hifiharv
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| Arm Recommendation for Moerch UP4 Owner I'm guessing that what he likes about the 4 is it's nimbleness and tight, pristine clarity while still managing to be full enough to resemble reality. Those other arms sound bigger and bolder, but may lack the 4's charm. I moved from the UP4 to a ... | |
| C7 - two prong Power Cord make a difference ? Sorry, I meant to say "unshielded" rather than "ungrounded" The third prong on the wall plug would only shield the cable, not ground the component. | |
| C7 - two prong Power Cord make a difference ? PS audio's C7 made a big improvement with my Play Station 1 CD player. One nice feature is that it has an unscrewable ground post on the wall plug in case you find your set up sounds better ungrounded. | |
| Connectors No connector is the best sounding. No connector, as in bare wire. Unplated copper spades would be my next choice, but you have to occasionally polish them for best sound. If you like the sound of silver, then bare silver spades. They say the oxida... | |
| Using a DD table as motor to drive another table This would be a very interesting experiment. But, think about the bearing on the DD table. It probably was never intended to take the side load imparted upon it while driving another platter by belt. Only the downforce of a balanced platter spinni... | |
| Custom Builder For P/P Power Pentode Amplifier Amilcar, check out "Kolledog's" new listing for the JWN mono amps. Follow his advice to view the website of the man who built them. He is also an Audiogon member: Jimmynich. By the way, do you actually have an Amilcar? Cool! | |
| Custom Builder For P/P Power Pentode Amplifier You can go with EL84's if your speakers are this sensitive. A pair per channel will probably sound better than four if you don't need the extra power. Sorry, not sure who to suggest to build them for you. Restoring something vintage to the max may... | |
| Does your system take you there or...? I have experienced the effect you describe, but can't explain it at all. One might generalize and say that if the system brings the musicians into your room as opposed to you into their recording site, then it is less accurate and editorializing o... | |
| DIY Question: Well Tempered Bearing Cup Upgrade Can't imagine the Clearaudio sounding better than a properly operating Classic. What sort of problems were you having? The Well Tempered design is far from finnicky... especially the platter bearing which is simply ingenious to say the least. If y... | |
| Thorens TD 166 MK II Suspension? Before you give up on it, try it without any platter mat. Yes, right on the bare metal platter. Be sure to lower the arm first to compensate for the VTA difference. I have noticed the problem with the too fat spindle, but it only bothers me on a f... | |
| 5 legendary speakers? Lets not forget the good old Dynaco A25. There was a time when this speaker brought you so much music that no other brand really mattered. Personally, I think the KLH 17 was right up there with it and maybe even better at less than $200.00 a pair! | |
| A $300-$400 turntable tweak I forgot to add...I think my Well Tempered Super sounds better without the center clamp. Alot less fuss too. | |
| A $300-$400 turntable tweak So, you are saying it is worse with the ring? | |
| Vintage Amps - Pleasantly surprised I get the same feelings with my Fisher tube stuff. I'm not so sure we have learned anything in the last 40 or 50 years. | |
| Maple platform under turntable, How thick? I haven't experimented with all the ideas mentioned above, but I can tell you this... I put my Spacedeck on a 4" thick Mapleshade block on top of their included cork/rubber isolators and it transformed the sound completely. Amazing improvement, an... |