listener57
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| VPI 16.5: How Hard to Brush??? I just hold the brush in place with some pressure, but no way to measure pressure. In addition, before this washing step I use an ordinary Audioquest carbon fiber dust remover brush simply held in place, twice or three times, for two or three rota... | |
| Best Full Range Speakers For Under $1100 ? Someone just posted a Platinum Audio Trio for $1000. This would more than satisfy any desire for excellent bass with fast, accurate, tuneful bass for your rock, hip-hop, jazz interests. This line of speakers is also able to provide excellent perfo... | |
| Help me pick a monitor I can second the used Platinum Solo's which seem to run $675 when listed on Audiogon. Full range, articulate, yet sweet when the amp is capable. With your amp there will be bass with clarity, speed, and even startle factor ( which converts to smil... | |
| Alternative to Speaker spikes If there is no danger of the speakers being bumped into then consider floating the speakers on Aurios MIB. Even the original model, now termed 1.0, can create an enhanced speaker performance. If you place one or two granite or marble tiles from Ho... | |
| Kinergetics CD transports One of my systems has Kinergetics KCD-55T transport purchased many years ago from a fellow who actually wanted to buy it back from me when he realized it was hard to improve upon. It is built very solidly, and with every DAC upgrade the system sou... | |
| CDP volume, what's best, analogue or digital? My cost effective recommendation for CD only system is to use analog output from your CD player or DAC directly into analog EVS Ultimate Attenuators fitted directly onto the amplifier RCA input jacks eliminating any extra interconnect between a pa... | |
| Power Conditioning ? There are those members who use a computer type power conditioner for the front end digital source components, and even pre-amplifiers with enjoyment. Power amplifiers seem not to thrive on the cost effective computer industry power conditioners, ... | |
| goodbye to vinyl. . . . grr ------ longish rant I agree with Tedkurtz that a modest cost vinyl playback system can allow enjoyment of the low cost vinyl at library and tag sales, and even commercial used sources. By keeping the average cost in the 50 cents to one dollar range per LP the inevita... | |
| PS 300 - latest upgrade At a meeting of the Connecticut Audio Society there was a demo of the latest upgrade. In comparison to the preceding unit there was an obvious performance improvement, agreed upon by many listeners in different positions in a large room. When a sy... | |
| bi wire ????????? To check by ear, attach your speaker wires into the lower set of speaker terminals, then use your biwire jumper to reach the upper set of speaker terminals. This often is what sounds best. If you find that written instructions contradict this intu... | |
| Speaker spikes-worse sound-what gives? Another approach is to use set of three Aurios MIB ($100 used on Audiogon) to float each speaker on a smooth level surface of marble or granite resting on the carpet. One or two Home Depot floor tiles provide enough surface area for one speaker. H... | |
| Wanna know how noisy your AC is ? Dear Audiogon Altruist of the Year, sign me up, too. Thanks for such an unselfish offer. Your audio penpal for life, Joel. ----- P.S. It's 3 AM in Connecticut, and I'm replying right now before this dream about getting something for nothing fades ... | |
| Preamps. Do we really need them? Tweakaudio.com manufactures two models of the Ultimate Attenuators for either tube or transistor amplifiers. They attach directly onto the amp RCA input jacks so no interconnect needed. Ric Schultz is the designer. Thirty day trial offered on thes... | |
| Cartridge cleaning I agree with use of carbon fiber brush before each play, but have not used after each play by personal habit. I have been impressed how much the Zerodust collects from the stylus which I do clean before and after each play. Very simple compared to... | |
| Connecting CD directly to Poweramp You might want to contact tweakaudio.com which is home to the $350 retail price Ultimate Attenuators which attach directly onto the amp input RCA terminals making a separate interconnect unnecessary. Avoiding another interconnect reduces the cost ... |