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| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment See if you can borrow a cable cooker. I can't get over the improvement from my Hagerman FryKleaner (the pro model, not the little one). Even cables that have been in use for years will surprise you with the way they sound after 72 hours on this th... | |
| Speakers that disappear Second the Gallos. Their disappearing act is downright spooky. I had a group of people in my listening room yesterday and one woman asked, "Where is the sound coming from?" despite the fact that they were in clear view right in front of her. | |
| Looking for Polarity Invert Feature... Vett93, your speakers are probably not polarity coherent (most aren't). I never heard polarity differences on that Chesky CD either, before I got my Gallo Reference 3 speakers. I ended up with an Aesthetix Calypso linestage for this very reason (p... | |
| Speaker shock absorbers For a cheap alternative, try your local hardware store. Rubber grommets, o-rings, and various rubber thingies (technical term) in the plumbing department can give you a low-cost way to try various decoupling/resonance damping schemes. I've found a... | |
| Mono Tuner output into Stereo Input It should work fine. | |
| Suggestions for "balanced" interconnects? I haven't heard anything much better than the inexpensive Morrow Audio ICs sold here on Audiogon, and I think you get a 60-day trial period so it's hard to lose. Dave | |
| Anyone attempt restoring an older cartridge I've used "Rubber ReGrip" successfully on a couple of elderly ADC carts. As noted, don't be lavish with the stuff. Dave | |
| Do single-layer SACDs sound better? Perfected dual layer? My third SACD player (all Sony models) just started crapping out by not recognizing the SACD layer on hybrid discs. No problem with the single layer ones because there's nothing else to recognize! I haven't noticed any sonic ... | |
| Typical upgrade path from VPI? What's under the turntable? I just did the "full Pierre (Sprey)" under my 70 lb replinthed Lenco and have been amazed at the improvement, though I can't single out the mid-bass region specifically.This setup calls for very heavy Mapleshade brass c... | |
| Help VPI Scoutmaster anti-skate issue Here's the easiest way I've found with my 10.5 arm. Be sure the table is level. Disconnect the Lemo connector. Set the vertical tracking force you want (approximately, you can fine tune this later). Roll up a little ball of plumber's putty (Mortit... | |
| Need a low-compliance cart for the Cherry Tonearm I've used both low-mass and high-mass carts on mine with equal success (I really like this $200 arm). Am currently using a SoundSmith retipped DL-103, the version with the ruby cantilever and line contact stylus. Earlier I've tried a Pickering TL-... | |
| New Fuse Thread . . . Just what the world needs -- another fuse thread. Dave_b has the right idea. I have a whole bunch of the things. They work for me. That's the bottom line. Good luck, Dave (another one) | |
| studio equipment that makes it into home hifi For someone into reel-to-reel tape, the Otari MX-5050 series will beat consumer decks sonically and every other way. Only problem is that many of these workhorse studio and radio station decks were beat to death. But if you can find a good one, yo... | |
| NOS DAC Back to the subject at hand :-)I've recently seen several of the original (series 1.x) Ack dAcks here on Audiogon for around $200. This is a good buy, IMO. I had both the l.2 and the 2.0 models and subsequently went to a one-box CDP (Raysonic CD 1... | |
| New miles davis cd.... wow I have three CDs of KOB and, allowing for modest tape hiss they all sound REALLY good This was an outstanding recording, and not just for the time. Yours may very well be defective. Dave |