elliottbnewcombjr
Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| Moving Soon - Should I Pack Up Everything Now?? And, I have always had music during packing, last stuff on the truck; 1st off the truck, 1st thing assembled, music while unpacking, even in temp quickie setup. I've got 3 systems, probably the basics of the shop/garage system would be last out/f... | |
| Moving Soon - Should I Pack Up Everything Now?? I would leave the equipment, IF it is a nice organized setup. Gives an idea of the size, how the room can be used Gives an idea about 'the seller' i.e. cares about this and PROBABLY cares about the quality of other stuff, might influence me to g... | |
| HT Receivers Compared The software and hardware included to aid in setup can definitely make a difference, you might want to make a short list based on that, then search for any ’sound differences’. Physical features also make a difference, and processing features: yo... | |
| Speaker cable lifters. I’ve never bothered, my cables are not in the league yours are. You ought to be able to come up with some gizmo to use as a temporary test. My instinct: I would separate the two parallel cables by ____ (advice?) inches. | |
| Good value vintage pressing of CCR Cosmo’s Factory? tony1954 Where do you find the info you posted? I simply buy used in stores by visual condition, then price; or Discogs, sort by condition then scroll down the prices, from USA keeping shipping costs lower. Been successful so far. eBay, combo... | |
| Why on earth? Generations of yoots loved the sound quality of mp3, those golden ears are still out there, they hear differences we cannot possibly hear. They can probably hear the magic difference of various fuses in equipment online. | |
| Sweet sounding tubes for preamps weebeesdad I wrote my friend asking him, will let you know | |
| Sweet sounding tubes for preamps It’s definitely subjective, and tube rolling is a real thing, soooo consider the source you buy from and their return policy. I’m 75, been happy with many 12ax/12au units. Lately I am finding a preference for 6sn7 and 6sl7, mine and two friends p... | |
| Bad Tube? https://reverb.com/item/71863260-accurate-instrument-tube-tester-with-manual?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy | |
| Does anyone have a Threshold T3 preamplifier manual? You could keep watching until they come up for sale, and write the sellers before they are sold offering to buy a copy of the manual. They would need to go somewhere like Staples and wait for a copy to be made, so it’s their time you are compensa... | |
| Clearaudio Magnify tonearm- replacing anti skate wire. send to clearaudio. you will know for certain that everything is ’right’. get a spare wire/weight now? you never know when parts become unobtainable. | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? It’s not a theory Forget techniques of setup for the moment ............................................... IF you have a ’not so powerful’ amp that you love IF you have speakers with large woofers, or even subs that are not self-powered Then... | |
| Re-wiring the listening room: Questions two locations, two power protection, everything plugged into the two power protectors = two separate circuits, 1 at 9, 1 at 12. IF your panel breakers are 20 amp, then 20 amp ckts; however many panels are 15 amp breakers, thus a 15 amp circuit w... | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs A card with a note that the Amazon gift card enclosed is intended for him to select/buy LP's for his 'new' TT setup transfers your excitement for his TT, and transfers the content choice to him. Amazon card, because whatever he chooses to spend t... | |
| Turntables: 2 Tonearms. What do you Have or Know About? dwette congrats, it's going to be a treat moving instantly from one cartridge to the other. best-groove it looks like the rear can be a longer arm. and, a dust cover which is a must for me. |