mijostyn
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| Turntable issue Audiojan, is this a used truntable.? The bearing usually has a ball it rotates on. If the ball fell out the platter will drag. | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Douglas, what is a "chintziphile"? | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Chrismini, analog is not near as inconvenient if you know what you are doing. All I have to do to play a record is take it out of it's jacket and toss it on the table. The only difference between it and a CD is you have to flip it over. Then both ... | |
| Rolling pre tubes question Jazzman, I always follow the manufacturer's suggestion. I just try to find the lowest noise version of the type. RAM Labs tests their tubes for noise and put the speck right on the box.Any labels on the tube should be removed. I always turn the un... | |
| Multiple sources to headphone amp? What are your solutions? Martinman, you need a preamp that will handle all the inputs. You can get one with a headphone amp built in. There also may be an integrated with that flexibiliy with a headphone jack built in. | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Lewm, they called it the Magnetic-Kinetic interface. The Medallion was the last version. Both transformers always drove all the panels. With the 2+2s they used one interface but with the 3+3s and 4+4s they used two.The 4+4's were about the same si... | |
| Need opinions on cartrige for Audio Research ph3 Millercarbon, you must have been listening to a defective unit. I owned a PH3 SE and the last term I would use to describe it's sound would be wooden. Like other ARC designs it's "tube" character is very light. Some might even think it was a SS un... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions The only problem pindac is that you have no idea what you have unless the "rebuild engineer" has some very exotic test equipmment. Just because it sounds OK does not mean that it is. | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity No Lewm, I was talking about measuring the record. I built my own adjustible bias supplies. I maintain a pretty dry environment and can push the panels a bit harder than the stock bias supplies. The only parts I kept are the two power transformers... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. Lewm, The record was discharged on both sides and it is spinning with the dust cover up (old trash record:) You are right about the probe. I get a quick 150 volt spike and that is it. The record simply does not have enough capacitance. I discovere... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. Ralph, I was saying that tongue in cheek. The Japenese made much better stuff than Campy for a while. They had to drag Campy out of the stone age. Camply could never catch up in mountain bike gear but in the mid 90's campy finally got serious agai... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Antinn, another great old article. I can only calculate the PSI the vinyl is subjected to under static conditions which I probably should have mentioned. Playing a record is not a static process (no pun intended) it is a dynamic one with the stylu... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Here you go Lewm https://thelastfactory.com/last-record-preservative/how-do-i-get-rid-of-static-on-vinyl-records-i-e-static-cling/ and Antinin. Lewm you may be right about the probe. I have a very fast meter with a very high impedance. Tonight I... | |
| Audio Research Sold Absolutely clearthinker, I also own and have owned several ARC products. This is a bit worrisome as I doubt Trent Suggs has the deep pockets of Mcintosh. Was ARC interfering with Mac sales or was ARC not doing well and Mac decided to bale out? Fre... | |
| Room size for hi end speakers. Too small?? No problem as per clearthinker. Whether or not it sounds best at low or high volumes is actually an EQ problem very dependant on the type of music and the way it was mastered. Your dimensions are broken up nicely but you will still have some room ... |