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| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? I know someone who makes homemade interconnects that are very much based on the less-metal-is-better concept for the contact points. The hot pin for the RCA is a small hollow piece of metal that he gets from busting up old tube sockets. That metal... | |
| Linn CD12 MK3 I did not even know that a Mk3 exists. I do like the CD12 and I expect that Linn will be able to support it even if they no longer make a cd player.I happen to like the convenience of a music server myself, even though it was a big deal of work ri... | |
| To ring or not to ring? The primary purpose of a ring or vacuum clamp is NOT to remove warps but to more tightly couple the record to the mat or platter surface. When a stylus runs in the groove, it is actually elastically deforming the groove and the groove then rebound... | |
| Room treatment in phases...where to start My dealer believes that the center of the front wall should be a hard reflective surface. This is consistent with a listening room a friend of my has which was designed by the acoustic firm Rives. The front of the room has a very large, curved, co... | |
| What the best 89-90 db speaker I can buy for 3k? Another speaker worth considering is the horn-based Tyler Acoustic speaker. It is reasonably efficient and has pretty good dynamics. The sound holds up well even at lower volume levels (very important for classical music in particular because of t... | |
| Room treatment in phases...where to start I think your systematic approach should work well. I would start very modestly--"treatment" that is not really treatment. Some kind of floor covering for the hardwood is a must, whether it is carpeting or a fairly large area rug. For treatment of ... | |
| What the best 89-90 db speaker I can buy for 3k? This weekend, at the Capital Audiofest, I happen to hear the Odyssey Lorelei speaker ($2,700) in a reasonably priced setup (something like $5,400 for amp, preamp, speaker and cables). This was a terrific sounding setup for the money. The sound was... | |
| Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-74 box set I have some of the LPs (they were issued in 2LP per album sets) and all of the CDs. In this case, the LP sets actually have a few more tracks than the CD set because the CDs were issued as single CDs and the 2 LP equivalent of each CD usually have... | |
| Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge For something different, consider an Allaerte. Some of these cartridges have extremely low output, so, that has to be taken into consideration. These are warm sounding cartridges that do not sound sluggish or murky. | |
| Do Slot loading Transports have sonic Advantages As mentioned above, apart from the drives made by Esoteric, most of the slot mechanisms are nothing special. Most are cheap CD ROM drives. I think cheap is the primary "driver" of the choices made by manufacturers, and perhaps, availability. | |
| I need a new TV In terms of picture quality, plasmas are still better than LCD sets, even the LCD/LED sets (meaning LEDs supply the back lighting instead of flourescent bulbs). Although LCD/LED sets are much better than they use to be when it comes to motion arti... | |
| can u cut longer interconnects and reterminate? Most companies do make the first increment of length much more expensive than any additional increments so that a two or three meter interconnect is not much more expensive than a one meter interconnect. The exceptions include companies, like Audi... | |
| can u cut longer interconnects and reterminate? There are some interconnects and speaker cables with some sort of built in network (e.g., NBS) that means that the cable is "tuned" for a specific length and should not be shortened. Also, some cables are fairly hard to strip and properly re-termi... | |
| The Best of Chandos? I would say look for music that interests you and buy that. I have not run across a Chandos recording that was bad sounding--this is one of the most consistently well recorded label out there. | |
| Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge Essentialaudio,Yes, the line contact styli I have used are extremely sensitive to changes in VTA/SRA. I know that many claim that small changes should be inaudible, but, my experience is otherwise. Making very precise changes of well under 1mm in ... |