joe55ag
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| will changing to solid-state make the bass in my wilson sophias better at low volume? I second the "loudness control". I have Sophias also. I use my McIntosh equalizer to make a great old fashioned Loudness control. Just go along the Fletcher-Munson loudness curve. On the McIntosh that means the most boost at 25hz, less at 50hz, l... | |
| DCS Network Bridge Windows Connection Hi,I used to own the DCS Network Bridge - great piece.In Roon, you can "display" all playing music & artists on your TV.My TV has Chromecast in it, and roon picks it right up in the Displays settings. For TVs without Chromecast, you can add th... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! MQA sounds incredibly good. With that said, you need to have the proper equipment and setup for it, or you will not hear what it can do for you.I have heard demonstrations of some very good systems lately, and MQA when properly implemented is abs... | |
| ASR Basis Exclusive 2006 Packing Question The ASR Basis has a permanent cable on the main unit going to a Harting industrial connector for the battery power supply. | |
| Got the Touch, Now What? I would like to share my experience with the Squeezebox Touch.I have been running a Squeezebox Touch system for about 5 months now, and it is equal to or better than most high dollar CD\SACD systems I have heard. (but only when done right)The syst... | |
| VPI Single Motor Flywheel / SDS / Aries 3 Hi Again,The SDS is made to jump start the platter and then reduce voltage after a few seconds on both 33 & 45 speeds..That is normal operation..However this is only when you use the switch on the SDS as your on and off switch. I do not. Mine ... | |
| VPI Single Motor Flywheel / SDS / Aries 3 Hi Philb,I have the same setup with a single flywheel, SDS, and VPI ring and clamp.The SDS voltage and frequency really should not matter, as long as both 33 & 45 speeds are perfect with your KAB strobe.I learned a good tip on Audiogon for the... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts Friday Night March 12th 1971 - Fillmore EastI went to see Johnny Winter And. The band before JW was a southern band that most New Yorkers hadn't heard of before.They were called the Allman Brothers Band. We noticed their setup looked a bit strange... | |
| Tips for cleaning Zyx airy 3 Hi Guys,Here's the way that I do it thanks to Doug and other posters.This took about an hour to make.. gloss black wood block with magic eraser and Zerodust at the correct heights.3 dunks in the ME and 2 in the ZD - done..Click here for photo..Joe | |
| Feickert Protractor - anyone use one? Hi all,I have been using my Feickert for a while and could not imagine getting a more accurate tool for S to P distance and overhang for my Triplanar.However - I read the threads about the MintLP arc protractor and the accuracy that it has inheren... | |
| Benefits of a record ring I for one really like what the VPI clamp & ring do for my turntable. (in fact I built my turntable around it)The ring & clamp increase the record to platter contact, flatten warps, provide more stable speed, and most importantly - all of t... | |
| TriPlanar Tips I have been using a tip that I read about years ago on Audiogon for leveling the headshell. (making it parallel to the record surface.)Find a set of 3x5 cards that have the lines printed on them.Look through them and find one with perfectly parall... | |
| Racquetball isolation platform perfection This started off as a very good thread.I would encourage audiophiles to try these.I have implemented 5 black racquetballs placed on Vibrapods as the suspension for my custom dual Plinth VPI with Triplanar arm and Zyx cartridge. The balls fit perfe... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Jimmy Thackery | |
| VPI motor makes loud pops when turned on & off I tried the .0022 instead of the original .001 - it still pops so I will put the original one back in.This motor does run very smoothly and silently.I took apart the motor housing today and found that my motor is the 600 RPM Aries motor and not th... |