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| mono lp replay?? do you set up another TT for it? Lyra makes a cartridge specifically for mono:http://www.lyraaudio.com/HelikonMono.htmI enjoy mono recordings with my stereo cartridge. In fact, I find some sound better, in many ways, than stereo. I read somewhere recently that jazz, in particular... | |
| Need to change Spade to Banana I think the Anthem binding post configuration was mandated by Canadian government rules. It doesn't help your situation, but I don't think you can blame it on Sonic Frontiers, which manufactures Anthem equipment. | |
| Need Help Jennifer Warnes & Cowboy Junkies Music Interesting . . . I love Cowboy Junkies, but I really don't care for Jennifer Warnes (though her recordings have reference quality sonics).I would check out Rickie Lee Jones self-titled first album or "Pop Pop," Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels on a G... | |
| Have I finally lost my mind? If you're concerned about how static Affects the CD, get a Bedini Clarifier to eliminate the Effect. | |
| Brush/scrubbing ideas for VPI 16.5 record cleaner. Disc Doctor brushes -- the only way to go. I "scrub" the records first using Disc Doctor, brush them with distilled water, and use the VPI 16.5 to suck off the water. | |
| When it's to good to be true? Do an audiogon chat search on "Barcelona." There have been a number of postings regarding possible fraudulent offerings from Barcelona. | |
| Ideas for shipping vinyl?? If you ship USPS Priority Mail, the Post Office has boxes that are the perfect size -- and they're FREE, so long as you ship Priority Mail. You can even flatten them so you don't have to add additonal packing material and slip the LP inside and se... | |
| Warranty question It depends on the manufacturer. Some manufacturers (Madrigal, and its subsidiaries, for example) extend the warranty regardless of who you acquired the equipment from.Others (like Sonic Frontiers) require the purchase of used equipment to be from ... | |
| If it's too good to be true.... I usually ascribe to the adage, "If it's too good to be true, it probably is," but, sometimes, I've looked at stuff that seemed too good to be true -- but it WAS true! I have purchased items up to $1000 less than the going rate USED.Certainly, you... | |
| Mods for bright speaker? Walker Audio High Definition Links.http://www.walkeraudio.com/high_definition_links.htm | |
| Something More Efficient than Revel Studios? Check out the Beauhorn Virtuoso. Made with Lowther drivers, wonderfully natural sound, and very cool looking. The Virtuoso is 106 db, with extremely well made wooden cabinets. These are the speakers for low power tube amps.http://www.beauhorn.com/... | |
| Need help packing gear....dont have boxes no more The box is really just a wrapper -- it's inside that counts. Get some boxes and rolls of bubble wrap at Office Depot, U-Haul, etc. and wind the bubble wrap around each piece several times to give it good padding. Fill the empty space in the box ar... | |
| Need Inexpensive shipping material Office Depot, U-Haul, some warehouse storage facilities. | |
| Which Audio Research Preamp? A friend of mine just bought an SP-9 Mk. II. He made three mods to it -- put in an IEC plug and oil caps and shielded the tubes. He said the IEC with a better power cord was by far the most significant improvement. It's a relatively cheap mod to s... | |
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