lloydc
Responses from lloydc
| Your fav online resource for high end gear is.... Somewhat like Mapman above, I look at everything I can, and look for patterns, especially negative comments. Equipment owners often speak glowingly about whatever it is they own, manufacturers print only good comments about their products, magazin... | |
| How much difference does a phono stage make? the difference will be night and day, entirely worthwhile. However, it may reveal the limitations of other parts of the chain that you were not aware of. | |
| Which 12AX7 tubes for EAR 834P phono stage? As noted above, well tested, low microphonic tubes are required in a phono amp. better tubes can help, e.g. Siemens of Telefunken, but an 834p will never sound detailed or clear, at least, not without extensive modifications (with which I have no ... | |
| low phono output, high c/d output-what gives? it's normal, many cd players just have high output levels. some recievers have gain which is adjustable for each input to address this issue. | |
| Most beneficial change . Your issues are symptomatic of digital reproduction. The solution is to go back to analogue. Changing speakers, or anything else from the line stage forward, will not solve the problem, because it is at the front end of the chain. | |
| How to listen to the Beatles re-releases? Chasmal, compared to what? The Beatles are unsurpassed in the field of pop music, much less productivity in the field in a 6 year period, and may always be. | |
| could a different power cord cure sibilance? Thanks for all the advice. I think Tvad is correct, the new pre revealed pre-existing flaws, particularly in certain recordings; no doubt Mechans is correct that in the end, a Steelhead or something equally adjustable will be required. I am using ... | |
| How effective is the Onzow Zerodust? thanks for asking this, I was considering the zerodust after Disc Doctor liquid dissolved the finish on the front of my Grado wood-bodied cartridge. | |
| Audio Research SP 11 vs Audio Research SP 16 The SP16 is AR's entry level unit. | |
| could a different power cord cure sibilance? Thanks, I will try all of these suggestions. I use a Mint fof alignment, but loading and VTA are still mysteries to me. | |
| Grado The Reference 600 hrs old. How many more? At a guess, your cartridge is still young, not really much beyond "broken in". I have read claims by Grado of "5000 + hours". Why they should be so long-lived is not clear. Nice cartridges, but I personally would not believe any Grado claims, base... | |
| question about speaker placement. dead end room? get a tube or class A amp. You won't need the fireplace in the winter and can reorient the listening position. | |
| How to Increase Turntable Height on High WAF Rack As suggested above, you will almost certainly need some kind of isolation from a Bags rack. I use a sandbox (made by BrightStar, on a Bags rack) which is cost effective and works reasonbly well, but only raises the height 1 5/8". | |
| CD Recorder :Fostex or Tascam? If you go this route, you will be unhappy with the results, sooner or later. As Macdadtexas suggests, archive to computer at a higher resolution (so you don't lose all the advantages of lp's), print cd's as needed and be ready for a digital server... | |
| Pro-ject Debut 3 problem with unbalanced sound I agree with all the comments above, but would add that if they couldn't even get the anti-skate right, be suspicious of the cartridge alignment, too, which can contribute to imbalance. |