justin_time
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| A Very Long Primer on Record Cleaning Fluids 4yanx: I am puzzled! I seriously doubt that you could have seen this piece "word-for-word, on other sites or in other publications" unless it was actually my very own posts in another forum (Stevehoffman forum under the same user name):http://www.... | |
| CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement Tvad, one can only hope never to see those sticky tapes again. But knowing their track record, the people in charge WIIL come up with some way--a digital equivalent of anti-theft tape--to make the new medium less enjoyable to use.Common sense is j... | |
| Power for Thiel 7.2 I have used both the Thiels and Watt/Puppies (my current) speakers. They are very different but share one common characteristic: they are highly detailed, sometimes sounding analytical or a little bright to the point of hardness, especially with l... | |
| CD Jewel cases - Over 20 years and no improvement The second and third sticky tapes on CDs should be called anti-consumer tapes. CD manufacturers who insisted on using three sticky tapes instead of just one are either mentally challenged or seriously sick. In the comfort of my own home and with a... | |
| Stereo amplifier for a pair of passive subwoofers. Sogood51, transient power peaks is also a very important parameter.Yes, most of the time amplifiers just coast along around 5-10 watts. But even within that period, there are transient signals (in milliseconds, too fast to register on power meters... | |
| Why dosome high pwr amps fail to drive some spkrs? An important variable to consider is the frequency response of the amps at various loads. Speakers' impedance varies with the frequency, often with large peaks and valleys. Since the frequency response of most amps changes with the speaker impedan... | |
| new vs. used vinyl, pops and clicks. 4Yanx, I enjoyed your story very much.It is interesting that some of us can happily listen to the music on LPs without being the least bothered by the noise.Clicks and pops drive me nuts. So I religiously clean my records. But I must say that give... | |
| new vs. used vinyl, pops and clicks. Audiophilia? Sounds like a disease and perhaps it is.With thousands of dollars invested in LPs, it just makes sense to invest a few hundred dollars on record cleaning machine and fluids.While RCM & RCF can work wonders, don't expect miracles f... | |
| Stereo amplifier for a pair of passive subwoofers. The trouble with inexpensive amplifiers for subwoofers is that they tend to be deficient in exactly places where you need them to be strong: power rating and/or power supply. Big transformers and big capacitors are expensive so that's usually wher... | |
| Which 'Shipping carrier provides the best overall Any recommendation for packages over 150 lbs? I haven't been able to find anyone beside UPS Freight to take them. Most carriers take only packages below 150 lbs. Above 150 lbs, they take only business shipments, not residential ones. And UPS charg... | |
| What is needed to have the best CD/Digital sound? Don, now I see your point. No doubt transductions are potential and real sources of distortions and LP does add another layer of transduction.I still have trouble reconciling that fact with my own listening experience: if digital SACD/CD is a more... | |
| Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM Stanhifi, I understand the Federal regulations and the reason behind the listing of ingredients in personal care products. I actually had to put together quite a few MSDS myself. But I purposefully omitted their mention to better focus on our topi... | |
| Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM Jes45, I wonder about what chemicals are in those cleaning fluids myself.I understand the need for manufacturers to keep the compositions of their cleaning fluids secret for business reasons, but I also see the needs for customers to know these co... | |
| What is needed to have the best CD/Digital sound? Don, I am not sure I follow your line of thought. Sorry. My point was simply that analog is just as capable of outstanding sound as digital. For either format, it still comes down to execution, not theoretical superiority. I had the privilege to l... | |
| Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM Garakawa, I did not account for RRL when I wrote my recommendation. In addition to a cleaner, it also uses a grove lubricant, so it may not be a good idea to wash it away with water at the end. I am not sure how the Carboglycinate works as a thin-... |