doug28450
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| Need Help with System While your current vinyl may be considered to be a beginner's rig it is certainly a good respectable start that will last a long time. I am making the assumption that the 2-3k is for the entire vinyl rig (TT, arm, cart and phono). For the 2-3k tha... | |
| Gold disk VS regular disk? Abstract7, you are correct in comparisons of "early" digital versus later versions of the same disc. This has been well documented, the early stuff was crap. Most of that stuff that had any respectable sales was remastered and sold again in many c... | |
| Gold disk VS regular disk? Good grief!!! After reading that post I sound like a reviewer. Offer some grand comparison, then nullify it all with a weasel final statement. | |
| Gold disk VS regular disk? I have two gold discs that I also have on regular aluminum and vinyl. Vinyl sounds best, then the gold, aluminum last. The difference between the vinyl and the gold is quite noticable, whereas the difference between the gold and aluminum is notica... | |
| Where to shop for music? For current new or recent recordings amazon.com is probably as good as any online retailer. If you are looking for new audiophile recordings or audiophile reissues try The Elusive Disc (www.elusivedisc.com) or Acoustic Sounds (www.acousticsounds.c... | |
| Alternatives to Disc Doctor Brushes? There are a number of things you can try. Cotton "patches" will work, make sure you have several layers between your fingers and the record. Brushes by VPI, as Abstract7 stated and I use, Nitty Gritty brushes, the old Discwasher cleaning brush. Ju... | |
| HALCRO Amplifiers The February/March issue of The Absolute Sound has a review of the HALCRO DM85 amp. It is interesting and worth a read. Good Luck, Doug | |
| phono stage or preamp suggestions I use a Pass Aleph Ono phono preamp and I am very happy with the performance. The unit has been on the Stereohile Class "A" list for awhile (not that that means anything in particular). It will probably fall off on the next list as it has been rep... | |
| Amperage? Dekay: The breaker is the "safety valve". It should have the lowest rating in the chain. The wiring from the breaker to the outlet should be rated to carry more amps than the breaker. Same with the outlet and your power cord to the amp. The reason... | |
| How would you rate your listening room? Like Jazzcat my room absolutly sucks. It is a T shaped basement area. The room is 21' long. At one end it is 11.5' wide and at the other end it is 21' wide. In the 11.5' end the ceiling is 7' and then jumps up to about 7.5' at mid point. The hi-fi... | |
| Classics and Cults. Bogus Journalism? Back in the mid to late 70's a company call GAS (Great American Sound Company) presented two power amps to the market. They were called (for those of you that don't remember no laughing, this is true) Ampzilla and Son of Ampzilla. If my memory ser... | |
| Wherefore Art Thou Vinyl Traders? Please add me to the e-mail list. Also. indicate what you are looking for. | |
| VPI Aries vs. VPI TNT III Martin, One thing to keep in mind is that the Aries is not currently upgradeable turntable. The TNT, however, can be purchased in the Jr. version for only a little more money than the Aries and upgraded as money allows to full TNT 5 status. They a... | |
| In need of speaker cable help Try Transparent Audio. Go as deep into the line as you can. I would suggest Super leve at the minimum. If you watch the used boards you should be able to find a pair easily. They do a fantastic job. Good Luck, Doug | |
| Anyone heard of this??? Yes all, that is the arm. It is powered by a "C" cell. I was not considering a rehab project myself, but after looking the thing over we decided it might be fun to put a little effort into rebuilding it. Thanks for the help. Albert, we may be in t... |