mijostyn
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| Need help with anti-skating on Technics SL-1210GR I'll agree with Chakster on this one. The Hi Fi News record is excellent however in a pinch the run out area method is valid. Put the stylus down between grooves in the run out area. It should drift ever so slowly towards the spindle. Forget about... | |
| Benchmark ABH2 compared to Merrill Element Series and other ultra high end amps The AHB2 is a special amp given the right load. It is not a good amp for ESLs. As soundhound mentioned ESL's drop their impedance as the frequency increases. Even mono strapped AHB2's do not do well. However with an 8 ohm or higher, efficient spe... | |
| Mitchum or Blackburn for the Mullard 6922? Go to thetubeaudiostore.com and buy a set of their super low noise tubes and you will never look back. | |
| Why don’t tube amps sound like tubes anymore? Actually, it is more like modern SS amps are sounding more like Tube amps. Modern tubes are every bit as good as the NOS stuff. frequently better. NOS tubes are a seriously expensive joke. More like a rip off. | |
| La Platine Arm - Is it Shick? heatseeka, your links don't work. | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Frogman, send it back to the manufacturer if you don't like taking risks. Once you get it back you can sell it as new and upgrade:) | |
| Technics or Thorens, need suggestions You can always add weight to the magic wand. Thorens tonearm bearings are excellent. Low compliance cartridges dominate the Japanese market so they put boat anchors on all their tables. They also have a thing for S shaped arms. It must be because ... | |
| High end units in the U.S. market that are not black? Accuphase are gold. If your system doubles as a theater black is the way. Reflected light is a problem. I do love Accuphase stuff though. I had one of their early CD players. They had it sounding like a Tubed unit. It weighed 40 lb. It was the fir... | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Tablejockey has the right idea. I think to most women the Sonus Faber speakers will win that battle as they look more like fine furniture. They are also a fine sounding loudspeaker.A note to all you young unmarried audiophiles out there. Get the b... | |
| Covering a TV behind your speakers? Geoffkait walks around with a cell phone tied to each ear. They keep his ears warm.Golden, as long as a flat screen TV does not rattle and it is right in the middle which should be far enough from the early reflection point you won't have a proble... | |
| How Much Have Turntables and Arms Improved in 35 Years Well kingharold, I have to admit up front that I am neither a VPI or a straight line tracker fan. But thankfully you did not get VPI's arm of that vintage. It was awful. Next time you play a record that is a little off center watch your cantilever... | |
| Technics or Thorens, need suggestions Noromance, I have nothing against Technics. I think they make a great cartridge for the money. I dislike all direct drive turntables because every last one I have ever heard on a system I deemed to be excellent sounded less than stellar and that i... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Tablejockey, you are supposed to paint your turntable with phosphorous:) | |
| Help: Unidentified high-pitch sound Hi bluorion, It could be anything but the speaker. So now you have to play detective. Start at your sources buy switching right and left channels.. one at a time. The unit that swaps sides is the problem. If the sound does not change sides then sw... | |
| Technics or Thorens, need suggestions Absolutely the Thorens if you don't like listening to oscillating eddy currents and other direct drive artifacts. The Thorens will also have a much more flexible tone arm on it. The one on the Technics is a boat anchor. If you plan on using a high... |