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| What should my heirs do to dispose of my vinyl and CDs? @bigtwin Your solution would be my favorite way to go I just don't know if any family member would want my system and software. My solitary passion. @rhg3 Two great sources for selling off vinyl and CDs! Thank you | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl My great fortune is that from the very start I had a record cleaning system. First was the old dishwasher brush with liquid squirt bottle and then an amazing little machine called a Rec O Vac. The Rec O Vac was an upright plastic machine in which ... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? @fsonicsmith1 Bad AC perhaps? The one thing that nothing but an AC Regenerator or top notch power conditioner can help with. This is especially important to consider if you live in a high density population area or are near a commercial zone “dir... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? Paul McGowan of PS Audio used to sell his own line of power cables until he used a full loom of top-line Audioquest cords. The performance improved to the point that PS now endorses AQ cables and no longer makes their own. @kingharold You may be ... | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? @pennpencil Exactly! If you hear a sound quality improvement by upgrading power cables then proceed as your finances allow. You don’t need to hire an EE to tell you what you hear. | |
| Worth upgrading my cables? @clearthinker Shunyata Research’s website discusses each design aspect that resulted in the current line of power cables they offer. Here is an excerpt describing the noise reduction capabilities included in the NR cables: "CCI filters have... | |
| Worth upgrading my cables? @tcotruvo A bit more food for thought. Once I discovered Shunyata Research made noise reducing power cables my interest was piqued. Upon doing my due diligence, I learned that the noise reducing circuitry contained in the cable connectors reduced ... | |
| Worth upgrading my cables? @tcotruvo The logic of the “power cords make a difference” argument is that the component to which the power cord is connected experiences the AC it receives from that cable and knows nothing of the original origin of that power. So whatever that ... | |
| Worth upgrading my cables? So many folks here have fine quality components connected with less accomplished cables. Mistake every time! If you need convincing, then do it. Research cable offerings, make a short list of those you would like to audition, and listen. If you ... | |
| HOW TO CHOOSE A SPEAKER CABLE? Unless you are married to a specific brand, get the purest conductors with the least impactful (on the sound) dielectric, and have at it. For me that is Wireworld Equinox 8. It is composed of PC-OCC copper with Composilex 3 dielectric. I got two 8... | |
| Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones? If you want to experience the improvement power cables can bring to your system, insert Shunyata Research NR (noise reducing) cables and find out. You will learn how much the noise level of your system can drop with power cables that reduce noise ... | |
| Call All ELO Lovers I just finished listening to my MoFi Eldorado LP that arrived today. ELO never pretended or intended to present a "lifelike sound". That simply was not their goal. Jeff Lynne had a singular vision of the overall sound presentation he was going for... | |
| McCormack dna-1 upgrade or no I had my DNA-1 Deluxe upgraded by SMc Audio 21 years ago. The improvements were considerable resulting in a more refined, nuanced sound yet with much more responsive dynamics. Music really came to life. Last year, the 20th anniversary of the or... | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? @jsqt Interesting that you mentioned not using the damping rings when you install the Brimars. I just put a new matched pair of Gold Lions in my pre last night as the tubes had been in circuit for over two years. After having read others experienc... | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? @jsqt You are indeed fortunate to have a Backert preamp. I have had the good fortune of knowing Bob for a couple decades, long before he made moves toward offering his own designs. Bob was known then for modifying preamps and to a lesser degree ... |