markphd
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| Turntable or vinylology 101 for newbies. I appreciate the sincerity of your intention, but what you've done is like asking people to post a brief history of the world. People here are very helpful but your request is just too broad. Ask a more narrow and specific question and you'll get ... | |
| Finding ultra-pure water locally... You can buy a jug of distilled water at any reasonably stocked drug store. | |
| Is it live or is it Memorex???? Long ramble. Good post. I have a few albums by some groups that play Irish pub type music. Some of the albums are live and I also have few studio ones. There's no question that the studio ones are slick and polished. They probably also recorded multiple tracks... | |
| Who can analyze the condition of my old cartridge? If the rubber is cracked, it is definitely hardened. However, before actual cracking happens, you can notice subtle changes. When rubber dries out, the surface tends to get a glossy sheen to it. It's sort of like the "skin" that forms on top of a ... | |
| Who can analyze the condition of my old cartridge? You can easily do it yourself with a low powered "toy" microscope or stereoscope. Look at the shape and wear of the stylus tip. Look at whether the cantilver is straight. Look at whether the stylus surround is compliant (i.e. not hard) and whether... | |
| Better than my 32" Sony Wega XBR? An SED TV would do the job. It's a flat panel AND it's CRT based. It's also ready for prime time. Unfortunately, nobody wants to bring them to market. | |
| YOUR Favorite Bookshelf/Monitor below $500 My favourite is the PSB Alpha. The more important question in your purchase decision however, is: what's YOUR favourite one? | |
| How did you get into vinyl? My first record was an early Beatles album that I got in 1964. That's what got me started. Back then, vinyl wasn't a monolith either. "Stereo" albums were the new rage. 45's were in their heyday and you could find a few 78's still kicking around t... | |
| The most important link in the chain... The most important link is the weakest link. | |
| Spikes between speakers & stands, up or down? There are some extremely detailed, knowledgeable, lengthy and well written posts on this and similar topics. Searchthe archives for lots of good information.The purpose of a spike point is not to "drain" energy. It is to keep energy from passing b... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days The smaller pixels in LCDs will give them an resolution advantage over plasmas for high definition video formats. Plasma has better bightness, contrast and speed. However, plasma's advantage over LCDs are eroded with each generation of LCD. On the... | |
| life without audio dealers I think that many knowledgable audiophiles could do without dealers, especially with resources like Audiogon available. But I also think that there are many "discriminating non-enthuisiasts", i.e. people who like good quality musical reproduction ... | |
| A Bass Question Wavelength equals speed of light divided by frequency. Use the same unit of measurement for the wavelength and speed of light in the formula (eg. cm. for wavelength and cm./sec. for the speed of light). Substitute in the room length for the wavele... | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song Anything by Joe Cocker.How about early Rolling Stones or Beatles tunes, most of which were remakes that are better known than the originals."Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin.One of my favourites is "It's Only Love", Bryan Ferry's remake of the Be... | |
| How many LPs is enough? You strike me as the kind of person for whom the thrill of the hunt is as enjoyable as sitting down to eat what you've killed. (Sorry for the gory analogy but my son has been killing zombies all day on his X-Box so I'm in that bloody state of mind... |