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| Audiocyclopedia Thanks, Downloaded, I'll have some fun glancing thru it I am sure. | |
| Finding the Part Number for Vintage Equipment For Reel to Reel capstan rollers, I treat the rubber with this https://www.amazon.com/Chemicals-Rejuvenate-Restore-Platens-Rollers/dp/B09QJC6M4G | |
| question of soundstage It’s not just Power Tubes. My 6sl7’s made a big difference. (your A100t uses 1 6sn7 and 4 12AU's) Originals: Labeled Cayin Brand, unknown maker, sounded great. blew one (put in wrong socket), I wanted a matched pair of 6sl7’s that had a differe... | |
| question of soundstage carlsbad2 You should not speculate and write negatively if you do not know about Cayins. My Cayin A88T was deigned in Germany, built in China: hand built, point to point. Beautiful workmanship inside and out. This extremely positive review is w... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range bgross They look in great shape. Very easy to change the cloth, simply staples on the back of the grille's wood frame which simply pulls off push-on retainers. I used white Irish Linen. The old way of testing speaker cloth was to see how eas... | |
| Ultimate $10K home office system for vinyl? Not Big Budget, but Excellent Sound and Imaging is more critical than anything else. My Office: Looks simple but a lot of careful planning was involved. I never had great sound in my office until I decided to make desk chair/speaker placement th... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. Locking Bananas (WBT Type) give you the confidence in their connection. 2 allen head set screws secure the speaker wire to the fitting. The threaded rod expands the leaves of the split banana for secure connection, reverse to disconnect. Color co... | |
| Value of a preamp? Vintage Preamps are loaded with Features that Integrated Amps typically omit: Balance; Two MM Phono Inputs; Tape Loop; Mode Switch; Filters including Fletcher Munson 'Loudness' for Low Volume Listening; Match Gain for 3 inputs (volume s... | |
| Can I turn my 2-way Bookshelf speakers 90°…? You want the tweeters to disperse at seated ear level. Horizontal can be great for that Typically you want the tweeters on the inside. However, in my case, they sound better with the tweeters to the outside, because the left speaker is near ... | |
| A phono preamp with equalization selector I'll Take You Down Memory Lane. My Uncle's 1958 Fisher President II, EQ had not yet been Standardized Very Unique 'Stereo Radio' (Live Binaural Broadcasts) https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11420 | |
| Add a digital coax in /out tube pre-amp who, what, where, when, WHY? What are you trying to do? How would you select that input? Tape Loop. Perhaps a small external box, run thru the Tape Loop? | |
| Finally, Amazon Learns to Package Records. Always impressed by Amazon Packaging of LP's. I save the boxes in case I get back to selling individual LPs, and someone pays a lot of money for one. I have bought 180 gm, half-speed masters, 45 rpms. I have received 'not so special' frequently ... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range Looking at high priced suggestions, and the budget, perhaps my recommendation of JSE Model 2's seems out of place. I always post for both OP and any others following along. I stand by my recommendation, today I would have my Woodworker clad them ... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage. Anti-skate, the arm's old spring, I handle anti-skate differently these days. using this Hudson 'single sided' Alignment Disc https://www.amazon.com/Hudson-Hi-Fi-Turntable-Cartridge-Protractor/dp/B01MU6AD2E A. Use alignment side for 1.... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage. OMG, 4 years ago, I had long forgotten this, thanks for the revival and best of luck with your tonearm. I was so glad I was curious and took that arm apart, the critical finding was the damaged brass piece, and measuring the size of the needed ru... |