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| Integraded Amp Good integrateds don't have tone controls as a general rule...is another audiophile's noncense. If tone controlls could be switched off the integrated is as good or even better than the one without them no matter what price range you're surfing th... | |
| Always On? The main point is is to turn equipment off when it's not attended i.e. overnight and when you're not continuousely listening.Depending on the circuit designs, the bad tube coud cause further circuitry damage if not monitored ontime. Bad tube can a... | |
| Speaker cable connectors? What exactly do they do? I'm a bare wire dude and I clean the wires every two weeks on both ends.I have a biamplified system and I use two sets of bare wires. | |
| Always On? If your equipment has tubes you have to turn it off when you're not listening to it.Having patience to worm it up for 10min before listening will save you a tube life and equipment in general when tubes go bad without your presence.After you will ... | |
| Best Jazz and Rock & Roll HDCD CDs Mark Knophler's Metroland Soundtrack | |
| Who's Kidding Who ??? Swampwalker so what about selling...? | |
| How long does a stylus last? ...and the bottom line is that no cartridge has an "odometer" and you certainly never know how many hours it served especially when you're buying it through the internet. | |
| Epos cabinet sensitivity Finally???Mazeltov!!! | |
| How long does a stylus last? I had my Benz M.09 served me for about 5,000 hours before I developed misperformance on inner tracks of some of my records and traded it in.I prefere to get ones with 0 hours on them and certainly among those I can afford. | |
| Are expensive cables worth it? A bottle of wine in some of the high-class night clubs of NYC would run above $200 while in liquer stores it's $20 max and ordinary italian or french restaurant would sell it probably for $40.A class may be higher but the content is the same.Whoev... | |
| Good percussion Mark Nauseef I believe is a percussion king.Also explore Nana Vasconcielos on ECM. | |
| Help. Another Preamp Suggestion Question Don't break your bank on preamp for your setup dude,you can get vintage Nikko Beta one for bellow $100 on ebay and this thing will do just the right job for your needs. As far as I remember it even has a phono. To my knowlege of this brand it has ... | |
| What is the safest way to remove cartridge clips ? First, unscrew the cartridge and then stretch the wires easily before removing the clips one by one. | |
| a very good, compatible cartridge for Rega P3 Goldring 1041, Shure v15vxmr for MM and Goldring Eroica, Dynavector 10x4 for MC.They beat Rega ones at ease. | |
| Can I replaced an attached power cord? Please mind that you will also add an extra connector instead of having a solid wire to your power outlet. |