mijostyn
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| How important is a Linear Power Supply Versus a Switcyed one? The amplifiers I use to drive subwoofers are AB and have switching supplies. No transformers. They certainly have no trouble providing a lot of current on demand. For a Phono amp I don't see why not as long as it was well filtered. I'm not sure wa... | |
| Azimuth 2020 There you go, Lewm has the right idea. You put the stylus down on a pocket mirror which makes the error much easier to see. Use a good light.The stylus and it's refection form an hourglass. You adjust the azimuth until the hourglass is perfectly s... | |
| Turntable power supply/motor’s role in SQ for belt drive TT I owned three Linns. The SOTA is far superior. Is is not funny and I am dead serious. The Linn has so many weaknesses it can not be repaired. What do you think all these upgrades are about. It is just that back in the day it was the best table you... | |
| Turntable power supply/motor’s role in SQ for belt drive TT Sell the Linn and buy a SOTA. | |
| Opinions on best tonearm clips/tags Cardas, Mitchell or does it even matter You want the ones that are hardest to break. Rodium plated steel with trumpet ends are the best. I can't remember the brand name of the one I last installed. Always use color coded shrink wrap to support the wire at the solder joint. | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I have a picture of Lewis Armstrong and his band blowing their horns into big plywood horns with the lacquer lath just below. Now that is D2D.! | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? The front is called a frunk. The hood of a 911 use the be in the back. In the new cars there is no hood. You have to take the car apart to get to the engine. The Cayman is a great car but it is not a 911:) People keep 911s for decades. Old cars al... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I have a bunch of them. Whether I like them or not depends on the music.The Best Sheffield disc is Tower of Power Direct. JVC did D2D's with Lee Ritenour. They are excellent. The others I rarely listen to. Generally the sound is much better as the... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Will, is your vision going to improve? Was it just cataract surgery? Not macular degeneration I hope.Wonderful system. I might make one suggestion. Trinnov makes an incredible Theater processor which will operate in 2.2 for Stereo use. Then your j... | |
| Fletcher-Munson - Random Variables and You Erik, all true except you are more sensitive to phase than you think you are and if you are ever up in New England I can demonstrate that to you.Now about Fletcher- Munson. What you are thinking about is the performance of the microphone, the inne... | |
| DIY record cleaning solution recipe needed Hammy, for Disc Washer brush use get a bottle of Benzalkonium Chloride 1:750 and mix one part BAK to 4 parts distilled water. | |
| Degritter users- have you tried other cleaning fluids? dhcod, buy yourself a bottle of Triton X-100 and a bottle of BAK 1:750.The Triton X is perhaps the best surfactant going. The BAK (benzalkonium chloride) is a safe solvent that is used as an antiseptic. It will also knock off any fungus on the rec... | |
| How much will you pay for an exotic cartridge.... Oh, the answer is as little as possible. | |
| How much will you pay for an exotic cartridge.... I disagree that the dealer has been ruined. Not if you know how to relate to them. If you become a good customer many of them will give you much better pricing than you get on line and you can be assured that you are getting the real deal. The bes... | |
| Tube versus SS Guys, you know those tin cans hanging from the telephone poles? Those are transformers that turn the several thousand kV (depends where you are. Ours is 8 kV) into the 220 V for your house. There may be 10 houses or so hooked to the same transform... |