howardlee
Responses from howardlee
| Europe vs the USA Makes me look at my stuff a bit differently. The main U.S. product I have is a Pass NT-60, but no doubt most of the good innards are overseas-made. My digital front end is all Chinese (via Singapore of course), and my analogue source is a Technic... | |
| Turntable to Phono to Pre connections My understanding is that an RCA cable output is likely balanced if the ground wire is separate. If it's incorporated into the cable one must assume that it is not balanced. My phono pre (Austin Audio Works) has a switch for balanced vs. unbalance... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? Record Doctor X is not manual spin. Bidirectional motor. | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? The Record Doctor X is half of what the VPI is, plus it'll clean both sides and rotates both directions. It only supports the label area, which I have found to be no big deal, and vacuuming bidirectionally gets all the liquid off. That's with 130 ... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? My VPI 16.5 died after 40 years of reliable service. Still, that one side at a time was a pain. I replaced it with a Record Doctor X which is bidirectional and does both sides. Then I use a Degritter with distilled water only. The RD by itself is ... | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... Your system, the whole thing, including the space you're in, is essentially a transcription device. The synergy there, e.g. the speakers to the space, is something you can optimize. There is basically nothing you can do about the stuff you are t... | |
| Bose Chucks Mac My experience with the Silver dealer out here at the north Houston (Woodlands) Best Buy was unimpressive to say the least although the sales guy was great. Not high end by any means. I ditched my order after a four month delay (with zero Mac feedb... | |
| If Bi-Wiring is an option, should I choose Bi-wiring over single banana with free jumpers If you go with jumpers replace those with good wired ones, e.g. Cardas or the like. If you decide to biwire, which I would do if cost not a big consideration, get separate runs coming off your one amp with one set spades and the other bananas for ... | |
| One box solution For heaven's sake get over there and check what sort of sound isolation you're going to have. Sounds good with the separate bedroom and all but still likely sharing a wall with someone (or two!). Whether or not that works out I would definitely p... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. In 1976 I had just moved to a new place. My new buddy upstairs had a pair of 901's. I was running a Dynaco SCA-80 I had built into a pair of the omni-popular Dynaco A-25's so I was eager to listen to these hyped-up speakers. On site, I couldn't f... | |
| «40% Of Audiophiles Are Dying And No One Is Doing Anything About It!» There's simply no point in getting all worked up over this stuff as it relates to others. It's hard to say how things will develop for the younger generations as on the whole they are inundated with the digital onslaught that began with the person... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Asking the audiophile community about the absolute best sound is problematic from the outset. Assigning a dollar figure to it precludes the majority who simply cannot afford a private jet. What is it you're looking for? For me, it is climbing a... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? Here's my plug for WEVL 89.9 in Memphis, an add-less, all volunteer independent with amazing variety and a 40 year history. Consistently rated Memphis' best station, I access it from the web and Bluetooth it (via a Macintosh receiver!) into my Pa... | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions @tom2441. How high could you stack those units? And what is their composition? | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions There’s been a lot of questioning for a while as to whether Boltz even exists any longer as a reputable option. They have a website and contact points but I’d need real customer feedback before I’d actually send these people money, they are pricey. |