elevick
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| Rogue Sixty-six or Conrad-Johnson PV-12 ? I think the CJ is a little too dry & harsh.Look into AR sp2,3,6 or 7 with phono. The AR phono stage is so far superior to the others. | |
| High End CD players give errors on copy CD's??? copies aren't always a problem, it's the different formats, mp2 and more...Find out what formats you need it to read and then check the manuals before buying. DVD players will be much more forgiving. | |
| Variac Variable Transformer It's mainly for older amps with the paper/oil caps. A sudden voltage surge can cause older caps to short out-which can be very bad. I would worry mainly about the tube gear but if you buy a variac, use it only any solid state gear too.By very slow... | |
| Good $2k Used Speakers for 20wpc tube amp coincident conquest, super conquest, eclipse or super eclipse all rated at 94db or better, great with SET's and sound amazing. | |
| How should I upgrade my Jolida 302B? Send your 25.2 to either partsconnexion or underwood. It is unreal how much better it will be after the mods. | |
| Do you leave CD players with tube outputs on? I think a lot depends on your unit. Some take longer to warm up than others, also some are a little more "blunt" with how they power up. If Telefunken 12ax7s last 10,000 hours, you do the math.... I tend to leave my system on all weekend if I'm li... | |
| Speaker placement question Running both pair at the same time will probably "muddy" the sound. It isn't a problem using one pair for stands? It won't damage anything. You really want the listing pair to be at ear height for the mids/tweeters. If you can't afford new speaker... | |
| Widening Soundstage Humor me: Try sitting up a little higher. It looks like your chair is a little low in relation to the tweeters. If sitting on a pillow works, shorter speaker stands may help? | |
| 7 watt tube amp as headphone amp? I've got a great little adaptor that's cheap. It matches impedance and still has speaker outs if you like. The only catch is that you have to use banana's for the speaker leads. | |
| Phono Stage Preamp-Rotel vs NAD cambridge 640 is way better | |
| Hearing Aids? A friend of mine and my dad both just got hearing aids. Both were perscribed basic units ($500 or so). My friend is a music fanatic and went out on his own and bought a pair of the very expensive units with a little tube into the ear canal. He lov... | |
| Cart Reccomendation for P5 re: roomate idiocy Your roomie is going to burn you again. I'd stick with a cheap replaceable stylus for until you can get a new roomie. A Shure M97 would fit the bill. The other option is to go with an Ortofon OM10. The 20 and 30 are the same cartridge with a diffe... | |
| Amp to powered subwoofer question You have to run both channels to the sub. Period.Either use Y cables to run both pre-amp outputs to the amps and sub or run both sets of speaker leads to the sub, then the speakers. | |
| Adjusting Sota Reflex Clamp turn it upside down. Inside the center hole is a screw. Use a flathead screwdriver and GENTLY turn it a little clockwise or counterclockwise.I've taken these apart and really haven't seen any parts that wear out. Just the screw adjustment.When I u... | |
| Double width studs for isolation? Magfan, great concept now that I understand you. That makes much more sense. It will take some talent to build... |