jwpstayman
Responses from jwpstayman
| Anyone try Synergistic Research PHT... Lewm- where in the world did you get the idea that the PHT is magnetic? It is not, so therefore your question about increasing the magnetic field intensity is moot. No manufacturer that I know of would design and market an add on magnet for use wi... | |
| Speaker Cable suggestion VA Kiss & Krell FPB200c Hi Mikey - if it is at all possible, try to listen to a pair of Silent Source Signature speaker cables with your amp and speakers. Based on what sonic characteristics you are looking for and the match to the equipment, it should be exactly what yo... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for Scoutmaster/JMW9 Hello Arsh- first things first. The first thing you should do is to get a better tonearm cable than the VPI cable, which is mediocre at best. Something like the Audience AU24 SE will give you far better results than what you have. I would then tak... | |
| VPI Scout Ground Hum Hope this helps - frequently the ground wire on the connecting block is not connected at the underside of the turntable, so it acts as though there is no ground at all and hums. I've run into this problem a number of times with Scouts/Scoutmasters... | |
| Buiding listening room from scratch - need advice I am going to take a different approach. I suggest that you allocate $1000 and go out to RMAF in Denver and hear LOTS of systems ad components in the same (relatively bad) acoustics. It will narrow down the search considerably and let you have a F... | |
| New cartridge I would take a look at the Cardas Myrtle Heart cartridge for your system. It will set up easily in the arm, track perfectly, and since you are a classical music lover, it will certainly fit your taste. Another HUGE plus is that they are available ... | |
| Is a high priced Line Conditioner needed With dedicated circuits, I have found that an easy and effective route to take with very good results is to install a Shunyata Defender (about $200.00) in the unused outlet. This little device cleans up some (inevitable) noise from the AC AND gets... | |
| Lyra : World class service Just a helpful (hopefully) hint - if you purchase a cartridge, particularly an expensive one, use a credit card that offers buyer protection (like Amex), so that if you wack the cantilever when installing/setting up, you are covered for a new one. | |
| Ssssh, is your tube preamp really that quiet? Interesting - my Veloce tubed preamp and phono stage are perfectly quiet no matter what the volume is turned up to. Prior to that, my VAC Renaissance preamp/phono stage was also dead quiet. The only time there was ANY noise whatsoever from either ... | |
| Fake Audioquest sky cables EBM - just for your information, Stealth has a larger problem with counterfeit cables (from the far east) than Audioquest does. Buyer beware! | |
| Direct lines and adding a power conditioner Audiolabyrinth - not to belabor the point, but if you check the electrical code for residences, ALL circuits must have a single point of ground, which is the panel ground at the service entrance. | |
| Lyra Delos or Helicon versus Soundsmith Zephyr Svenjosh - I find your comments about Soundsmith carts being "like a good digital source" to be 180 degrees off target - no offense intended. I have used the SS Zephyr and am currently using the SS Ebony Voice and found both to be delightfully mus... | |
| Direct lines and adding a power conditioner Audiolabyrinth - I would NOT be in the habit of telling people to wire their circuits with dedicated grounds in direct violation of most residential electrical codes. Certainly you CAN wire things this way, but it is not going to meet code and cou... | |
| Magnepan with upgraded fuses Schipo - you are mistaken - the audio signal runs directly thru the fuses on Magnepans, so it is every bit as important to sound quality as he speaker cables. | |
| XLR cables that sound bold, natural, real..silver? You might also consider the Revelation interconnects by DH Labs - a very good, sanely priced, pure silver interconnect |