hdm
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| Phono cable recommendations - high performance good value cable "I tried an Audio Sensibility ’Impact’ phono cable and did not like it. It added some coloration, reduced fine details and introduced a slight smearing over the standard issue Jelco JAC 501 cable. I used it for over a long weekend but hadn't the p... | |
| Would you use an Ortofon A90 on a Jelco tonearm? The compliance of the A90 is not really an issue if you are using the fluid damping on the Jelco; I’ve used a couple of modified Ortofon MC 20 Supers (retipped with microridge styli and boron and sapphire cantilevers) which have a similar complian... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles "PS It's really not difficult. You listen to them. It's not rocket science."Bingo. Preferably the same receptacle running the whole system as I mentioned. Long term listening. Quick switching back and forth using single receptacles interacting wit... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles @pbnaudio:Peter: I spent the better part of 18 months experimenting with receptacles about 15 years ago. I found it interesting and it was not particularly costly with decent quality stock receptacles from the better manufacturers. You have some d... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles No apologies necessary. Rest assured that those who have actually done the work, done the listening and made the comparisons take almost as much amusement, perhaps more, from those insistent on it being a fraud, having no effect, etc., 99% of whom... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles @crazyeddie:Yes, it is a very good idea and the beer fridge, particularly if it is an older beast, will work probably better than anything else short of something like the Audiodharma. Plug the fridge into one half for the two weeks before you lea... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles Doing well Lak-mainly just enjoying my system and listening to records at this stage. Doing the odd minor upgrade or cartridge change every year or two. Did a mono setup with a 2nd arm on my table late last year which I'm enjoying. I switched ove... | |
| Furutech AC Receptacles Refrigerators and Chest Freezers are still the best home option for burning in receptacles. Has much more to do with the surge when the compressor kicks in, which will very often exceed 15 amps for a very short period of time. This will get you mu... | |
| 11 inch tonearm? or 'short' 12inch tonearm? 'The alternative is to get someone to use heat to put a side bubble in the perspex lid but I don't know anyone who could do that! (Though may be the simpler option).'I ran into a similar problem when I recently mounted a second arm on my 80's plin... | |
| Recommedations for bestt interconnects for phono cable inputs at $100 or less +2 for the Audio Sensibility Impact SE. Recently bought one (also balanced) expecting a minor improvement over the Jelco 506 Balanced tonearm cable I was using and was shocked at how much better it was than the Jelco. The Jelco had (like the Audi... | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo I just did a pseudo mono setup in the past week that involved strapping a stereo cartridge (a modified Denon 103R potted in an aluminum body and retipped by Soundsmith with a ruby cantilever and line contact stylus). The whole setup flies in the f... | |
| Anyone else having trouble getting cartridges back they sent for repair? A year and a half would be totally unacceptable to me. I've had positive experiences with two different retippers on four different jobs and never had to wait more than 3 months. Turnaround was inside a month on two of those jobs and one of those ... | |
| How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons Correction: that should have read some the low output Dynas would be good as many have higher resistance/impedance as well. | |
| How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons Yes, Spencer. Vinylengine uses the term output impedance; Dynavector uses the term "DC Resistance" in their specifications so you might find different wording on this spec depending on where you are looking. Most of the low output Dynas would be g... | |
| How Do Left & Right Brains Like AT ART9 vs Dynavectors 17D3, XX2, XX2mkII vs Ortofons Spencer: As well as looking at arm/cartridge compatibility I would also seriously consider cartridge/phono stage matching with your Aqvox, particularly if you are running into the balanced inputs which I would expect you would be. I have the Aqvox... |