mijostyn
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| Add a subwoofer? In your case adding a subwoofer is a bad idea. To improve the sound quality you would need to add two 15” subs and a two way crossover. This is much more than you wish to spend. One sub will not keep up with your Cornwalls. | |
| Building Resonance Free Subwoofers @bdp24 Exactly! If you want to get anywhere near a live performance a powerful subwoofer system is mandatory. I might add that approaching realistic levels requires more gain than one would expect. Standard speakers, even large ones can not handle... | |
| Building Resonance Free Subwoofers @bdp24 Good for you! Keep it up. Now, put on a bass heavy tune and turn it up. Put your hand on the sub. Any vibration you feel is audible. Ideally, you should feel none. I went through 3 other designs before developing this one including extreme... | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations @jasonbourne71 I have sprayed records with brake cleaning fluid and soaked them in denatured alcohol and the label always survives just fine as does the record. Think of the stuff people dump down their PVC drain pipes to unclog them! PVC is reall... | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge Lyras are on the high side of medium compliance cartridges and generally do well with lower mass arms. You can always add a little mass. Soundsmith sells a really nice set of graded mass cartridge screws. | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! @jasonbourne71 It is an unusual design. I assumed he set VTF correctly. Either his anti skate is not adjusted correctly or the arm was mounted incorrectly with a spindle to pivot distance shorter than 222 mm. | |
| Building Resonance Free Subwoofers @baylinor The $250 includes labor, tooling, supplies, electricity and rent if applicable. There is also a distinct danger element. Much of the work woodworkers use to do has been taken over by CNC machines with which we can not compete. For me it ... | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations The mold is growing on the record for a reason. It is eating the vinyl. The White splotches remain because the vinyl is now finely pitted and it reflects light differently. If you put a little Clorox bleach in the cleaning solution it will kill al... | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! @balthus As you look at the BOTTOM of the tonearm underneath the turntable there is a little knob on the bottom of the tonearm's post. Turn it clockwise until the arm drifts slowly towards the spindle on a blank side. Check the spindle to pivot di... | |
| Building Resonance Free Subwoofers @rhg3 That is an understatement! Those woofers used a total of 230 shop hours. The going rate is $250/hour or $57,500!! Materials totalled $2300. Cost to manufacture $59,800. If they were direct marketed they would sell for $120,000. Most people o... | |
| Rel thump Sub drivers have a limited lifespan in comparison to other drivers. They take a real beating. They can also fail in a number of ways. I keep a spare driver handy. The lesson is to avoid used subwoofers. If you have to buy used make sure drivers a... | |
| how to run three subs from one lfe jack @mashif is correct. Just get subs you can daisy chain. | |
| Is There a New Record Pressing Machine Out There? @hometownhero Thanx! It is a Canadian company. The machine is quite basic. The old machines trimmed and spit out the records automatically onto a tall spindle. This one relies on a human at each transfer step. Good for humans, bad for speed. | |
| Experienced Maggie Lovers Please Advise The 3.7i is the sweet spot in the Maggie line up, the best value. If you are a Maggie lover with the right amp, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Examples of amps that make them shimmer are the Bricasti Design M25, The Parasound JC 5, and ... | |
| Tone arm length Hi Mac, The shorter arm is ALWAYS going to be better for several reasons which always are going to be more significant than any benefit from marginal improvement in tracking error. The shorter arm is stiffer. It takes more energy to get it to res... |