harrylavo
Responses from harrylavo
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? iopscrl has it right. Every single one of my cables over forty years has been bought used and, as a result, I've been able to afford lots of Monster's top cables spread over three complete systems for less than the price of one new set. | |
| Has anyone tried the new Accuphase AC-6 cartridge? That is Counterpoint's SA 2 headamp, not AC-2. My bad. | |
| Has anyone tried the new Accuphase AC-6 cartridge? That cartridge is wildly popular as one of the "big boys" in Asia, as have been the AC-5, AC-4, AC-3, AC-2, and AC-1 before it. The only real differences have been in stylus materials and construction. They have just never had a good importer into... | |
| Where to find service manuals and upgrading firmware One good place to start is at a site called "Hi Fi Engine". In the top menu you will see headings for "Database" and "Library". Look up the brand and equipment you are interested in, and they may have it. I also have at times found service manu... | |
| Law of Diminishing Returns; where does it kick in? Used gear, eight-to-ten years old. | |
| Best bourbon? Another vote for Maker's Mark. | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. Yes, if you had anti-skate engaged that could do what you describe, and the advice to disable for all arm adjustments, and make anti-skate the last is correct. But experiment, that is the best way to learn. Learn how to tell when you have over- ... | |
| Vinyl headache from hell!!! My guess is you might have a slight fracture in your tonearm internat wiring that is aggravated/not by the position of the arm. | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Like inna6,071, I am still using Purist fluid cables from 25 years ago for my main speakers .... borrowed a few others to try and if anything they downgraded the sound. Have the entire main and secondary system on Monster Reference M1000 cables ... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. An oldy but never surpassed: Syrinx PU-2 or PU-3. | |
| Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening The preamplifier, doubtless. Why? Because unless it is forty or more years old, it lacks a "Loudness" control, which was specifically designed to solve this problem It emulated the Fletcher-Munson curve in reverse according to the level set. S... | |
| Better Amp for Cornwall IV's... Tubes ..... the Klipsch's (all of them) are made for tubes. Since looks are important to you, look for an upgraded Fisher 101 or 202 integrated stereo tube amp from the '60's and you'll be in 7th heaven. | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? 1990 -Turntable: Linn Sondek, Syrinx Arm, Accuphase AC-2 CartridgeHeadamp: Counterpoint SA-2Preamp: ARC SP-6BAmplifier: ARC D90Speakers: Thiel 3.5's, Maggie II'sCD Player: Phillips 8802020 Turntable: Dual 701, Accuphase AC-2 CartridgeHeadamp: Cou... | |
| Does Age Matter? Age 80. Prefer Analog slightly, but listen equally to analog and digital. SACD and DVD-A prefered to CD all else equal (rarely is). And tape preferred to LP. | |
| The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one. Here's a very low cost solution. Back at the dawn of high-res disks, Pioneer introduced a very inexpensive mass market universal player (SACD, DVD-Audio, and CD). The transport is rock solid, the same one that gave expensive audiophile CD player... |