nick_sr
Responses from nick_sr
| Cozi fan Tutti, EMI or Angel Records? EMI it is, then! Now I just need to find the time to return to the shop to pick it up. | |
| Cozi fan Tutti, EMI or Angel Records? The EMI pressing was made in France. | |
| Classic McIntosh tube amp or new other brand It's a done deal, I bought new. I ordered a set of mid-monos.I should receive them in the coming weeks!I am too busy these days to be fussing with used gear. I just want to listen and enjoy.Thanks for all the input, it was very helpful. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Pergolesi's Stabat Mater performed by the Czech Philharmonic Chorus. Dark, emotional and beautiful. The record is old, worn, and noisy and some spots are quite noisy but the music shines through. Goose bumps and tears guaranteed. | |
| Light bulbs are constanly burning out Al and Jeff,Sorry, I went a bit awol this week, it was crazy at the office.I did find the time to contact the utility company. They said exaclty what Jeff recommended. Call an electrician and if he finds a problem on the utility's end then they wi... | |
| Light bulbs are constanly burning out Nick -- How many watts does the kettle consume? That should be indicated on a label somewhere on it.1500 watts | |
| Light bulbs are constanly burning out Al, (Jea48 I answer you below)Here are the readings from throughout the day:1pm: 124.5v6pm: 123.0v10pm: 120.0v12am: 124.0v5am: 125.3v9am: 124.3vGiven the above, it would reasonable to expect that the voltage could reach above 126v.Jea48,...if any ... | |
| Light bulbs are constanly burning out Al,I measure 124.5 volts, and the measurement between each vertical slot and the ground read 124.5 and 3v.124.5 is within the +/- 5% range suggested by jea48.What now? The reading is on the high-end. Will the voltage change during the course of th... | |
| Light bulbs are constanly burning out Jea48 and/or Almarg,Can I check the voltage myself with a multimeter? If so how?Abucktwoeighty,To save money the construction company simply didn't supply any lighting fixtures at all! | |
| Classic McIntosh tube amp or new other brand Thanks for the responsesI auditioned the Mid-Monos yesterday and I was pleasently surprised. Esthetically I find the units not so attractive, but sonically they sound awesome. Great detail and a nice low end. I now understand where all the positiv... | |
| humming interconnects You can check that easily if you have a multimeter or ohmmeter.Excuse my ignorance, can you please describe how this is done exaclty?Thanks | |
| How to change effective mass of a SME V. I don't want to beat a dead horse, but for good measure. After some careful consideration the calculation I proposed above is wrong.It appears as though it could be okay in practice, at least with my technics tone-arm. That is when one pull the ba... | |
| Turntable recommendations under $1500 Three Technics SL-1200s or only one with a tone arm upgrade. | |
| How to change effective mass of a SME V. I am very glad to read your question. I had a similar one in a thread that I started. Unfortunately I did not get a satisfactory answer. So I put my thinking cap on...Here is my basic theory.When your tone arm is horizontally balanced the effectiv... | |
| Hybrid vs. Straight Tubes It's Monday! and I was back at work after 3 weeks off. But the good news is... I did bring a sound level meter home (TES 1350A).I measured the level in my sweet-spot at the volume levels described below. Each level was measured while listening to ... |