jameswei
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| hum with VPI Jr The early VPI speed controllers were not well shielded and commonly would cause hum if placed too close to phono preamps or the table itself. The SDS is OK. If you have a speed controller that is a pre-SDS VPI product, try to move it far away from... | |
| Levinson 39 vs. Cary 306/200 The 39 is a good player that can be upgraded to the 390s which is a very good player. I haven't compared these against the Cary. | |
| Shield Amp from preamp? suggestions? There is something called mu-metal, which is used in shielding magnetic fields and should also work against electrical fields. You can probably find sellers if you perform an internet search. For full effect, you may want to partially wrap one of ... | |
| Best sound at Stereophile show. Tekunda,The Harvey/Martin Logan room featured a 5.1 channel setup with what I am guessing on memory to have been Odyssey mains in front plus a Theater center channel and Aeon or Scenario surrounds. I think the sub was a ML Descent. These were driv... | |
| Best sound at Stereophile show. My 5 favorites were Gamut/Pipedreams, Tenor/Pipedreams, Wilson/VTL, Joseph/Manley (where was the air conditioning?), and Harvey/Martin Logan, in that order. I also heard Hugh Masekela's Coal Train (on the Hope album) used twice for demo, in Gamut/... | |
| DVD-A, XRCD..... where do YOU get them online? Try also www.elusivedisc.com. | |
| Amps for Wilson Watt Puppy 6.0? Just got back from the NY show, and Wilson is demoing the WATT/Puppy 7s with VTL 750 monoblocks. Of course they sounded good. | |
| Bryston 7B ST - Sounds anaemic. Any help? Dear Nanning,I have observed the same noises with my 7Bs. I agree with PBB that it is probably from capacitors discharging. It is disturbing but not damaging. There are ways to prevent these sounds, but obviously this was not done for our 7Bs. I a... | |
| What are you trying to tweak improve? Every time I tweak or upgrade, I find myself listening for improved realism -- the illusion of musical presence. Specifically, I'm looking for clearer highs and stronger dynamics. | |
| Has anyone heard the 390s.....your thoughts? I upgraded my 39 into a 390s. The 390s is more dynamic and colorful. I like it a lot. Relevant associated equipment include Pass Aleph 3 and Red Rose R3 speakers. There has been some discussion of the 390s in prior threads -- try a search. | |
| Best Jazz Vocalists - Standard Songs Patricia Barber, Diana Krall, Mel Torme, Bobby Short. | |
| Bryston 7B ST - Sounds anaemic. Any help? Sounds like a faulty unit. Check with Bryston; they'll probably suggest you send it in. Bummer to be without it for a while, but at least you've got the 20 year warranty.Other possibilities: some kind of impedance mismatch with your preamp or what... | |
| Shure V15V cartridge. Worth investing in? The Shure was a good cartridge for its time, especially in terms of trackability at low stylus pressure settings. I believe the medium priced moving coil units available today would be audibly better for your jazz material, where cymbals and hall ... | |
| turntable madness What kind of price are you targeting? There are pretty good choices for most price points. I agree that the Thorens are good at the prices mentioned. If you insist on spending less, the old Duals were well made turntables. I had a Dual 1019 in col... | |
| Help with a hum or buzz thru my speakers read ... You say the noise goes away when you turn off the power to the preamp, even with the cables connected? If so, the cables would appear not to be generating any noise. Implicitly, the noise is coming from the preamp, or a source component that isn't... |