minorl
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| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Please reread my response regarding radio shack equipment. I was making a point (clearly I thought) regarding quality of sound recording equipment so that you could see an extreme example of how it would be virtually impossible for anyone with a d... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Listen: This really isn't rocket science. it is logical and provable. Some recording engineers used the cheapest equipment, wiring and mikes that they could find and were solely concerned with getting the music on tape. Some couldn't afford or did... | |
| Why do designers/manufacturers...? A good manufacturer is going to put the best (within their design/price point) equipment into/on their units. many of the "tweek" out there are supposition and unproven and fall within the category of word or mouth or one's opinion vs another's. C... | |
| Quality system, make poor recordings sound better? Some systems I have found mask poor quality recordings to the point they would be tolerable. However, in my experience, I have found that better quality equipment really show how poor the recording (not the music) really is. As I have upgraded, I ... | |
| storing vinyl, reducing damage over many years Dougdeacon; How often do you recommend going through the record collection and cleaning the albums and replacing the out sleeve with new to prevent this issue?Thanks | |
| Equipment Grading Honesty I'm sorry to read about your purchase issues. Since this is after-the-fact, my recommendation is to try to get a refund from the seller and try to return the item. If the seller doesn't want to do that, then your only alternative is to notify Audi... | |
| Any ideas?? ARC CD 3 doesn't work Whatever the cause of the OP's CD3 problem, it is curable. Audio Research isn't like some other companies that stop supporting their products five minutes after they are no longer offered. So, it will be diagnosed and fixed. Electronics fail after... | |
| My wife passed yesterday Chayro, I'm So sorry for your loss. It is tough and sometimes impossible to move on after such a loss, but please do. | |
| where to buy DIY cable supplies Two sources for me.1. Pacific Radio: www.pacrad.com2. Cable Wholesalers: www.cablewholsale.comThe carnare GS-6 cable is great for general use and the canare F-09 RCA connector is really good. You have to be careful using it as it grips so well tha... | |
| is buying used Mcintosh equipment online bad idea? Dirt in the volume and/or balance controls, time worn solder joints that are loose, failing capacitors, loose connections, etc. You name it. Older equipment may have these issues. It has nothing at all as to whether it is Mac, or any other brand. ... | |
| Need recommendations to replace ARC VT100 MkII Zd542; the VT100 accepts both single ended and balanced signals. The internal circuitry is different than the REF150 amp the other post was referring to. This amp works well with both single ended and balanced. The OP doesn't have to be concerned ... | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 I don't think the attacks on Audio Research are warranted.My understanding of this conversation is that the OP used an RCA to XLR conversion cable and even Audio Research would tell him that that type of cable should not be used. The Audio Researc... | |
| "Buzz" Coming Through Speakers I'm in 100% agreement with Atmasphere. You will see many suggestions to use a cheater plug permanently to eliminate (mask) a ground loop problem. As Atmasphere suggested, use it only to identify the problem with the amp or pre-amp. After you have ... | |
| High End Tube Gear Transition to High End SS Not trying to change your mind here but, why are you doing this? I know you said you were downsizing but, do you really need to? Are you moving to a smaller place and no longer have the space? Forced downsizing (such as a divorce, loss of income a... | |
| best CD player new or used for $1200 Consider the Pioneer Elite BDP-09. This unit has a really nice internal DAC and is hard to beat for less than $1000 used. I have listened to this unit vs many other units and also compared the digital output into an Audio Research DAC 8 vs the CD ... |