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| VPI classic to ClearAudio maximum solution if you can get a killer deal on the ClearAudio, so killer you can be certain of being able to unload it again when you decide you don't like it, then go for it. Because all the Clearaudio I have heard is so aggressively hi-fi I doubt I could ever ... | |
| Subwoofer rumble issue Its unlikely you're getting feedback, unless you have some really lightweight rig with a dust cover sitting on a flimsy particle board rack, something that extreme. In which case, remove the dust cover.People confuse feedback with rumble and its e... | |
| Power Cords - Equipment Priority? Not all power cords are created equal. The range of performance and price is vast. You must however consider your baseline. Freebie power cords shipped with components are such awful crap just about any power cord at any price even the crappiest m... | |
| Static remover. Static Guard is real effective https://www.amazon.com/Static-Guard-Fabric-Spray-Ounce/dp/B0013IRBG4 Use it all the time. Spray this over your cables, experience cleaner, clearer highs. Even when you don't think static is a problem, it is. Cable El... | |
| Subwoofer rumble issue First look to see how much subsonic turntable rumble is getting through. If the woofers flutter a lot at high volume even with no signal, like on the lead-in and lead-out grooves, or between tracks, that’s one thing. Also does this ever happen pla... | |
| after market power cords for power conditioner or amps etc Good ones definitely make a very easily noticeable and cost effective improvement. No doubt about it. The difference using it on the Furman will not be greater than on anything else. Go ahead. Get one. Move it around. You should do that anyway. Th... | |
| Riaa Advise Not getting it. Why do you think you can't use that cartridge with the ARC? | |
| Help me decide between these two turntable/cartridge combinations Well first off neither one of these is gonna disappoint, both will easily take you places never dreamed of by B&O. That said my turntable philosophy tends to favor mass. In this case though the mass is low-tech MDF. And they can say what they ... | |
| Seeking help finding the weak link(s) in my system and offering suggestions please. That's it? That's everything? Nothing up your sleeve??Okay so its pretty easy then. You've simply made the same mistake as almost everyone else, and put all your money in big-box components, none in tweaks. Spend your $1k on as much Synergistic Re... | |
| Audioquest vs. Others My system was only several thousand dollars total when I bought my first Audioquest cables. I know you said interconnects but the reality is all the cables made by the same guy under the same brand share the same signature sound. Might take you a ... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? @millercarbon: you keep addressing to "audiophiles". Please realize that what you are talking to, and debating with, are not audiophiles. They are anti-audiophiles. They are in a mission.Just ask them to show you their system. You will see....I kn... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? People come to your home to socialize and listen to music. Audiophile removes speaker wires from cute little trestles, then changes cables, point out minor differences no one cares about. It sounded fine. He continues to try to educate guests, g... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance Any kind person have a link to where the Master Coupler is $250? Everything I've found searching online appears to be $500 plus and used...Wow. I paid $175 for mine, but that was back around 1993 when full retail was around $300. I saw ones a whil... | |
| Integrated stopped working I run a retro repair workshop, most retro faults are dry joints on the solder.Bingo. What I said. | |
| How Science Got Sound Wrong Just when I'm sure its all just swirling down the drain along comes glupson with this:This year is coming to an end.Is it time to start submitting "Post of the year" nominations?This has to be one of the strong contenders."Do yourself a favor. Ski... |