jmslaw
Responses from jmslaw
| Cheap SS phonostage The Rotel 970 is a giant killer at ~$200. I recently hooked it up while waiting for my $8500 ASR phono stage to arrive, and it did a VERY credible job in a megabuck system. Very impressive for the $$. | |
| Grounding wires on PAD Venustas phono Nsgarch: Great detailed reply!! Thank you so much! I will try your suggestions tonight.Best,Jeff | |
| Grounding wires on PAD Venustas phono NSgarch: Yes, there is a thin wire at just one end of each cable. I'm not home, and I don't recall if there are directional arrows. My VPI tonearm box has a grounding screw, as does my phono preamp. I'm just not sure if one grounding wire should g... | |
| Most expensive I think I remember reading once that Wisdom Audio offered a custom system for $1,000,000. | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? Eat? I spent 6 figures on equipment. I eat cat food! | |
| Your First Concert was..... Hannah Montana , Dec, 2007. Cost me $2500 per ticket but the show was AMAZING!!! I'm still singing those tunes in my head! | |
| Most Influential American Musician of All Time? Scott Joplin | |
| What equipment or event thrust you into the hobby? My father got me into this nonsense. I remember as a kid listening to music through his big Magnepan Tympanis and Ohm Walsh 3s driven by SAE and Marantz gear. My father bought me a pair of Ohm Walsh 2s for my 21st birthday. ( I still have them 20 ... | |
| SME Needs good Head... Who doesn't?! | |
| 30 Years, 5 Cities, Many Storms - Not One Failure Well, congratulations. All that suggests to me is that you have been VERY fortunate. Unlike other audio accessories, the effects of which may be subjective and psycho-acoustic, surge suppressors either work or they don't- either your equipment get... | |
| Is HDCD dead? Is anyone still recording in HDCD? This technology is a good dozen years old and I wonder if it is still being employed or if updates/improvements have been made that are still compatible with older HDCD chips. | |
| Has your gear ever hurt you??? I've lacerated my hands on Krell and Levinson gear. I've been laid up for days at a time with herniated disc problems after schlepping monoblock amps. And EVERY time I re-configure my system, I have battle scars from the wrestling match with CABLE... | |
| VPI SDS speed question Thanks for your responses. I did configure the 2 belts correctly, and I still can't get above 55.85 hz. With the tri-pulley arrangement, my SDS was set about 58.7 or so. | |
| Drive one nuts??? Wrap yourself in foam or just sit back and try to enjoy the music! | |
| How do you clean your RCA female inside ? Massengale Audio products. |