jtimothya
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| What is more accurate: magnetic anti-skating, or barrel weight attached a fishline? I’m unaware of any standard or measurement for anti-skating that allows the notion of accuracy to apply universally across different tonearms. Check this thread for some great information on the topic of anti-skating:https://forum.audiogon.com/dis... | |
| Audio Research Reference 6 Preamp Review 5,6,40,10 - they all share the same circuit design. The 6 has improvements trickled down from the 10. Dual mono power supply makes a significant difference separating the first tier Ref gear (5,6) from the second tier Ref gear (40,10). The sy... | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner The impetus to use hyper clean water for record cleaning predates the ultrasonic machines.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/finding-ultra-pure-water-locallyhttp://That's a thread from 2008 that discusses the topic and NERL water. Part of the... | |
| MRA : Myth or Menace? The information here is a result of my own research done for a review of Audio Intelligent cleaning products a few years back. I am not a scientist. My understanding is that the ingredients in record vinyl have changed multiple times over the ye... | |
| VPI Avenger HW indicates the Classic Direct drive system can be custom ordered on the Avenger platform. I'd like to hear one of those. | |
| How important is a good rack? There's racks and there's racks with vibration control. One gets your equipment off the floor, the other does that while reducing distortion. Some of the latter are more effective at distortion reduction than others. Devices that are highly effect... | |
| How important is a good rack? How important is a good rack?"Music is good for your ears but bad for the gear that reproduces it. Musically induced vibration physically alters audio equipment. A vibrating printed circuit board flexes all its components to a degree. The result i... | |
| Lamm 1.2 vs. Pass xa 60.5 new Lamm M1.2 review with sidebar on tube rolling. | |
| Triplanar vii - upgrade tonearm and ic wiring Yep - the front corners of the headshell now are radiused instead of squared off. | |
| Where to find uni din protractor Here's a place to start: http://www.arche-headshell.de/Also check The Audio Beat:http://www.theaudiobeat.com/blog/smartractor.htmI believe the 'SmartTractor' now may be their main offering. | |
| winged c 6550c is not good for ref 5se?? FWIW, the GE6550A (now NOS) is not a good tube for the REF 5/SE or REF Phono 2/SE. ARC discourages its use in those applications. I tried the GE6550A in the Ref Phono 2 and compared to stock it was tad warm, soft, and not as spacious. A fine tube... | |
| Transfiguration Proteus Very positive Proteus review from Michael Fremer in the latest Stereophile. Makes me consider trading up from my Orpheus. | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 I didna read the entire thread but any chance the cable could be wired wrong? RalphK once warned me certain XLR/RCA adaptors are wired incorrectly, eg Cardas leave pin 3 floating. | |
| is lamm 1.2 enough for sasha Yes - the Lamm Ref 1.2 works quite nicely with the Sasha.With its switch set for lower impedances the amp delivers 220 Watts into 2 Ohms and 400 Watts into 1 Ohm. On the higher impedance setting (which you probably would not choose for the Sasha,... | |
| On the hunt for best phono cable under $1k Silver Audio's 'Silver Breeze' is a fine tonearm cable under $1k. |