larryincmh
Responses from larryincmh
| Please share photos of your Vinyl cabinet/shelving I bought two of these racks from Boltz. Each shelf holds 180LP’s so 700 or so per unit. The casters allow it to be moved around. It met the wife acceptance factor as well. https://www.boltz.com/lp-record-storage-rack-4-shelves.html | |
| How long should speaker cables be? As others have mentioned above, the prevalent thought for many is long interconnects and short speakers cables. My speaker cables are currently 6' which is more than enough, but my interconnects (straight RCA) are 18' to my reel-to-reel and turnt... | |
| Need suggestions: High pitched female singers @blackbag20 if you want high pitched male singers besides Geddy then give a listen to David Surkamp of Pavlov’s Dog fame on the “At the Sound of the Bell” album ha ha! | |
| Need suggestions: High pitched female singers Kate Wolf would be high on my list. Any of her albums but “Back Roads” and “Close to You” are my most played Give Kina Grannis a listen as well. The “Stairwells” album. | |
| Buying from Canada! I bought a pair of Focal 926 speakers (made in France) last year, shipped to US from Ontario. UPS clearing fees (on top of shipping) were $26 and some change. The seller clearly labeled on the customs form the content/value and that they were use... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @wlutke oh boy I am way behind in my acronyms. I didn't know that NOS was not really NOS anymore :-) | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated So disappointed, I thought this thread was going to be about R2R (as in reel-to-reel tape deck of which R2R is the common abbreviation) and I was interested to see which decks everyone had (mine is a Teac X300)! Sigh. LOL | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I specifically limited the style and brand of car based on the availability of certain sound systems. I do not in any way think I can replicate the sound of my home system, but, wanted something pretty highly rated. Most new cars, with integrate... | |
| Record clamp/weight and turntable speed @lewm thank you for your response. As for the VTA, the current cartridge (Grado Prestige Gold) was set up by a shop with the factory mat plus a felt (I think it is) 70's anti-static mat and the two of them together is about the same as the replac... | |
| Record clamp/weight and turntable speed I have a slight twist on the OP's question, in that I have a 70's era Thorens 145 belt-drive turntable that I have introduced a center weight to. As was pointed out, this weight does not affect the platter speed at all, it just takes a slight mom... | |
| Anyone Successfully Go from Floor Standers to Bookshelf Monitors w/ Subs? I went from large Axiom M80 floor standing speakers in my family room, to Focal 906 bookcase sized on stands. The Focals sounded much better and filled the room just as well. They also visually were much more appealing to look at and my wife was ... | |
| How Do You Store Your Record Collection? Recommendations Please! https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/not-ugly-vinyl-record-storage-options | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) @whart2 thank you for the reply. Very nice cleaning setup, I need to do some basement remodeling to accommodate something like this. For now my US lives on a borrowed table whilst I do work on either side. Gotta pay the bills of course. I cert... | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) For those that already have extensive experience with an ultrasonic, is there any prep you do prior to use? Visual inspection for any blemishes or material that probably should be removed with a fingernail or something?I bought some used ones the... | |
| to buy or not to buy (ultrasonic record cleaner) I went ultrasonic a couple of months ago and found a unit on Amazon for $200. Comes with a drying rack and can do up to eight records at a time. Bought some Degritter fluid from music direct to use in the water and all is good. I find it certainl... |