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| Separate Phono Pre - $$ before I will hear a SIGNIFICANT difference vs. integrated? remote balance, not common, is a feature I find quite important, for some individual songs on CDs and/or LP, especially best of, compilations.I make very slight tweaks left/right to specific songs, it is amazing how much everything (not just the p... | |
| Separate Phono Pre - $$ before I will hear a SIGNIFICANT difference vs. integrated? How big listening space, what volumes desired? In your limited space, I would go for Solid State, and enough but not too much power (reduced heat the goal, also keeps price down). That way, you have options to place integrated on a shelf, perh... | |
| Separate Phono Pre - $$ before I will hear a SIGNIFICANT difference vs. integrated? phono eq is very simple, standardized for all manufacturers since RIAA Industry Standard agreed to (right after or before most of us were born).boost lows, cut highs, a simple known slope. absolutely nothing tricky, any quality manufacturer can do... | |
| Best Record Cleaning Fluid I also was told long ago to beware of removing the helpful stuff, you call it plasticizer, I'll go with that name. cleeds I am not saying use the stylus to clean, I am saying, most do not need cleaning, the stylus stays essentially clean, meanwh... | |
| Any cable delivers more bass than Cardas Golden Reference? Interesting thread, especially with OP's lifelong music production career, and IMO, PROOF, every tweak is an altered reality, imagined or perceived, emotionally preferred.Measurements: techniques exist to generate control source frequencies, send ... | |
| Best budget preamp for my entry level system? the newer preamp has built in DAC, and related inputs. Nice, saves money, need for more cables both signal and power, and saves space: Unless you get the 'I need a better DAC bug', in which case, I would be happier with the matching style of the o... | |
| Best Record Cleaning Fluid The force of a stylus in a groove is tremendous, it will dig any grub out. Play, keep em clean, leave em alone, UNLESS, when you check your stylus, it is grubby. Then, clean that one. I need to clean VERY FEW. I got a batch of Jazz records when... | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design When I was just starting out as an Interior Designer of Corporate Offices, I came back from a client meeting, met with the furniture and furnishings department head, and said "the clients wants cheaper furniture". Betty batted her eyes, and said "... | |
| Best budget preamp for my entry level system? Without a doubt, I would add the matching Emotiva preamp https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/amplifier/preamplifier/emotiva-usp-1-stereo-preamplifier/ | |
| Turntable leveling It is imperative to get the tt level PRIOR to:1. arm height adjustment.a. sufficient clearance when lifted, enough space when lifted to brush/liquid clean stylus and/or clean dust off anti-static brush if used. Back to front of course. Once set... | |
| Turntable leveling I leave a small bubble level on the tt deck, always verifying level.Bubble Levels can be defective. I have several various plastic ones, they all agree with each other (and they agree with my more professional levels I double check with). I just b... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! A sibilant story.Frank Sinatra was having problems with sibilants at the end of words. Try as he may, he was not confident he had it consistently solved.He sought out Pavarotti, discussed his problem with him. Pavarotti says, yes, I had the proble... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! Your TV has a web browser. You could access Tidal and put that into your music system, skipping laptop, .... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! OPThanks for the work. I never compared, but I also get surprisingly good sound via fios cable service: tv/amazon/netflix/you tube ..... Please clarify the Netflix setup, chain from the street/air if satellite. All your streaming comes from the ... | |
| Tidal vs Hi Res Files vs CD vs “Netflix”. My test. Incredible! Great thread, the best response is from the recording engineer: BITS are BITS. PIXELS are PIXELS.source file, unadulterated, to speaker via minimum equipment and non-altering software is the best 'truth' you can get. But, as he said, you may prefe... |