jameswei
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| sexiest sounding female vocalists? How about Claudine Longet's The Look of Love, anybody remember? I also like Astrud Gilberto's Girl from Ipanema. | |
| Using the VPI SDS with non-VPI turntables The SDS regenerates the power sine wave, so the power is cleaner and the sine wave frequency is what you set it to be.The capability of varying the frequency of the sine wave is important to determining the speed of "hysteresis-synchronous motors,... | |
| one magneplanar mmg horizontally as centre channel Suggest you consider using a MMG-C, the horizontal version designed for center channel use. It has a curved surface to support better dispersion, versus the plain MMG which could suffer from horizontal beaming when mounted sideways. If you're unsu... | |
| Watt/Puppy improvements My impression of my WATT/Puppy 6s was that they were a little hot in the tweeter and didn't go down to the lowest octave. My room is somewhat on the dead side so I was OK with the tweeters, especially after experimenting with toe-in.I have two sub... | |
| VPI turntable again...... I think you are right about the three pulley system. Even though the key way bearing noise could be transmitted would be through the belts, it could have been audible. I agree with Plato that the three pulley system was probably developed to avoid... | |
| Carver C-4000 On my Phase Linear 2000 II, the power on/off is at full counterclockwise rotation of the volume knob. | |
| Help me find manufacturers name Sounds like Richard Gray's Power Company's "Pole Pig." Check it out at www.richardgrayspowercompany.com. | |
| TT belts...clean before ?? The powder is there to improve traction; I would leave it on. VPI belts are powdered, and it makes sense to repowder them every few years as the powder wears off. Just put them in a baggy with powder and shake.Many flexible plastic and rubber prod... | |
| Review of the VPI TNT HR-X in TAS.... The inflatable air bags are effective in improving the vibration isolation of the turntable, but they are a real pain to re-inflate. Fortunately, they hold their air for a few months after inflation, and their rate of deflation is about the same s... | |
| ultimate final word 3 on best passive preamp Here's three more to your list: Channel Islands Audio's VPC-1, Luminous Audio's AXIOM, and QED's MA 34.Two important production considerations are (1) type and quality of attenuator -- continuous potentiometer, stepped with multiple individual res... | |
| Speakers Speak & Sing Too Much ??? There used to be something called print-through on tapes. When tapes were kept unused for too long, the magnetic signal from the second layer of the winding would slightly magnetize the top layer tape. If the top layer was blank, as at the beginni... | |
| Please help, distorted and hissy treble Could be mistracking of the needle. The Shure gauge is pretty simple but it isn't infallable -- can you verify your VTF setting? Try using the high end of the cartridge's recommended range. Also, a buildup of grundge on the needle can contribute t... | |
| Removing Hairline Scratches on Equipment Try going to an auto supply store like Pep Boys and looking for something called Scratch Remover. Get in your color, if there is a choice. It's a paste-like compound. While you're there, think about picking up some auto body wax with light abrasiv... | |
| Well, it LOOKS like crap... You seem to be gradually converging on a home-made version of Gingko Audio's Cloud 11 platform/isolation product. Gingko has rubber balls captured between two boards, with appropriate dimples and rims to keep everything in place. Of course, your v... | |
| Why doesn't my receiver work? Check your speaker wiring. If improperly wired, the amp could have been playing into a short, which quickly would have blown a fuse or triggered another circuit protection device. Good luck. |