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| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? I have never set up a Triplanar arm, but, with every arm I have set up, when doing antiskating adjustment by ear (using torture test records or just long term listening), the setting I find that works is MUCH lower than that which the arm manufact... | |
| 45 Amps Deja Vu is a very unusual audio store. The Deja Vu pushpull amps being discussed here (I own a Deja Vu pushpull 45) were built by a Russian living in the DC area, with the owner of the store providing the "voicing" (he would listen and say whether... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? I don't know what specific models are available, and the going price, but, I would be looking out for used speakers from brands such as Living Voice, Gershman, Jean Marie Reynard, Spendor (particularly their older "classic" lines), and Harbeth. | |
| When to get your amp up graded caps ??? The consensus is that power supply electrolytic caps should at least be considered for replacement when they start to get up in age. But, that really is a generalization and it really depends on the source/quality of the parts. I know a current bu... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? Most of the truly one-hit wonders, were that because the music really wasn't that good. I don't know about best, or what constitutes a hit, but here goes:T Rex: Bang a GongBlue Image: Ride Captain RideArgent: Hold Your Head UpStories: Brother Loui... | |
| Where to use Isolation devices The type of isolation/coupling to use, and where, and the "amount" of such is a matter of tuning (trial and error). I have never found it to be the case that more is necessarily better. It is possible to end up with a dry, sterile and harmonically... | |
| Lyra Helikon setup sensitivity? If you properly use any number of decent protractors, you should be able to attain proper alignment. When you say "multiple geometries," are you really talking about different null points (Baerwald, Lofgren, Stevenson)?I use to have a Helikon (I n... | |
| Cartridge protractor- the best? As long as one attains perfect tangency at the chosen two null points, the proper offset angle and pivot to stylus distance has been attained (i.e., proper alignment). The use of the Feickert spindle-to-pivot measuring arm is merely a convenience.... | |
| Pop heard when stylus dropped into lead-in groove The loud pop comes from the high forces deflecting the cantilever when the stylus is dropped into the groove. It is exacerbated by a number of factors. First, one must cue the down the arm slowly to minimize this force. The pop can become more of ... | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? Not that much purchased in the last five years, except music, so I would have to say the best are:Fosgometer Azimuth checkerBlue Hawaii Special Editon electrostatic headphone amplifier. | |
| Top resistors I haven't done any experimentation myself, but, I know people, including small manufacturers of ultra high quality components, who say there is no such thing as a best or top resistor, capacitor, or any such component. I asked one why he worried a... | |
| What are some favorite NOS 12AX7s for phono? Stickman 451,The Tron 7 is a very good stage for the money. I heard it with a Transfiguration Orpheus cartridge and an Ortofon Per Winfield cartridge. Noise was not an issue with either cartridge. I heard the Hovland HP-200 with the Orpheus and a ... | |
| What are some favorite NOS 12AX7s for phono? I've heard various 12AX7s and 5751s in my own phonostage (Viva Fono), and that of two friends (a Tron phonostage and Hovland HP200). The closest to a "universal" 12AX7 (sounds good in all applications) was the Amperex Bugle Boy. That delivers a wa... | |
| Is this enough power? The phase angle is not a single number or a set of numbers. The data will be in the form of a frequency response graph, but with + and - phase angle on the vertical axis. Stereophile prints such data on the same graph that plots impedance at vario... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? The best I've heard is an amp that was built, in believe, in the late 1930's to early 1940s. I don't remember the details, but, it probably was a Western Electric. Each amp filled a large vertical rack. I was told that good working copies go for s... |