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| Why it is so difficult to find a hifi power cables from IEC-C14 to IEC-C13 terminal? You can find them, but they are more difficult to obtain. However, as mentioned, you can just cut off the end of one cable that you like, but doesn’t fit, and solder on the end that you need. | |
| RCA Victor records' quality RCA Victor is the budget RCA label. RCA IN LIVING STEREO recordings are the only good RCA recordings, which are mostly late 1950’s and very early 1960’s, as in the early 1960’s RCA went budget with their pressings, and used poor quality materials... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. I never heard a difference in mats with a Rega TT, either a P3 or P8. Perhaps the Linn is different though. Overall, if you’re looking for a change, a mat probably is not going to be a big difference: probably down at the bottom of the list along ... | |
| Great classical pianists Yes, as @magister notes: my "favorite" pianist has probably changed more than 10 times over the past 30 years, so that leaves about 3 years per favorite pianist. I remember when I first started listening to classical music, I only wanted to hear... | |
| Great classical pianists Over the past year, I’ve discovered another “classical” pianist, who does excellent “interpretive” work, as he prided himself on being a jazz pianist who played classical music: Samson Francois. Some of his Chopin interpretations are unparalleled,... | |
| Not selling Cardas cables online again, just wanted to share..... @dbt Using PayPal Friends and Family does not cost either buyer or seller any fees, and the seller gets the full amount. The reason that some buyers don’t want to use Friends and Family is that they have no recourse if they don’t get anything, ... | |
| Passive preamps - differences between technologies I can highly recommend the Ypsilon PST 100 Mk2. It is a passive pre-amplifier that uses transformers to attenuate the sound: very detaIled, nuanced, with minimal coloration. It also has an active mode, which affects the SQ. If you read article... | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? If you can answer us this question, we can perhaps begin to answer yours: are your upper teeth or your lower teeth more important for chewing? | |
| help choosing a turn table Having been through the turntable / vinyl process over the past decade, I don't know that I would necessarily recommend it. . .but if you must, I would start with a Rega P3, or so. However, the sound quality at these prices will never come close ... | |
| Anthem ARC - Well, it's not that great. Yeah, I used the Anthem ARC in the form of the Martin Logan Perfect Bass Kit, just for subwoofers, and the results were that I much preferred subwoofers without any room EQ. If you’re curious, you can read about my write up in the speaker sectio... | |
| What record weight for Rega RP10 I had a Rega P8, and I enjoyed it for quite a while. I thought that it was a very good turntable, although, when compared to others, the sound was quite resonant. I tried a SOTA record clamp, and it improved the sound markedly, with more detail a... | |
| Not selling Cardas cables online again, just wanted to share..... It’s becoming more common in this once trustworthy community to find scammers. I listed a pair of Lamm monoblocks for sale, and I got a few inquiries from no feedback individuals asking me to ship them out of country with PayPal fees. I replied ... | |
| Subwoofers and electrostatic speakers @deep_333 You don’t think that the Martin Logan subs are designed to work with the Martin Logan electrostatic speakers? | |
| Subwoofers and electrostatic speakers @m-db The PBK uses ARC Genesis software, which is Anthem Room Correction Genesis. The description seems to indicate that the manual adjustments are nearly unlimited, but I don't know exactly how many parameters could be adjusted, and if I tried... | |
| Subwoofers and electrostatic speakers @m-db Yes, you can manually adjust the subwoofer via the computer interface with the PBK. I don't know about multiple memory pre-sets. I think you can only save one Room EQ setting, and you have to delete that one before you can install anoth... |