geoffkait
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| fuses - the $39 ones or the 85 cent ones An interesting experiment for those with ordinary fuses in equipment/speakers is to reverse direction of the fuses one at a time, listening after each fuse reversal. You should be able to hear the sound improve or degrade each time a fuse is rever... | |
| Really wild-looking tube amps BWS Consulting amps, 600 lb delivererd.www.BWS-Tube.com | |
| Whole house powerline noise solution? Quantum Corp. ElectraClear line purifiers in various outlets around the house AND/OR Magnan Audio DIY scheme of plug-in capacitor banks in various outlets around the house. Inexpensive and effective solutions. | |
| Best DIY tweak? One of the stranger tweaks is to make sure all media is stored vertically, this includes CDs, LPs, books and video cassettes. Makes a nice improvement, esp. if you have a lot of CDs, etc. (This tweak courtesy of PWB Electronics.~ Cheerio | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? Actually, it does, or very nearly. The rotating arm/blade cuts a perfect circle, so the circle formed on the upper surface of the disc by the bevel is perfectly round. Enough mass is removed from the edge during circumcision that the disc should b... | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? According to web page you provided, "The edge of the beveled disc should be 0.2 mm." Since the edge of an unbeveled discs is around 1 to 1.3 mm, that 0.2 mm thickness is only about 1/5 to 1/6 of the original thickness. Probably best to leave a ver... | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? Tbg, please take the time to read the many reviews for the trimmer. You will find that the trimmer is intended to bevel the entire surface of the edge. Reasons for beveling the edge completely include (1) eliminating surface imperfections on the e... | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? Another problem with only trimming half the edge is the potential for the polycarbonate to shatter. But primary issue is that it wouldn't be effective. YRMV...Cheers | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? The blade on the disc trimmer should be positioned such that the entire edge of the disc is timmed at an angle, not just half the edge. What good would it do to trim half the edge, as the light would still be directed out the half that wasn't beve... | |
| Does coloring the edges of CD's help the sonics? Try purple (violet) on the edge next time. Then try to explain why it works.... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow The Halcyonics Mod-1 appears to have a resonant freq of around 0.5 Hz. Am I missing something? | |
| Cary SLP 05 & Isoclean Fuses- Amazing It's actually the HI Fi fuse manufacturer that says their own fuses are *not* directional. Isoclean obviously thinks their fuses are directional as fuses marked with arrow. The Hi Fi fuses that should be reversed to see if they sound better one wa... | |
| Anyone else miss audiophile nervosa? If Brothers in Arms doesn't convince you that something's wrong somewhere, nothing will. One of the more Inhernently harsh and "digital" sounding recordings...only a strict program of tweaking can ameliorate these problems in Brothers in Arms. ~ C... | |
| Any idea what this goo is on my record? Could be the owner used wet playing technique - water or water/armour-all solution. Should come off with water and bounty towel. | |
| Washington Post article - "Effects of Nanotubes... Praytell, which audio products are you referring to? |