elliottbnewcombjr
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| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... I rarely listen at volumes low enough to want/need ’loudness’, but when I do, properly implemented eq keeps the music INVOLVING, without it, just low background sounds. It seems to me that so many of you do not listen at low volume and have no id... | |
| New turntable SRA questions Miniscule VTA/SRA adjustments are for perfectionists, and would typically involve better equipment. IF the arm is parallel to a standard thickness LP while playing, you are good. That assumes the downward tracking force is correct, as the stylus/... | |
| 1st Tube amp question speakers connected to protect the amp/transformers Brent Jesse Instructions: no source needed for tube burn-in, just leave it on for 60 hours. | |
| Best DIY speaker cable for newbies I made a matched pair of 13 awg long speaker cables myself Cable: Cat 8, OFC, 22awg x 8 strands = 13awg this seller has longer runs, they don't show up in the pop-down menu, just write and ask https://www.ebay.com/itm/174307181712 I bou... | |
| Anti-skate problem with Rega RB303 tonearm it worked properly before? if so, what changed? | |
| Why is most everything remastered? emaillists this from your post is why I make my remarks about RIAA: " the tapes used for the cutting were very often a copy with bass rolled of so the phono carts of the time could track it. New vinyl masters don’t require that since cartridges ... | |
| Resistors i typed transistor, but I meant resistor, they are the ones easy to spot and replace. | |
| Looking For New CD-SACD Player my search led me to this happy ending https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/sony-sacd-player-scd-xa5400es-yay-or-nay prices have been going up, this one seems like a good deal https://tmraudio.com/sony-scd-xa5400es-sacd-cd-player-scdx... | |
| Dust covers not improvement, it is about avoiding the potential detriment of reflected microphonics if the dust cover is closed while playing. if you don't hear any detriment .... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 If my McIntosh mx110z tube tuner/preamp died, I would fix it or get another, without a sideways glance at another. I received mine, used it for over a year, then gave it to Audio Classics. Best thing they did was replace all the rca jack panels... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... Inexpensive Sound Meter (get one with a tripod mount hole on the bottom) https://www.amazon.com/RISEPRO-Decibel-Meter-Digital-Sound/dp/B01EZZ8B5Q I feel like an idiot for not getting one of these earlier. So easy, so revealing, such help... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... "loudness’ is sooooo misunderstood, back then, and more so now. a ridiculously named feature. It is not a button or switch per se, but an EQ circuit that is engaged or not, via button/switch/potentiometer connected to the loudness eq circuit. It... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... acoustic research made a 'Stereo Remote Control'. remote volume, remote balance, mute no loudness or tone controls, switched power outlet up to 600 watts. https://www.stereophile.com/content/acoustic-research-stereo-remote-control-specifications | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... ’Loudness’ is for any system, any speakers, in any space. fundamental to maintaining involvement at low volumes, i.e. bass player in a Jazz group. sparkle of triangles ... It should be progressively engaged as volume lowers. Tone controls are a ... | |
| Why is most everything remastered? emailists there were speed wars, size wars, and equalization wars. you seem to have a misunderstanding of the RIAA curve that won the equalization wars. the EQ curve is identical today to the EQ curve that was normalized way back when. Cartridg... |