geoffkait
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| Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize Herman, Hi - the typical CD player laser light is infra-red, i.e. not in visible spectrum. Also, the light is not red or even infra-red while inside the plastic as wavelength is downshifted due to refraction...if you subscribe to theory of color a... | |
| Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize The small blue rings from Compact Dynamics, makers of Optrix, works well to reduce slipping at the CD/spindle interface; Vivid has replaced Auric Illuminator in my procedure; I also prefer to use Mapleshade Mikrosmooth as first step & like the... | |
| dh cones on Neuance platforms I recommend DH Cones with my platforms to customers; the DH Cones apparently improve the effectiveness of whatever they support. The DH Cones seem to be more efficient than other similar feet at allowing "residual vibration" in the system to exit ... | |
| What CD titles to get from BMG???? The forte of the BMG catelog is Jazz, so I have stocked up on all the Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, Billie Holiday, etc. remasters, of which there are quite a few outstanding ones; also be sure and pick up some of the blues remasters like Robert Jo... | |
| Best cover tunes Ramones do an excellent cover of Stones' "Out of Time" on their Acid Eaters CD; in fact the CD is covers of a lot of great songs from various artists... | |
| Cryo Treatment objects vary in size, density and shape, therefore "freeze" and thaw at different rates; thus the "timetable" for each type object will be different; i.e. the ramp-down time, dwell time and ramp-up time. The optimum "timetable" for an item must pr... | |
| Definitive Beethoven's 9th recording Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic on Duetsche Grammophon late 70s version, without question. | |
| Where can I get my power cables cry'oed? Cryopro in Missouri is not too far... Cryopro 2201 West Battlefield Suite #5 Springfield, MO 65807 Office (417) 881-8118 Fax (417) 881-2240 e-mail cryoco@yahoo.com | |
| Nina Simone recommendation The one on Bethlehem label, "The Original Nina Simone," from late 50s is fabulous, live in small club, w/ Don't Smoke in Bed, Little Girl Blue, Blue Indigo; also on CD... | |
| Fisher 500C Tubes The two tubes (final audio drivers) you refer to are important, the other two that are important are the two 12AX7 tubes closest to the front panel (these are the first stage driver tubes, if that's the right term). Telefunkens should work great i... | |
| Hendrix blues Electric Ladyland | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? 3 or 4 DH Squares under the TV/monitor produces noticeable improvement in picture quality - a more stable image and better definition. | |
| Speaker Cable Feet: Suggestions? I expect the electric field extends higher than a few inches from carpet (inverse square law), so a thingamabob only a few inches high might not be ideal, depending on strength of the field to begin with. Mapleshade's 8" high dealie makes sense; a... | |
| Great Spooky &/or Melancholic Soundtrack/Classical 2 "melancholy" soundtracks: Things Change & Once Upon a Time in America | |
| Are you going to buy the Rolling Stones SACDs? they are hybrids, right? if so, I will buy some... |