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| Arm cable - soldering shield & ground? Please help My question is, do I cut the shield off at the tonearm's end [unterminated] or do I solder the shield with the ground as it has been done with the plugs?I’m trying to avoid possible hum problems.You may want to try it both ways. When I rewired an ... | |
| Any ideas in speaker choices would be great Growler7, congrats on the Alon's. Tell us how they compare to your DQ-10s. What amp and preamp are you using? | |
| Paradisea, Airport Express and Denon 2910 Thanks Marco. That's good to know. It sounds like the Paradisea is worth checking out. I'm mainly looking for a DAC to stream iTunes through. I don't expect it to go head to head with a reference cd player, but if it can improve my Denon and keep ... | |
| Paradisea, Airport Express and Denon 2910 Thanks Edo. I appreciate that info. Does anyone know whether the Paradisea would improve the performance of a Denon 2910? My guess is that it would, but wondering if anyone has first-hand experience. Does the Paradisea allow you to switch betw. To... | |
| Cowboy Junkies-Trinity Revisited...In deed Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know there was a new release. I'll have to pick it up. Margo's voice is absolutely mesmerizing. Lay It Down and The Caution Horses are two of my faves, but if you haven't heard Early 21st Century Blues, give it a ... | |
| Musical Fidelity XLPS What cartridge would work? The X-LPS does the basic stuff really well. It doesn't buzz. It doesn't hiss. As a matter of fact, it's dead quiet. And it looks pretty sweet. But when you get the itch to bring your vinyl to the next level (to make things come alive), the first t... | |
| Musical Fidelity XLPS What cartridge would work? Ron, I owned an X-LPS not too long ago. I may be wrong, but I don't think there's a "best" cartridge for it. I was using a Denon DL-160 for a while which sounded fine. When I moved to a Denon DL-103, I lost a huge portion of the low end. I don't k... | |
| Integrated thingy I must have been having a bad day when I started this post. As much as I want to simplify and de-clutter, I can't imagine letting go of my amps and TVC. I really like their synergy. They offer something very warm and realistic. However, I'm thinki... | |
| budget power conditioner I've had great results with a PS Audio Quintet. I live in an old apartment with knob and tube wiring and no ground. I have two restaurants a floor below me and refrigeration units a floor above. You couldn't ask for a worse situation in this hobby... | |
| Looking for speakers with soundstage depth Tim, I had an experience recently you might be interested in. I picked up a pair of speakers that were quite a bit larger than my previous set. The bass was overwhelming which really clouded the midrange and skewed the whole presentation. I knew t... | |
| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? 02-25-08: OjgalliI have a number of the recommended recordings, but I don't understand how studio recordings could demonstrate soundstage. Studio recordings have no real soundstage. If there is any, it's only an artificially simulated one.This is... | |
| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? A follow up to my suggestions above... Ry Cooder, Mickey Hart, An Evening with Windham Hill Live, and Aerial Boundaries are some of the best recordings I've ever heard. They'll make any system sound fantastic. The dynamics are stunning. | |
| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? cds: Mickey Hart, Planet Drum, 1991 Rykodisk (RCD 10206)Mickey Hart, At the Edge, 1990 Rykodisk (RCD 10124)Greg Brown, Covenant, 2000, Red House Records (RHR CD 148)Ry Cooder, Paris, Texas Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985, Warner Brothers ... | |
| Selector switches? John Chapman at Bent Audio carries excellent Shallco switches. Michael Percy and Parts Connexion have a wide selection. | |
| Budget amps. What preamp and speakers are you using? If you're patient, you might find a used Outlaw in your price range, but if you want something now, look at Parasound and Rotel. They offer a great bang for the buck. The 140 watt Parasound HCA-1205A might n... |