elliottbnewcombjr
Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| Tonearm resonance I would buy a TT with the option of mounting your own arm, preferably the option to add a second arm. A good used one gives you buying options and saves money or gets you more for your budget. Original arm could be S arm with changeable head-she... | |
| Ideal Qualities of a CD/SACD Transport I would look for the least expensive model with DSD out from a reputable brand. I'm not sure, but I seem to recall that my old Sony xa5400es has two lasers, one for CD, one for SACD. That is a refinement I do not think all have. I could be wrong.... | |
| Best Cartridge you have heard on a Denon DP62-L turntable I am suspecting that a slight adjustment of anti-skate would help the Empire do it's job. hudson hifi alignment LP, other side blank for Anti-Skate adjustment Anti-Skate to ZERO, set tracking force. Last: anti-skate. I spin the platter by hand... | |
| Best Cartridge you have heard on a Denon DP62-L turntable I've never seen your TT but it looks like a winner. A straight fixed arm and an S arm with removable head-shell, that's a great combo. Do you have a budget? I have always liked Audio Technica Cartridges sound, and specs, especially wide channel ... | |
| Cool running, low powered power amp I wanted tubes in my small office, went for a Little Luxman luxman SQ-N150, 10wpc, delivers more than that, excellent features $1,950 US Audio Mart here it is, far left I use it with my restored AR-2ax (sensitivity 90db). Enough volume for m... | |
| **Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed: oh, bought from a charity shop, then a different story. where do you live? perhaps a member here can help you find a competent repair shop near you so shipping is not needed. btw, charity shops are not in the business of cheating people, even ... | |
| **Smoking integrated tube amp, advice needed: return/exchange it. very unlikely, whatever the cause, don't let this put you off tubes, you just got very unlucky. | |
| Need help with phono cartridge selection I like Audio Technica Cartridges, the sound, and several have very good channel separation and tight channel balance: combined they give excellent imaging. I like the AT540ml for beginners, in your case, within your budget, I would move up the... | |
| Insurance for system Receipts, and take photos of all including items with no receipts, find current replacement costs, give copy to agent, revise quote with specific coverage for specific items, like diamond rings, etc. You can cover for original cost, or pay more a... | |
| Preamp only? Bypass Necessary? btw IF you are not using the system for anything other than Video, and simply want a 'better' amp to power your front speakers, no preamp is needed, you can go straight to your amp(s), the AVR handles the volume to the amp. AVR selects Over the ... | |
| Cable vs fiber for audio quality 20Mbps You don’t need a lot of speed to stream music from the internet. You’ll sip just half of a megabit per second from most music streaming services like iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Pandora. Any internet plan with speeds of 10Mbps or more can st... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. has OP told us his budget? I manually scrub the heck out of dirty LPs, it's amazing how quiet and wonderful an old LP I have played a million times since the 60's can sound. New shape stylus goes deeper in the grooves, so get them clean!!!!! ... | |
| Moody Blues founder Mike Pinder passed away today at 82 Original Moody Blues, a piano based blues band was fantastic, same era as early Rolling Stones, Zombies, then Animals ... .... Mike Pinder was terrific, and Denny Laine had one of the best voices ever, listen to their 1st album, 'Go Now'. disco... | |
| Preamp only? Bypass Necessary? sadbird OP keep in mind, others follow these threads, so I write responses for both OP and others. | |
| Preamp only? Bypass Necessary? Use your ’better’ 2 channel pre/amp for 2 Channel Music, AND Home Theater Front Speakers. It’s about having the AVR control the FRONT VOLUME (along with the other speakers it is amplifying) AVR must have front pre-out, many do not. The HT Bypas... |