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| My analog tuner drifts off the station Look for a button on the front panel that says "PLL" (phase locked loop). FM naturally drifts out-of-tune so the PLL curcuit was developed to correct this.Hope this helps... | |
| Is my amp clipping? I remember my Levinson CD player used to make a downright horrible noise (through the speakers). If I turned it off then tried to play it without waiting about 30 minutes, sounded like all hell breaking loose.The dealer I bought it from said: Oh y... | |
| Totem Hawk with BAT-300xSE Congrats! | |
| What is the story with Rega Appolo? I loved this player sonically.Egonomically, it was a bit quirky.Cannot be dissed for sound. | |
| Microscope for phono cartidge I tried the "kiddie microscope" route but these don't elevate high enough to place the cartridge on to the slide area.I purchased a 30X hand-held inspection scope that did the trick. Make sure it comes with a plastic snap-on fixture to hold a fixe... | |
| What do you want from the hobby? At its best, inspiration. | |
| Totem Hawk with BAT-300xSE The 300X-SE has the lowest noise floor of any electronics I've owned (and frequency extremes nicely extended).Unless the Totem has some seriously wierd crossover, I can't see a problem.Try to hear the BAT with the Thiel 1.6... | |
| Need help from Sydney, problem with Azur 840 c Sounds like your player got too hot and something jammed.Make sure it has enough ventilation. | |
| What's the best Phono preamp under $1000?? The Clearaudio "Basic" is just so musical (and versatile). | |
| Which Amps for Audio Artistry Beethoven? Used to own the Dvoraks which LOVED the BEL Mk-Vs.AA speakers, IMO, sound better with solid-state. | |
| Counterfeit Electronics?? Could this stuff be stolen (with altered Ser #) not counterfeit? | |
| What's likely to go wrong with a used CD player? Hello Gene,I recently sold a Rega Appolo (damn fine sound!).Wanted to be ready for Dolby True HD (way underestimated its transition from vaporware to reality).Would love to hear the Saturn (which has quasi-balanced outputs).As for your question, w... | |
| The most important word of advise? What kind of listening do you do?If you can only squeeze in an hour or two after work, you might want a system that is a little flashy and hyped.By the time listening fatigue sets in, you're session will be done.If you spend hours-on-end during th... | |
| Tube or Solid State Preamp- BAT or AR I've owned eqipment from all makers you mention.Sonically, I find them all worthy.Only advice is to learn about impedance matching and go with the best fit. The rest is up to your ears... | |
| The most haunting music you ever heard? "Careful with that ax Eugene" - Pink Floyd (Ummagumma)"Grey Walls" - Richard Thompson (Rumor and Sigh) |