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| Vinyl cleaning - Ultrasonic vs. Walker products Most guys would rather spend the money than do the work and if that is you then go US. It is probably faster, certainly easier, but whether it gets as good results as Walker I have to wonder. Walker wins hands down in terms of cost-effectiveness. ... | |
| Can upgrading your front end make your bad records sound good? A better component can never magically transform bad into good. One thing I have discovered however is how few bad recordings there are. For the most part they range from really good to freaking amazingly good. Time was, it seemed I had quite a fe... | |
| Bose question Actually it would be possible to watch movies with just two speakers. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367Why do people insist on surrounds anyway? Better none than Bose. | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. Cliff Notes version: There are none so blind as those who will not see. | |
| Driver breakin period, what’s the science? How does one tell if anything is really changing over time? If you rely on some kind of test that is dishonest. Why? Because then the question is how can you rely on the test? How can you be sure something there hasn't changed as well? But really,... | |
| Is it time to upgrade my amp? Replace your speakers! At an abysmally low 86dB they limit you to high powered amps. Not that they will sound good with ANY amp! But your $3k will buy you some killer Double Impacts, far and away better speakers, and ones that can be beautifully d... | |
| Newbie question deadhead1000, You must be thinking of the great Robert Harley who famously said, "If the first thousand watts aren’t any good just get ten thousand more." At some point it might even become obvious watts and receivers are not the way to go. The wa... | |
| Wood racks and humidity Sounds like actual experience is you will be fine. Manufacturers often exaggerate to cover themselves against having to replace stuff customers screwed up. If you want a great DIY rack rock solid yet dirt cheap you are welcome to copy mine. https:... | |
| Funny how streaming/digital still chases that analog benchmark. bluemoodriver-Using digital, I can use DSP to pervert what the musician intended and produce a frequency response like you get from vinyl. I can set up a number of different DSP profiles for each track to replicate the way the sound worsens as the... | |
| Newbie question 2500 watts isn't nearly enough. My wife's hair dryer has 3000 and she's always complaining it's not enough. One sure way to know you have enough watts is when you turn the amp on the breaker blows. Preferably the main breaker. When you have to add... | |
| Driver breakin period, what’s the science? Psycho acoustics? After MC comments, this makes no sense. Everything makes sense. You just have to look at it logically. A lot of people are psycho. Unable to distinguish fantasy from reality. Some of them hear sounds, don't know what they are. T... | |
| Wood racks and humidity The problem with wood in this situation, all situations really, is called wood movement. Wood slowly absorbs moisture over time and as it does so it expands. One problem is it doesn’t expand equally or uniformly. Woodworkers know all this and here... | |
| Oppomod femto clock upgrade Oppo 205 What’s funny is how everywhere you go on this site you find people har har-ing, and pontificating, and bloviating, about stuff they never did and so have no freaking clue what they are talking about! fuzztone, have you tried one of these mods? ste... | |
| help with clearance between sme 3009 arm's tube and arms lifter assembly Right. Raise the arm. Shim it up at the base, or however height is adjusted on that arm. The guys that design these things, they don't know where the arm will be used but they do know the angle the arm should be at wherever it is used. So it is un... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Pioneer TX-9100 tuner. Since 1974. Haven't used it in years. Cannot bring myself to sell. Way too beautiful. Way too memorable. https://stereonomono.blogspot.com/2015/04/pioneer-tx-9100.htmlAnd something tells me, if I ever do a little refresh an... |