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| Wave Kinetics NVS Turntable - Stereophile Review Well I hope this post doesn't put the kiss of death on it but I have a Final Audio Parthenon VTT1 turntable built in the 1970's before the big Micro's & Melco's even existed. It weighs 70kg+, with defined energy paths using copper, aluminium, ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric - boron cantilevers used to come in both tube and solid rod. The Technics EPC 100 hollow boron cantilever was formed on an aluminium rod, and then the aluminium was removed with acid to leave the ultra thin boron cantilever. So yes you can... | |
| Fuses that matter. Al, Silver vs steel - could there be some other explanation such as susceptibility to noise, audiophile fuses could be better constructed, merely changing the fuses will wipe/clean the contact points and reduce resistance.An old trick is to replac... | |
| Audio Research SP3A-1 or Conrad Johnson PV11 Bob, you may be interested to know that prior to producing his own preamp, Mike Saunders, the QS designer, used the SP3A with his QS monos at home.'From my experience the QS pre has a very direct sound, the SP3 more old school, but top/bottom end ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project The Nude Turntable Project is a modern fairytale based on an adaptation of "The Emperors New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen. Everyone looked at the new NTP with wonderment, but could not see that in reality it wore a cloak of many colours tha... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Lewm, My take from his description is that he unmuted the preamp when MC was selected with the volume up and a MM installed - hence this probably blew the phono stage.Now the feedback he referred to in the other thread could be any of physical, ac... | |
| Glanz moving magnet cartridges I'm afraid gentlemen that we have officially landed in the age of mediocrity with regard to cartridge build quality, no matter what price.Note the recent experiences of Fremer with the Lyra diamonds being mounted incorrectly. From my experience yo... | |
| Feedback blew my phono stage? Henry, What does the low frequency feedback sound like - is it a quick or slow pulsing sound or a constant sound. What sort of frequency would you estimate. | |
| Nude Turntable Project Victor 101 - Could you get rid of the flimsy bottom cover completely and mount the nude deck via an inverted tripod ? It doesn't look particularly rigid from the photos.Potentially could you remove the internal transformer and some of the electron... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I tested in several tonearms/headshells including my " universal " self design tonearm and I did not found out something that could justify to buy a linear traking tonearm for this cartridgeThis is an illogical rationale. How can you conclude that... | |
| What is the best power cord for pass labs xa100.5? I agree with increasing the contact area, the main issue I see on 15amp iec sockets is they are loose, even the audiophile types. I always replace these with either 20amp with their increased contact area and much tighter fit or hardwire straight ... | |
| Why does better power = better sound? Not only is there reflection noise and variable voltage/frequency, but power companies often send data through the power lines as well. There is a pile of noise on the line. Digital components tend to spew significant noise back into the power sup... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Last one I saw sold for US$2500 on Ebay only a few months ago, cant remember what arm it had on it. So the thing is worth about $5-6k, plus some premium for condition. Based on the sellers perception of value maybe I should offer him my Final Audi... | |
| What is the best power cord for pass labs xa100.5? I think its a bit of both, I've heard power cables make bigger differences on some amps than others. If the power supply in the amp is properly designed then pc's should make less difference. Some of the top ss amps now have power factor correctio... | |
| What is the best power cord for pass labs xa100.5? Syntax, The irony is in most power cables if you remove the megabuck cable plugs and inlet and hardwire the cable into the equipment you can halve the cost and increase the sound quality. It cracks me up to see audiophiles buying jewellery type co... |