jmcgrogan2
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| Speaker cables for Verity speakers I used a pair of Stealth Audio Hybrid MLT's with my Verity Audio Parsifal Encore's with very good results. Very fast, but not quite as lean as the original Nordost cables. I have not heard the series 2 Nordost cables, but I have read that they are... | |
| Balanced or Not Well I'm not a manufacturer, but you can still take my comments with a grain of salt. I have heard AND owned fully balanced setups. I am now back using single-ended, so obviously, there IS going back. The main reason for going back to single-ended... | |
| Warm, lush and smooth interconnect help Try some Purist Audio Design interconnects. | |
| Mint LP Best Tractor---HELP I'm confused as to why you had to measure the spindle to pivot distance. I bought two Mint LP's from Yip that both worked perfectly and I never measured that distance once. Is that because in both cases my table/arm combo was the same (Basis/Basis... | |
| Selling dispute. Please comment. I tend to agree with Tbromgard, as your ad listed original manual and is therefore an "inaccurate" ad. Yes, the buyer is being difficult, but because he has received an item NOT "as advertised", he does have some ground to stand on. Personally, I'... | |
| NAD 2600 and thumping noise Check with NAD, on an amp that old it may be that some caps have gone bad and need replacing. | |
| Downgrading Yes, I believe that downgrading is the new upgrade, mostly due to the economy. It has woken up many audiophiles from chasing their elusive dream. | |
| Pre amp for low output cartridge 40 db may or may not be enough gain, depending on how much gain your preamp and amp have as noted by Swampwalker. Here is a link to the KAB Calculator | |
| Upgrade a Dynavector 20X2 H on a VPI table It sounds like you enjoy the Dynavector sound. How about trying a Te Kaitora Rua, which is the smoothest of the Dynavector's. If that's out of reach price-wise, try a DV Karat 17D3. Yes, both are lower output, but that is a relatively easy fix wit... | |
| The color of audio and ambassadorship How do you try to be an ambassador to hi end? Or do you even tryI tell them stories of my audio purchases, and then I smile as they roll on the floor laughing. | |
| How to avoid being scammed? As other's have suggested, accept bank wire transfer only, totally the safest way to sell internationally. | |
| Can you believe this? 08-12-12: SonofjimReports of "modern progress" in analogue playback have been greatly exaggerated.I would even stretch that to audio in general. Anyone stuck on the glossy rags latest and greatest whiz-bang product is just a sucker for marketing. ... | |
| NRG Control Amp A150S - Ballpark value? Try the Orion Blue Book as a starting point. Or you could just throw it up on Ebay with a no reserve auction and find out it's actual value. | |
| Music that everyone else loves but you just don't For Tpreaves eyes and ears only. | |
| Sound Exposure and Potential Hearing Loss WHAT???!!! |