jameswei
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| Terminating speaker wire? This wire is silver-coated oxygen-free copper conductor. I would be cautious about preserving the silver coating from unwanted damage during your termination process. Were you thinking about soldering the plugs on? or rather using a screw clamp? W... | |
| MIT Terminator boxes Suggest you contact MIT for this. They should know what plastic was used. Good luck. | |
| Need help with turntable set up Be very sure your phono lead connections at the cartridge are properly done. After that, consider isolating the source of the problem by switching the right channel (the one that appears to be OK) into the left, at the cartridge, at the preamp, at... | |
| Vpi plc question? I'm not sure what you're referring to as "three digit calibration." I have two PLC's, and they have two switches and two knobs on the front. One switch controls power on/off. The knobs are for fine speed control at 33 and 45 speeds. The other swit... | |
| Dealers near Princeton, NJ I'll second the recommendation for David Lewis Audio. (If you go, it might be a good idea to call ahead and make an appointment with David to be sure you get listening room priority.) On the way to Philadelphia, you might want to stop by Audiolab ... | |
| Problem with Bryston 14bsst Well, the preamp could be doing what you guessed or the Bryston could be damaged (as you fear). Have you tried switching the left and right channels between the preamp and the Bryston? I.e., connect the left output of the preamp to the right chann... | |
| Where do you buy "NEW/Current" LPs? Dodgealum, The Princeton Record Exchange is also devoting significant space to DVD movies. Makes me wonder if there is less used vinyl around for sale, or maybe they are just accepting less of it. (Maybe they have vinyl lying in piles in the back?... | |
| Where do you buy "NEW/Current" LPs? I buy most of my LPs from mail order shops like Elusive Disc and Music Direct. My local record store, the Princeton Record Exchange, will also always display maybe a dozen new LPs along with thousands of used discs. Aside from the mail order shops... | |
| Surge supression on attena for Tuner??? Back in the day when we still had TV antennas, the antenna would be run to an earth ground with a metal strap. | |
| How Old is Old when considering an Amp? Krell, Bry I am fond of quoting Nelson Pass from my Aleph 3 owner's manual. This oft excerpted comment might be of interest:...single ended Class A operation is the least efficient operating mode. In fifteen years the electrolytic power supply capacitors wil... | |
| BEST UPGRADE regardless of cost? In my personal audio history, the biggest improvement was when I replaced my Rectilinear III speakers with Thiel 3.6s. Of course, the improvement was expected. The biggest revelation to me was when I replaced my very cheap Monster Cable speaker wi... | |
| Analog to Digital converter recommendation Radio Shack must have come to the same conclusion as Edesilva, since they apparently have discontinued production of their A2D converter. The good news is that existing store inventory has been marked down for clearance. This $40 unit is now being... | |
| Graham Phantom I note that you were a participant in our prior thread on the Graham Phantom back in February and March this year, so I won't repeat what was said then. The only thing I could add at this time is that my opinion has not changed after another eight... | |
| Jazz recommendations? Try Straight Up by Bob James. | |
| What other hobby or hobbies do you have? Photography, another hobby where equipment and art are intimately intertwined. Hobbies where my passion has faded with age but where I still have a small flame burning: reading science fiction, playing chess, and playing table tennis. |