin VSM. Highly recommended. I suggest the version with the lower 14, 16, and 18kHz crossover points. This allows the roll-off to extend into the more audible mid-treble range if need be. | |
| Let's share secrets of Lamm 6C33C tubes I don't know Lamms, but my experience with Eastern-sourced tubes is the opposite of Jedinite24. Of around a dozen shipments of 6C33C totaling 50 tubes I received one tube with broken glass. Do expect a 10-25% failure rate over the life of this tub... | |
| Anti-Static Brush I've had a positive experience with the Mapleshade brush. It has very soft fine metal bristles and a long ground wire with a pin that plugs into the ground of a three-prong AC outlet. | |
| Best Rock Album in 2013 Agree on Hesitation Marks. Pearl Jam Thunderbolt LP is also great and well pressed except for a few nagging pops. Others good vinyl includes Mark Lanegan Imitations, Bill Callahan Dream River(more Townes than rock), Dave Davies I Will Be Me, The D... | |
| Lawrence Audio Speakers I heard the Cello at RMAF/2013. While the visit was short I can conclude that you are on the right track. | |
| Badfinger, perfect end for Breaking Bad That grand song was perfect for the series and the finale, and also ironic insofar as the tragic fate of singer Pete Ham and the second-tier status of Badfinger back in the day are reflective of Walter White's sad circumstance throughout. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Hi-Fi Collective is just now receiving inventory and Parts ConneXion should have inventory in 5-6 weeks. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Grannyring & Batalok,There is a new ClarityCap TC/450V metalized polypropylene power cap that uses thinner film technology than the existing TC700V range. It offers good volumetric efficiency relative to the alternatives listed above. It has a... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil If trying to merge your audio and automotive interests, you might check out the Williams race team/Williams Advanced Engineering/Williams Hybrid Power. They use ICW/ClarityCaps in energy-recovery braking systems. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Whatever Raul is up to, the AT ANV cartridges are not to be taken lightly. They are certainly excellent value relative to new-production alternatives at any price. After 50+ hrs. break-in my AT ART7(a derivative of the 50ANV) is still relaxing and... | |
| How long does it take you to install a cartridge? Every time I do it I think I should have been a surgeon and made more money. But now with a linear tonearm the process is at least more efficient. |