nmmusicman
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| Tweeter type and brightness There are many factors that can make a metal/soft dome tweeter sound harsh and the most common are the series cap used in the crossover to the tweeter, the internal wiring along with magnet composition and the internal vibration modulation of the ... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? To be clear, the Walker is powered by the Monarchy which is itself run directly from the wall via an Oyaide R0 outlet/WPC-Z wall mount system and a PS Audio Lab ll power cable. The Monarchy is indeed a 100 watt true AC regenerator but with limited... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? I too use a Monarchy AC regenerator to power my TT motor(VPI Scout/300 RPM) but I also use a Walker Audio Motor controller AC regenerator in between the Monarchy and the Scout motor. Yes two AC regenerators may seem like overkill but the results a... | |
| Tone arm to JC-3 interconnect I currently have a fully tricked out VPI Scout along with a Parasound JC-3 and the best cable I've found is the AQ Sky IC running at 100VDC DBS. With it's DBS bias and no dielectric contact with the internal wiring, the Sky produces a most vivid, ... | |
| Song With Best Beginning The Rolling Stones "Can't you hear me knocking" would be my close second choice :) | |
| Song With Best Beginning For me it's Van Halen "Dirty Movies" off of Fair Warning. | |
| Tube amp for Nola Metro ref Gold Being a long time Alon/Nola owner and current Nola Viper 1AX owner, I've used tube amps from Golden Tube, EICO, AMC and McIntosh to drive my various Alon/Nola speakers over the years and while they all sound great to a greater or lesser degree, th... | |
| Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa I just sent off a Benz Micro Ruby 3H OA to Andy on the recommendations both here and other audio websites to straighten a misaligned cantilever and replace the suspension if needed. He quoted me a two week turn around time and a damn good price fo... | |
| Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE I've been using a JC-3 for over a year and can say it is one of the most neutral phono stages out there. When I say "neutral" I mean that it does not editorialize the signal, it will pass what ever is delivered and will respond to tweaks and power... | |
| Tube amp down, need guidance from the experienced Being a current owner of an MC275 mk.V and having had several issues with tubes, I'm fairly certain that the circuit layout and tube designations are the same and I can tell you that you have one of 3 most likely causes for the KT88 tube to be dea... | |
| Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status I too can attest to the stock MPC to the Galileo MPC upgrade and to the attributes that Devilboy describes and would like to add that any attempt to solidify the stability of the power supplied to the MPC(s) is very worthwhile. I started off with ... | |
| A poor man's Synergistic Research Enigma PS? Hasanlatif,I don't use a Powercell, I use a Platinum Power PP-1 high current balanced power transformer on my amp, sub and phono preamp. I run the Monarchy straight from the wall(Oyaide R1/WPC) and from there I power the MPC power strip and a Walk... | |
| Power cord effect on turntables I have a VPI Scout with the option of using either the 300RPM or 600RPM motor and I also use a Walker Audio motor controller and can say most confidently that upgrading the power cord from the wall to the Walker had a very positive effect to the b... | |
| A poor man's Synergistic Research Enigma PS? Sure Ulysse21,It's a Monarchy Audio unit which can be found here:http://www.monarchyaudio.com/AC_Regen_frm_Main.htmCheers~ | |
| McIntosh and "hard" music? I have the MC275 mk V and the best thing one can do is swap out the stock tubes as these are what are mainly contributing to the soft detail/focus/seperation you have heard. With judicious tube rolling, this amp combined with my Nola Viper 1X's an... |