garfish
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| Lower gain in left channel. Jond; I've had the problem you describe for years, and it's why I always use a pre-amp with channel balance control. My left channel output volume is higher than the right channel, so I always have to dial in about 3-5 dB (biased to the right) of ... | |
| Abstract7 signing over… So Long Abstract7, I've enjoyed many of your articulate posts. And welcome to Rives--- best wishes with your business venture. Cheers. Craig | |
| Oh where or where have all the buyers gone? A small sample for sure, but I'm noticing the same thing on eBay too. I've been trying to sell some stuff there and bids are LOW or non-existant. Cheers? Craig | |
| How to clean RCA inputs and outputs? I also use the RCA jack cleaner tool that, Scott mentions above, along with contact cleaner that I got from Sonic Frontiers-- both the cleaner and tool seem to work well. Good Luck. Craig | |
| Optimal Speaker Placement Those look like pretty good set-up dimensions to me. If you would like a stronger stereo image but can't move your speakers closer together, you can at least experiment with toe-in-- that can have quite an affect on imaging, detail, coherence, and... | |
| Highly Polished wire???? Dan, Trelja-- gotta' agree, Trelja's posts are excellent. Thanks for sharing Joe. I only "clean" the exposed portion of wires if there is apparent oxidation/corrosion, and then only the ends making contact.As noted, I use 400 grit sandpaper or eme... | |
| Terminations I prefer good spades for their very positive connections, but have used bananas and bare wire with no apparent degrdation in sound quality-- at least on a short term basis. Bananas can be handy if you change equipment a lot. Cheers too. Craig | |
| What's better: RCA or XLR? Joeb asked what was better RCA or XLR connectors. In high end audio, sound/music qualities are paramount, so that should be the primary consideration. No? Prior to purchase of ICs, I discussed this issue with a Synergistic Research Tech., and he s... | |
| Which comm. speaker mfgr. makes the best cabinet? John_1 made a good case for R. Vandersteen's 2C/3A speakers. R. Vandersteen is a very innovative and practical guy, and I would also nominate the Vand. 5s. Why? Well, they have built-in subs that are freq. flat to about 22 HZ, they have internal 4... | |
| Tube/Solid State Bi-Amplification The above posts are well stated. I would just add that Richard Vandersteen does not recommend "horizontal bi-amping" with his speakers. He claims that it is too difficult to properly integrate the bass with the upper frequencies. Vandersteen does ... | |
| What's better: RCA or XLR? Sonically, I've compared mid-priced Syn. Res. RCA and XLR ICs and with 40" lengths I preferred the sound of the RCA. It's definitely one of those personal preference things though. With long IC runs (20-30 ft. or more) apparently XLR has some wort... | |
| Dedicated Power Lines - How to? Rushton gives good advice, but briefly; dedicated AC lines are the foundation of a really good system. I had it done by an electrician 2 years ago for about $900. I had a sub-main installed on the outside of the house and 4 lines run from there to... | |
| Best CD player I like the Levinson 39/390S, but right now it seems that the Aero Capitole is THE hot CD player-- haven't heard it myself. Great choice of speakers Jw;>)-- I use Syn. Res. spkr cables and ICs with mine. Cheers. Craig | |
| Question about selling on Audiogon I check A'Gon early afternoon and also early evening. It's my best guess that listing for early evening viewing east coast time is best to reach max viewers. That said, the best day(s) to list still elude me, but it seems, for some reason, that th... | |
| Am I going insane? Z; insanity is part and parcel of this goofy affliction, so welcome aboard. I agree that speakers come first too-- because they are the most colored and most conspicuous part of your system, you need speakers that YOU can live with and that make y... |