millercarbon
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| Stacking mats on Technics SP-10R lewm, He has 78s with holes off-center. Stacking mats raises the record to the top of the spindle allowing him to position the record to be centered on the platter. He could drill a whole stack of them all at once and have them be centered, but fo... | |
| Integrated vs. Separates on a Budget It's an accurate quote, cut and paste. But whatever. Either way, you just made my case- comparing 3k worth of amp and preamp to 3k worth of integrated, forgetting the money needed for the interconnect required to use them. And yes, a $3k Raven Ni... | |
| How important is the cable between the SUT and phono pre? You have multiple cables. In the time spent asking for guesses here you could hook them up and know. Then let us know. Why not try them all, let us know what you tried, how it sounded? | |
| Two of the most powerful words ever Schmuck. | |
| Raven Nighthawk Mk 3.1 vs Cronus Magnum III In reality I chose The Blackhawk, and a fine choice it was. So between those two I would choose the Nighthawk. Like sfar said, Raven has refinement and presence in spades. Just a superb little amp. In terms of power, I've measured 102+dB at the ... | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA Catching up, what a surprise this turned out to be, whole bunch here actually seem to understand Lewis Hamilton was robbed, and Verstappen handed a world championship. All the drivers knew it was a cluster in real time as it was happening, as thei... | |
| Integrated vs. Separates on a Budget I am surprised at the unanimity of the preference for integrated. I am surprised anyone seriously thinks separates can outperform an integrated without spending far more on the separates than the integrated. Shocked, almost, but for knowing so ... | |
| Unplugging preamp, amp and cable while music is playing It's an in joke. If you don't get it, oh well. | |
| Room Acoustics and Your Sound System If you say so. Far as I can tell everything matters, and no one thing more than any other. I would hate to be saddled with believing the room is so important, because of all the things we can change the room is the hardest. You pretty much have to... | |
| Should We Prioritize Detail In Our Assessment Of Audio Quality? QUESTION: It would seem that "detail" would vary with what one wants to pay close attention to, no? Or is listening to the pace or the bass or something not in the upper mids and treble not considered 'detail' by most. I don't 'know' what is co... | |
| Putting listening ability to rest - privately The files are all digital. This is like asking wine enthusiasts to prove their tasting ability by drinking septic tank effluent. Three glasses filtered for different amounts of solids, can you choose the one with the least toilet paper? And you a... | |
| Ball stops for underfloor speaker cables Will you be using cable elevators, or cable suspenders? | |
| Insightful article by Roger Skoff "Paying For Nothing" Now, where have I heard this before? Oh yeah, "The system is built around the philosophy that everything matters." Its on my system page. Oh and the crystal radio he mentions? Built one as a kid just as he said. Steve Deckert builds on this same ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Gary Wright, Dream Weaver John Stewart, Bombs Away Dream Babies, Dream Babies Go To Hollywood Elton John, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player Sting, Dream of the Blue Turtles R.Daneel Olivaw | |
| Unplugging preamp, amp and cable while music is playing Usually the worst that will happen is you hear a disturbingly loud awful thump or pop or other scary sound. But usually no harm but to your pride. The big exception being tube amps, where if you were to disconnect a speaker cable while playing and... |