jallan
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| Thorens 160MKII BC Grace 707 + F9???? @chridabs The answer regarding azimuth on the Grace 707 is simple- you can’t adjust azimuth. Mine was correctly set at the factory. I just worried about getting the tracking angle correct, which with the Grace F9E was forgiving with its elliptical... | |
| Thorens 160MKII BC Grace 707 + F9???? Grace 707 owner of 48 (!) years here. I owned a Grace F9E and F9 Ruby back in the early 1980’s. The Grace F9E most definitely works with this tonearm. I could never get the ruby version to no sound bright and hard in my system (bi amplified Dahlq... | |
| "I Trust My Ears" At this point, I trust my own ears far above anyone eo. I learn a lot from others, but I know the sound of voices, instruments, and drums etc after a large number of decades listening! | |
| Incredible Audiophile Imaging -- at a Concert! @ghdprentice +1000! I’ve attended rock concerts in theaters with fancy new DSP systems and the sound was unlistenable. Especially when the systems get overdriven. I heard Tedeschi Trucks band at the Warner theater where I literally couldn’t te... | |
| In need of a GOOD 3:1/4:1 passive input selector I would try a Humbuster on the turntable. | |
| Is More Better? When I ran Dahlquist DQ10’s with double Dahlquist subwoofo, the placement turned out to be important for the best imaging. Low frequencies are supposed to be non-directional, but I think it matters depending on your crossover point and the steepne... | |
| Distortion Distortion Distortion There is also distortion of a circuit in static conditions, and distortion under dynamic conditions. Take feedback- if the circuit is large and it takes measurable time to pass the signal, feedback will no longer be accurate enough to reduce disto... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? My Cary SLP05 with ultimate upgrade provides a very natural 3-D image in my system, right up there with any system I have yet heard. It helps to have excellent NOS 6SN7 tubes (in my case VT-231’s from Raytheon and black glass Ken-Rads as well as C... | |
| Old SS amps One worry about older amps is that sometimes replacement parts, transistors especially, aren’t available. When I had my 1975 GAS Ampzilla rebuilt, I had to replace the original Motorola output transistors with newer (and higher rated voltage) Tosh... | |
| Just got a new power amp An additional advantage to balanced cables is that it avoids ground loop hum that you can get with RCA’s, especially troublesome at times when connecting your streamers to routers. | |
| Magico Pods vs Townshend Seismic Platforms @ghdprentice Thanks for the link! I checked it out, I have a few seismologist friends in the area I will ping on (fellow Geological Society of Washington members). | |
| Magico Pods vs Townshend Seismic Platforms @ghdprentice George, I likewise have my speakers resting on a concrete slab (wood flooring on top). I am being inspired by you to consider installing a seismometer on my floor for vibration monitoring! I should try vibration control here, though t... | |
| How old is too old? I agree with @ghdprentice , my decent CD player (Sony 5400ES) doesn’t compare with streaming Quboz from my Aurender N200 and Schiit Yggdrasil. I never play CD’s anymore. The sound quality is better than from my turntable as well. Here’s another ol... | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? Brownsville Station, 1972, Falls Church Community Center (a hotbed!) | |
| Audio influencers on YouTube hiding comments from public view I actually learned a lot from MC, it’s too bad that he injected politics and especially some shakey COVID stuff into his posts (as a march 2020 adopter of the high test version, with permanent consequences, this bothered me a lot). I am not a Tekt... |