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| McIntosh MC-2100 -- Aragon 2004 MKII ... upgrade? I would go for the Musical Fidelity A3CR also.Your Thiels my reveal some flaws on the Aragon(a good amp)that you won't have to worry about on the more refined (in my opinion) Musical Fidelity. | |
| Noobie looking for advice I looked it up on the Stanton website,and you may need to flip the switch on the back to line output.It may have its own phono stage in it.Do this with the volume turned down. | |
| Subwoofer Amplifier Hum Only — Help I've been in this hobby with a friend I grew up with since our pre-teen years. We both like music and electronics.Years back I bought a used sub advertised in our local paper.I listened to it at the sellers house with loud rock.I heard deep bass a... | |
| Subwoofer Amplifier Hum Only — Help I'm guessing a couple of things are happening.You mention so-slight hum prior to the sub.That may or may not be amplified some by the sub,depending on the source of that slight hum.One thing to try if your very careful,try your cd player direct in... | |
| Cd transport isolation Keep in mind that the real wood will break easier do to its grain.Consider extra reinforcements to make the shelves strong enough to hold your gear.Real wood veneer is an option to.It was and still is used by great furniture builders.The resonance... | |
| The Hub: Acoustic Research - second in a series A lot of us enjoy things in life everyday that we take for granted.Yes I'm guilty of it too. The "acoustic suspension"speaker design may have been invented way before its time. If it wasn't invented by Villcher and sold with the help of Kloss and ... | |
| Is Speaker Termination Required? That is one less connection for each wire.Terminals with a good secure connection should be fine too.The secure termination is what is important for me in my experience. | |
| Phono Inputs...what can I use them for? Not being the sharpest knife in the drawer,I didn't realize that I could use the Tape function to listen to another channel.There are a lot of experienced audio hobbyist,engineers,and a variety of professions here.I'm sure you have your specialty ... | |
| Does improper alignment cause permament damage ? From what I learned from various sources in the industry, yes. Poor tracking bad enough to cause a lot of distortion sounds like something that should be addressed.Since you listen to these records they must have enjoyable value.The stylus and rec... | |
| Speaker separation versus listening distance?? I would have to agree.Starting of with the equal distance idea is a good place to start.If you have 10'between speakers ,then use 10' of distance to you.This is just to start out with, although a lot of people use this in their final setup. | |
| Sub/Speaker Crossover? Keep in mind that a good low setting won't draw attention to your sub.Done right,nobody should know its on. | |
| Recommend tube meter Sears has a budget one for $32 everyday.Its number 82344,and auto ranging to make it easier.If you want something thats rugged for daily use on the job,go with a Fluke.For typical around the house stuff,the $32 Sears does ok. | |
| cheaper coupling caps on a budget Since you have the others,try paralleling.You do sound like you have anything to loose.It may get you back into music for now,or may sound good. | |
| Are scratch LPs part of the game ? I have albums that are 40 years old and no significant scratches.If you live in a dusty area such as unpaved roads,dry ground,the wind my be blowing that sandy dust in your home through air leaks causing a problem. | |
| B&W Speaker Boxes - Advice I imagine a lot of folks would like to get their hands on original shipping materials! |