folkfreak
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| What is the most $ you have spent on vinyl? For every buyer there is a seller -- I sold a HiFi Today "Sgt Pepper" to a buyer in Japan for $1200 a few years backhttps://www.discogs.com/The-Beatles-Sgt-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club-Band/release/7154298I owned this from new (along with a bunch of... | |
| Power cords How do the Monster bass traps deal with mid and high frequencies? The problem you may have is reflections in these ranges. The Monster bass trap is actually designed not to over absorb high frequencies but in your case reflecting HF so close to yo... | |
| Power cords Hi @ptrck887 I just checked out your system, very nice btw. However have you recently tried taking out the Black Box? Move it at least two rooms away, the sound you describe sounds just like my system when I tried out a black box. It cleans up the... | |
| Power cords While no one can tell you how power cords will sound in your system I can perhaps suggest that AQ Dragons will NOT give you the change you are looking for.My system uses a mix of SR (Galileo LE and others) and AQ (Dragon) cables. The latter are us... | |
| SME V tone arm advice Thanks @bigwave1. As I recall the Pedersen mods are all fully reversible so do not undermine the resale value of your Gyro and can take the table to a very high level. It is also a best practice to really get to know how to strip down and tune you... | |
| SME V tone arm advice But @best-groove it sounds so much better -- and as to "distorts the Michell Project" (whatever that means, I met John back in the day and I'm sure he'd be good which whatever you want to do with his baby) not sure what to thinkIf you are fixed on... | |
| SME V tone arm advice SME on Gyro is a classic combination. I used to run a IV on an Orbe. You should also look into the Pedersen modshttp://www.pedersensgyro.dk | |
| Safe to use stereo amp for Movies in the long term? I used my ARC Ref 40 connected to VTL Mono Blocks for years in HT bypass with no issues in my old installation -- it's just hours and burns in your system nicely for you for when you need it for "proper" listening 😏 | |
| Have you ever changed speakers to expereince a different "soundscape" or presentation?? Definitely yes. The more you fine tune the speaker/room interface the more you can approach the original sound. For me the acid test that any adjustment is moving in the right direction is whether it increases the diversity of scale and tonality i... | |
| I Need an XLR Digital Cable. Yes you definitely should hear a difference in AES/EBU cables. In my (admittedly expensive) system the difference from moving from generic to AQ Eagle Eye, then Wild, then Marigo and Transparent Ref XL was very clear. Different cables will bring d... | |
| Audioquest WEL innerconnects are the older models the same as current model? One thought -- given they've been in storage did you replace the batteries in the DBS packs? The thinness you describe sounds like the sound with the DBS disconnected or the 24-48 hours after you reconnect the DBS and the field has yet to fully es... | |
| How do you store and catalog your vinyl? Easiest method is to catalog them using Discogs. The app is very easy to use and you can then access your collection on line plus see the value | |
| Turntable isolation @james1969 I can certainly vouch for the benefits of active isolation systems but they are not compatible with all turntables. For example tables with very floppy springs like the Linn may end up fighting the isolation. The TS-150 works very well ... | |
| Listening Height Adjustment -- Is This Why Two People Don't Hear the Same? @pimbo thanks for your nice follow up message. As you saw from the thread I had to make some compromises to work within the rather odd shaped, and smaller than ideal, room that I have to work with. The decision to go with a long wall set up rather... | |
| How do you move HEAVY speakers with sharp spikes without lifting? The method to move such speakers (which works provided they are not the very tall, thin and fragile spikes) is to "walk" the speaker. You lift three spikes off the ground and pivot around the remaining spike, moving only a few inches at a time, re... |