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| Cable recommendations for my new (preowned) system... Speaker Cables: I built my own using OFC Cat 8, https://www.ebay.com/itm/174307181712pick your length, pick your color, cut off the connectors, strip the eight strands, put pure copper spade/banana/.... connectors on the endsI used RED and BLACK, ... | |
| Cable recommendations for my new (preowned) system... Interconnects: I'm a bargain hunter, and I like LOCKING rca connectors, you move something, you may disturb something else..I bought TWO of these 99.9999 % pure OFC copper Video Component Cableshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/122028614401peeled them apar... | |
| Build-up on stylus - any new cures? Nice setup, I had that TT and Arm with V15VxMR, loved it.You can remove the stylus to thoroughly clean it, and verify you haven't damaged the cantilever.Are you sure of azimuth and VTA, tracking force and anti-skate?gel: my friend used this gel ty... | |
| Budget Phono preAmp phono: always tricky to be totally happy, have return optionschiit mani sets you up for MM and has options for your future MC cartridge, and schiit has 15 day money back. | |
| older CD transport vs newer ones. Sounds great, wait for it to die. Meanwhile, be ready to order a replacement.My Experiences1. Onkyo DX-7500, dual matched burr brown processors, 18 bit, 8x oversampling 352.8 kHz, all the mechanical isolation, optical tricks, etc. they could think... | |
| elliott's Ventilated Equipment Surround / Stand slaw,Thanks for the compliment. I never considered Isolation, just feet/spacers that won't scratch anything or slide around easily. | |
| elliott's Ventilated Equipment Surround / Stand lowriderThanks for the encouragement. Tabletop, in/on a rack/shelf, anywhere that makes sense. They can make combos of equipment look organized. I've got two medium height black maple ones side by side on top of my low glass top rack. Then a deepe... | |
| Perfect match for ATC speakers yogiboy"you’ve done the opposite of what I advise: try first to find efficient speakers you love, using sensitivity of 90 db as a starting goal.""That above statement is BS."I think you meant to say that advice is BS. KEF's are loved by many, that... | |
| elliott's Ventilated Equipment Surround / Stand lowrider, othersVENTILATION. The design is a ’shed’, not an enclosure, with a roof strong enough to support 125 lbs, i.e. Amps over Preamps (nice short interconnects). Lower equipment sits ’loose’ within. Lots of Air Flow.The design has rubber fe... | |
| Perfect match for ATC speakers Well, not to be discouraging, but to be informative:you've done the opposite of what I advise: try first to find efficient speakers you love, using sensitivity of 90 db as a starting goal.you bought very inefficient speakers, low sensitivity. Sen... | |
| Help me decide on first turntable purchase OP For me, even 3K is too much to determine if someone would stick with Vinyl. I’d rather spend the difference on musical content, and upgrade later.I agree, I don’t like the Technics Metal/Plastic Look (however...). Your Speakers and Equipment, t... | |
| Living audio set-up Lots of Glass: Side Walls?Full Height Draperies or THICK Textured Fabric Vertical Blinds.Not long runs, several sections so you can close some sections totally, some partially, leave some open.The Vertical Blinds, you tilt the blinds so the sound ... | |
| 8-Tracks and Open-Reels: Who’s Got ‘Em and Whatcha Got? have a peek at my systems page, https://systems.audiogon.com/users/elliottbnewcombjryou will see:Two Teac X2000R Reel to Reels (1 music system, 1 office system). Despite higher S/N specs, the Pre-recorded 7-1/2 IPS 2 Track Stereo and 4 Track Stere... | |
| Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You? cartridge bodies with inherent vibration dissipation?wood bodied cartridges, specially formulated compound bodies, layered construction, IOW: built-in 'enabler' characteristics? | |
| Living audio set-up 1. Think long, future flexibility, options, desirable future additions now.2. efficient speakers: sensitivity 1w/1m: 90 db or more. IF you can find efficient speakers you love, THEN it will reduce your power needs. That will reduce: cost, size, he... |