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| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. I liked that Youtube video for the music, not so much for the dancing. I'm gonna get me some Zappa LPs. | |
| Phono pre amp I often run my MC cartridges wide open (47K) if the phono stage permits. Otherwise choose any load R that is at least 10X the internal resistance of the cartridge. In this case 100ohms or any value greater would suffice. Use your ears. The negativ... | |
| If you had a dozen pairs of classic vintage ubes in your closet Are you talking about tubes as investments or tubes as electronic devices that are needed for music amplification?As one who has been doing this for more than 45 years, I disagree that a tube tester is a requirement. Second, I especially disagree ... | |
| Effects of cables on phono volume Cables should make no difference as far as perceived SPLs. Capacitance or inductance of a cable might affect tonal balance, but the reactance would have to be very extreme even to do that. I think the verdict is unanimous and will remain so. | |
| If you had a dozen pairs of classic vintage ubes in your closet Are you asking why people don't replace worn out tubes? Or are you asking why people don't feel compelled to audition tubes they own, even when the tubes in use are fine? | |
| Phono pre amp Would help if you say what settings are available on your phono stage. Not all of us are intimately familiar with it. Also, what is the internal resistance of your cartridge and what is its nominal output? | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. Can you get it that I am NOT criticizing or dismissing Zappa's music? I am only saying that most people are not so familiar with his music as they are with his persona or his appearance, or both of those. And it's only my opinion; I don't insist... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? thiefoflight, It's not a matter of the quality of work done by whatever aftermarket re-tipper one might choose for the 17D3. I am sure your guy is fine, and so too are many others in that business. The point is that no aftermarket re-tipper can ... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. What IS the exact opposite of "production of consciousness BY the brain"? | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. Yes, I don’t know Zappa’s music, and I do know him by sight and by some of his clever thoughts. I probably should have confined my statement. For example, I could have said, I bet more people know Zappa by his eccentric looks than by his music. Bu... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. I have to agree; Zappa is better known as an interesting person than for his music. | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? The question in my mind is whether indeed anyone other than Dynavector can re-tip a 17D3 with its unique 17mm diamond cantilever and stylus. Because I doubt that anyone but DV can do that, it really is a choice of whether you want to have a "new"... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. And Ray Charles. | |
| Ok to adjust balance to achieve center vocal image? Like I said, a small change in anti-skate would not affect channel balance, in my own experience, but your mileage does vary. | |
| Ok to adjust balance to achieve center vocal image? A bit better than using a CDP to check for system balance is to use a mono LP, because the signal then traverses the phono section of your preamp and any problems in channel balance that emanate downstream from the record player but in the phono s... |