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| Would 1 of those cat trees make a good bass trap? Being a cat owner and a fisherman, I think most any fishing lure will catch a cat. However, wife and PETA would not approve. | |
| How to Judge an LP I buy used LPs at $4.00 a pop from a local dealer who is quite choosy as to what he buys. I clean them with my Nitty Gritty and if they are bad, they take them back. What could be better? Got about 4,000 at present. | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? Thanks again to everyone. Gotta pretty good thread started here and drug in several of the 'Gon faithful. As usual, thisngs are not as simple as they appear. | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? Thanks to you all, especially Sean. Another audio mystery solved for me. I am very interested in Meadowlarks for my bedroom system. | |
| Recommended Carrier for Speaker Shipments I agree. The UPS gorillas beat a set of Def Tech speakers up and previously wrecked another (nameless) set of old speakers. Furthermore, I never got any money from them. You might also consider having one of the pro packaging services like Mailbox... | |
| Source for Variac Thanks y'all for the advice. Sean, will the 15 amp breaker suffice or should I fuse the Variac with a smaller device? Ed, yes I have had some MC 30s re capped, but they aren't as tall and sexy as the old ones. Twl, you gotta web address for Mouser... | |
| How do you clean your records? The Orbitrac is worth checking out also, especially for soiled records. If you get really serious you must have a real machine like a Nitty Gritty or VPI. The reduction in surface noise is remarkable. I also treat my newly cleaned records once wit... | |
| 17 year old B&O MMC3 cartridge If you can find an audio repair guy over 50, he'll probably be able to check the stylus with a 'scope. Check out www.sound-smith.com for cartridges. I recently bought their custom made SMA-1 for my B&O and am VERY pleased! | |
| Is it necessary to clean every record? What I do with used records is to clean them with my Nitty Gritty, then treat them with Gruv Glide and place them in a new poly lined sleeve. I wipe the jacket with a slightly dampened cloth and, after drying, store in a "japanese" resealable cove... | |
| Wright pp100c Dlq2. Thanks! I love the Nu Vista - such power and control. The phono is adequate, but not great. I will definitely try the Wright when I free up some $.Joe | |
| phono preamp Y'all let me know about the Wright. I posted a thread on it a while back and didn't get much response. It seems like a bargain (If there is such a thing in the high end world). | |
| PS Audio vs. Monster - cleaning up the power Sidssp. None. I can crank the gain up pretty high (we're talking 275 wpc) without hum. I'm just trying to get the power as clean as I can at a reasonable price. The dedicated lines definitely helped. They run off a 30 amp breaker from my main pane... | |
| PS Audio vs. Monster - cleaning up the power Sidssp. What my electrician ran was a 10 ga underground cable that has 2 hot leads, 2 commons and a single ground. This goes into a junction box from which there are two 3 wire lines to the powerports. Thus, there is a common ground (I guess this ... | |
| PS Audio vs. Monster - cleaning up the power Sidssp. What is star grounding? I have two dedicated 20 amp lines with a common ground back to the panel. I already have a Juice Bar and would buy used Monster. Just can't swing the $s for the PP600 right now. For now I'll plug the amp (Musical Fi... | |
| Details on wiring my house for sound Found regular, slow-blow, ceramic fuses at Home Depot today! Bought a box, but the guy said they stocked them all the time. |