kalali
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| Record Cleaning Fluid? Sorry, just a quick side question: any recommendations for a cheap and easy to buy surfactant? | |
| Record’s physical design properties “what motivated you to arbitrarily move the CW (presumably toward the pivot which would increase VTF)?”It was by mistake. I switched cartridges between two turntables and made an error when resetting the the tone arm/cartridge to 0 and then adjust... | |
| Preowned Focal 1027Be or New Focal Aria 936? Congratulations. Great speakers. I have not heard the 936 but had a friend’s 1027be in my house for over a month as he was moving and paired with my pair of MC2200s - which is basically the same as your MC2205, they sounded excellent. I even liked... | |
| Mellow speakers for a digital piano “It takes $1800 worth of amplification to power some passive Dentons”Definitely not and I was not suggesting that. Just thought I’d save the OP the trip down multiple rabbit holes trying to find the various components to mix and match and ultimate... | |
| What Bookshelf / Stand Mounted Speakers To Pair With Vintage Electronics? "i always thought that vintage receivers play best with speakers of the same era..."Interesting observation but not my experience. I suspect its a more psychological effect mixed with nostalgia. My vintage JBL L40 speakers sound so much better wit... | |
| Mellow speakers for a digital piano Keep in mind you'll need some additional gear to get any sound out of those (passive) speakers. If you want to stay with active speakers and depending on your budget, you could also consider the KEF LS50 powered version. You will probably end up s... | |
| Best preamp for my Krell FPB 600 handymann, the absence or presence of the noise that you mention is not (necessarily) due to your tubes. I have one all tube preamp and a tube integrated and both are dead quiet even with they volume all the way up - of course with no music played... | |
| ARC Ref 6 - Is it normal? One of the main advantages of having a power conditioner in the first place is getting a regulated constant voltage as your AC power fluctuates. Secondly and perhaps more importantly, a gear such as a ARC Ref 6 deserves a dedicated circuit. Sharin... | |
| Volume Settings/Control - DAC vs Preamp? This is a great question and someone asked it on the Bluesound forum and the helpdesk's response was controlling the volume using the application should not negatively affect the sound quality. In other words, there's no "bit-stripping". I have al... | |
| Record’s physical design properties Thank you all. What piqued my curiosity was I noticed by accident that I could tweak the sound by changing the counterweight - more weight on the cartridge. Not saying dramatic difference but the bass in particular was noticeable. It made me think... | |
| Belles Virtuoso or PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP I think the transition/upgrade to PL from Adcom will be more obvious and more enjoyable than going to Belles. I've heard the lower model integrateds from each brand and the PL had a wow factor that Belles just didn't have. | |
| Chinese Class A SS The entire DIY community is based on the premise that there are some great designs that can be used to build great sounding audio gear. The best example is Nelson Pass and how he shares his excellent designs with the world so everyone can enjoy th... | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? I was looking at the Omega site and there's a Junior 8 XRS demo model on sale and it looks like a great deal. This model should give you a real nice bass extension that their monitors may lack. Looks stunning too. | |
| Swapping Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s for open baffle Pure Audio Project Trio15 Voxative's The PAP speakers have piqued my interest since I heard them at the NYC Audio show. They showed the Voxative version and they sounded terrific. Regarding he upgrade path, it it just a matter of upgrading/replacing the main driver, for example from ... | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? ihor, just out of curiosity, do you have any subwoofers paired with your SAM? And/or, are you placing them near room boundaries to load the bass? I heard them in a smaller room than yours, placed about 3’ into the room, and the bass was tight but ... |