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May 21, 2014	Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs If you are married to those speakers, I agree with all the others; you need to select a different amplifier. As a long time Atma-sphere devotee, I would instead choose a speaker better suited to the amplifier. For me, I don't know which came first...
May 21, 2014	audiophile help needed in CT Cambridge is about 2 or 2.5 hours from Deep River. Q Audio sure was a great store back in the day when I frequented Cambridge. Glad to know it still exists, if it's the same business. Take 5 Audio in New Haven is not quite as long-lived but also e...
May 20, 2014	audiophile help needed in CT Cool to find out so many of us know about Deep River, after years of shmoozing indirectly on the internet. Take Five was my recommendation also, Zenblaster. It's an easy hop from Deep River. But I also take Doug's point about doing a little homewo...
May 19, 2014	Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs To summarize what I think Doug and Syntax are saying, don't do it. If your phono stage had sufficient gain for the 0.24 version of the UNI in the first place, then you will gain nothing by switching to the 0.48 version, and the latter is not as go...
May 19, 2014	audiophile help needed in CT The OP has apparently lost interest in this topic, long before the rest of us. But now we know everyone else's location relative to Deep River. It's a beautiful small town. From my mother-in-law's house in the center of town you can walk to the Co...
May 18, 2014	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I will answer my own question: it's an MC, not a strain gauge.Which begs the question around which there have so far been more than 11,000 posts here.
May 18, 2014	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dgob, Better than the vaunted Glanz cartridges? Highphonic is a strain gauge type; yes?
May 17, 2014	Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? JCarr, Not to worry. When I am corrected or my views are "modified" by an unimpeachable source, such as yourself, I take it as a learning experience. Furthermore, I am all for dispelling BS that prevails in this hobby.
May 16, 2014	audiophile help needed in CT Oddly enough, my wife is from Deep River. Her family are long time pillars of the community. If by some poor luck your problem persists that long, we expect to be visiting in a month or two. Would be glad to help.The nearest audio store I can thin...
May 15, 2014	Channel Balance on Dynavector XV1-S Others have already implied it, but azimuth adjustment has very little effect on channel balance, as you already have learned by direct experience. And the goal of azimuth adjustment is to minimize crosstalk, not to balance the channels. I was int...
May 14, 2014	Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? 2 meters + ~ 6 feet, 6 inches. Now I translated it to the British/American language, I am impressed too, if this is Syntax's actual height. Let's see: the only major areas of disagreement between me and Syntax is he dislikes Koetsu and all MM cart...
May 13, 2014	" Dumb and dumber " audiophile question ? Depends what kind of sand, where you got it, what is the crystal content. Black volcanic sand from Hawaii sounds the best but is very pricey.Sorry, but it's fun to free associate.
May 12, 2014	Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear Jonathan, I take your point on frequency response, and I am sorry I ever wrote it; it was really beside the point of my post. On the matter of load resistance, I SAID at least twice, albeit perhaps badly, that load resistance CAN affect gain,...
May 12, 2014	Wet Cleaning the Stylus Dear Doug,I re-read your original post, and I was reminded why I've never had the courage to try Magic Eraser. You say many times, "be careful" and the stylus can "snag". That's enough to prevent me from trying it; I am the klutz who will NOT be c...
May 11, 2014	Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear JCarr,This is what I found, quoting your quoter:"Regarding loading of low-impedance MC cartridges, in general I recommend trying to reduce any capacitances present between cartridge and phono stage input to as little as possible. Use the lowe...