dgarretson
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| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Augwest, IIRC the BBAM is a capacitive load with 40K input impedance. This could present a difficult load to an LSA passive. In my instance the challenge is compounded: I split the preamp's output between the downstream BBAM and a sub with 47K inp... | |
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| Practicality of footers to isolate turntables. For an unsuspended table with an outboard motor, put the entire assembly on top of a single thick maple butcher block and elevate the butcher block from the rack with 5-6 soft industrial springs. Clamp your stock footers tightly up against the TT ... | |
| Best inwall speaker 4000$ pair Miracle Audio speakers are the only reasonably-priced flat wall speakers I've heard that have audiophile sound quality. The Wisdoms are great but expensive. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Augwest, are you placing the Merlin BBAM upstream or downstream of LSA? | |
| Best Rock Album in 2012 Pete Townshend Quadrophenia Demos 1 & 2 (released on vinyl EPs in 2011 & 2012) argue that at his peak Pete was the Beethoven of R&R. 60% of The Who release is on these demos. What was saved or cut makes for a fascinating schematic of p... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spirit, converting any phono stage to 100K loading for vintage MM/MI cartridges is as simple as replacing the two or four 47K or 23.5K resistors located closest to input. Switching any remaining small-value load resistors in parallel with 100K wil... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spirit,Here are alternatives that will work well on the Trans-Fi and set a high bar for comparison to some of the top new-production cartridges. It is catch-as-catch-can with vintage.http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-NICE-CLASSIC-PICKERING-XSV3000-CART... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spiritofmusic, I have not heard a Zu 103, but have passed through Denon's top DL-S1 on my Terminator as a side-bar to a fairly wide range of NOS MM/MIs. FWIW the vintage MM/MIs will flip your wig. I've heard the Strain Gauge at several trade shows... | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs Lew, another hobbiest has used MAT12 interchangeably with MAT02 in this application, so I don't think there is any issue. | |
| Best Rock Album in 2012 The 2005 CD of Richard Thompson Live from Austin City Limits was a well-mastered recording, but the New West re-release on double LP is impeccable. A great uncompressed recording of a great power rock trio(hear Shoot Out the Lights.) Danny Thompso... | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs The discontinued MAT02 is replaced by MAT12.http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/MAT12.pdfLike Lew I use this at input of phono in the bottom of a hybrid cascode. It provides huge gain, low noise, and great sound. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Sgunther, The short Tomahawk wand is too light for low-compliance cartridges like Shilabe. For those types I machined a heavier rear counterweight and several types of front counterweights that drop into the holes of the Tomahawk wand or slide alo... | |
| Which sub to buy: JL Audio f113 or Velodyne DD18+? If you're planning to roll in the sub without a crossover, consider that the Vel doesn't offer a corner point below 40hz. This may produce excess overlap with main speakers that go as deep as Legacy. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Spiritofmusic, I'm a slow learner. My modified TNT is all that it can be, easily surpassing the current HRX that I've heard at shows. The Terminator arm with Reso Mat, both before and after modifications, is so good that I'm inclined to trust Vic ... |