fatparrot
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| Technical question - satellites and TVs FCC, NASA, and I hope that you have REALLY deep pockets! | |
| I have Maggie MG 1.6's - need amp advice Look for a used Spectron Digital One. 500 wpc into the Maggies; it really opened my speakers up and tightened the bass on my pair. Class D switching amp...tiny and the idle current is only 20 watts, so you can leave it continuously on without juic... | |
| Dumb Quest : Amp Clips Or Speakers Blow Up First? Shadorne, a slight correction regarding your statementThe "perceptive loudness" effect is what is often used on modern pop CD's, whereby the waveforms are deliberately clipped in the recording/mastering process in order to create a "loud" sounding... | |
| The Dead Albertporter & Gunbei, the good news is that this years CES is at the Venetian. The bad news is that they changed the dates, so the CES ends 2 days BEFORE the AVN Awards. Silicone Valley meets Vegas :-) | |
| led zeppelin suggestions on vinyl Gunbei, that album was HOUSES OF THE HOLY. | |
| What does a vinyl record groove look like? Dougdeacon, I thought that the lateral movement of the stylus produced only the mono signal, and the vertical movement gave the signal the stereo balancing. Am I wrong about this? | |
| Time for new tubes.. which ones? What are the tubes, please? | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? How old is the vinyl? Much of stuff from the '60s and '70s is shot, because people were using "el-cheapo" record players with pizo-electric ceramic cartridges. Tracking at 5+ grams....VTF was adjusted by securing a penny, nickle, or dime above the... | |
| How long will CD-R's & DVD-R's last? FWIW, I've heard that the Library of Congress still archives recorded material on good old analog vinyl! | |
| Isolation Transformer OR Power conditioner How much AC current or wattage do they draw? | |
| Tube question First, NOS tubes can produce more of an audible effect as the quality and tweaking of your system improves. Same as a car...you can feel the difference that a few pounds of tire pressure produces in say a Ferrari. A Neon or Focus, and you couldn't... | |
| dedicated 70's rock system You might need to consider a digital equalizer! | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Alanis Morissette..."Jagged Little Pill"...also a one hit [album] wonder, in that category | |
| Re-issue vinyl vs. the original pressing Anything mastered or re-mastered by Steve Hoffman, is a winner! | |
| Is this the highest price ever paid for an LP? According to an AP report, it was bought for 75 cents four years ago at a Manhattan flea market. Final eBay price was $155,401. [Not to shabby!] There is only one other acetate known in existence. |