inagroove
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| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? When first returned to viny, my first carts were Denon 103R (purer-copper than the original 103), and I enjoyed their sound. As time went on, the carts wore-out and my aspirations grew. I now had four of them, so each went in for an upgrade. A... | |
| Maintaining Optimal Electrical Connections Hi All, My apologies for the delayed update. Before the Holidays I was able to clean all of my line-level connections, with DeToxit 100L, as well as treat them with Stabilant 22. Results - the investments in time and money were worthwhile. I ... | |
| The Twelve Albums of Christmas @grinnell; Can you recommend any titles/artists? For me, Jazz is so 'hit & miss' that I tend to avoid Jazz albums without specific recommendations. Thanks... | |
| The Twelve Albums of Christmas @hilde45 - just read LEFT to RIGHT, e.g. If On A Winter's Night "by" Sting. I hope that helps... | |
| Flat copper speaker cables ortodox - "Captain wrote to me , he must be a good engineer. " I do not know if he is an engineer, but he is their SALES person. I have two 6' AE power cables sitting in a box (as emergency back up cables). Please let me know if you want t... | |
| Flat copper speaker cables If it helps... I have had Audio Envy in my current system; (-1) - having tried several brands, they were uniquely harsh and fatiguing with rock, jazz and classical (strings, brass, symbols) | |
| Speaker cable recommendations +1 for Anticables - I am using two pair of copper speaker cables to bi-wire my speakers. The SQ improves with every upgrade that I make to my system. They are NOT a limiting the SQ in any meaningful way: a great endorsement for such inexpensive ... | |
| Maintaining Optimal Electrical Connections lowrider57 Thanks for the details regarding your experience using the D5. Personally, I never considered putting a cleaner into a female outlet (even one that is shut off at the breaker). That seems to be asking for trouble. More to the poin... | |
| Maintaining Optimal Electrical Connections erik_squires Thanks for the warning regarding AC wiring. I have already replaced the outlet with a hospital-grade Leviton unit (pure copper, tight grip). With that being said, I have powered speakers and am considering using D100L on that con... | |
| Maintaining Optimal Electrical Connections lowrider57 Wondering - did you use DeToxit D5 on power sources, line-level wiring, or both? | |
| Better Records vs MoFi bdp24 Sorry, I simply can't agree with "There are many other reissue labels doing better work than MoFi." It simply to broad a statement. MoFi, Speaker's Corner, VTL, Tacet, etc. all produce high quality LPs that are as good and, and many time... | |
| Better Records vs MoFi Tochsii - Funny thing, I sold my Old-School Harvest DSOTM about two weeks ago. But before I did, I did a full length, side-to-side comparison against my MoFi copy. It was not even close. The MoFi was so much better. Better clarity, better dy... | |
| Better Records vs MoFi The BR website currently has two copies of Beatles for Sale listed at ~$170 & $300 (rounded up one cent), so I pulled my copy off the shelf and gave it a spin. I rate both sides as "Mint Minus" (BR term, $300+), with just one light tick in t... | |
| Oxidation on surface of cable under clear jacket Hi Deanrk, When I started building my first Hi-Fi system, decades ago, I built my own speaker cables. They had clear shielding, and eventually noticed the same oxidation problem that you experienced. So, I started searching for a replacement..... | |
| Boxes Hi Everyone, Thanks for all of insightful responses. I will speak with my wife... ;-) and Happy Valentine's Day 2023 |