lloydc
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| Converting LP to digital. Advice please... I had read that if you are going to truncate down to 16 bits from a higher bit/sample rate, it is better to use 88.2, because the algorithm involved in going from 88.2 to 44.1 is simple and direct, whereas going from 96 to 44.1 is more likely to c... | |
| What component should be on a walnut board? You should experiment, because these things can not be predicted accurately, and the different results can be extreme. For example, I found that putting cones under an amp, with their bases on a cutting board (similar to your plan), sounded much w... | |
| Loud POP I would start by switching the tubes from one side to the other, one component at a time, to determine, in the fewest number of steps, if the problem is a bad tube. That is always my first suspicion when dealing with tube components, regardless of... | |
| Protractor for Rega 219.5mm Pivot Mounting After using a online protractor with a Rega arm, I got a Mint. The improvement in the alignment was worth the expense. | |
| Toothbrush's featured in Stereophile Toothbrushes in general are hard on electronic equipment. Very likely to cause swirls in turntable dustcovers. Haven't been tempted to shave any animals. Not really sure how to get "pleasure" from a toothbrush, don't think I want to know. | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? thanks for the interesting reponses. It appears that maple may be worth experimenting with. It is mysterious, or at least, not clear to me, how the coupling/draining vibration thing works, but that it can audibly improve things I have no doubt. Th... | |
| How is your power bill? It was funny the way a simple comment about the effect of Mr. Obama's carbon-swap policy on the price of electricity seemed to set everyone off on a political tangent. Obviously, any increase in the cost of producing and delivering electricity is ... | |
| MF Beatle Boxes are awfully dear. thanks for the info, I didn't realize some of those things were available. Not really feasable for me to go down the mono or open real path, though, at those prices. | |
| Logitech Harmony 890 won't operate VTL 5.5 Preamp Ask VTL what frequency their commands are on, then check to see whether the Harmony even operates in that range. For example, my "universal" Pronto cannot control a Pioneer cd player - the Pioneer commands are in a range outside the parameters of ... | |
| McIntosh C2300 Contact McIntosh directly. Anything else is just a guess. | |
| back to ask again long sorry You seem to have almost concluded, through component changes, that the problem is not the components. it would be a PITA, but cost very little money, to determine once and for all whether the problem lies in your component chain or power delivery.... | |
| Has anyone ever cried listening to your system Yes, but it could have been the bondage. | |
| Before I upgrade my cart from Dyna 20xl to an XX2 Yet another Mint vote. It's the best place to start to address your issue. | |
| How is your power bill? My power bill (in Houston, Tx, where power is paradoxically expensive) goes up by about $150/mo. if I play the stereo a lot. There are 23 tubes plus two isolation transformers in use when vinyl is playing, so some of the cost is additional A/C to ... | |
| looking to upgrade rega planar 2 That glass platter is not the weakest link in a Planar 2. I would upgrade the arm, instead; improving the wiring (Incognito) and the counterweight (Origin live)both produce audible improvements. When you're ready to improve on the tt itself, it's ... |