noromance
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| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I want a 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack but am afraid to make the leap. | |
| UP-OCC solid core copper for speaker cable Looks interesting. Single wire though. You'll need 2 wires per side. | |
| My wife passed yesterday Sorry to hear of your wife's passing. This is so sad. I can't imagine losing my sweet, darling, best friend even if she has confined my rig to the basement!I hope you find solace in the music. | |
| Help choose phono stage Not sure if this is ok with forum rules. I have a Croft Phono and line preamp on Audiogon. Have a look and see what you think.EDIT: Hmmm. I see you use a LOMC, no MC though... step up transformer? | |
| UP-OCC solid core copper for speaker cable The Audioquest Type 4 uses OFC not OCC copper. | |
| UP-OCC solid core copper for speaker cable Runnin, the point of my exercise was to try the conductors that the more expensive brands use. In this case 7N PC-OCC copper. The improvement was definite. I don't believe the previous cables had issues in that their performance had deteriorated. | |
| Quad ESL 57 with subwoofer Thanks Dynalead. So are you running them from the same amp in parallel with the ESLs? I was thinking of powered sub(s) using a high impedance input from the speaker terminals... | |
| Plaster Walls Yeah plaster should be fine. Plain sheetrock is the worst. I had to move back to the basement with stone walls because the modern sheetrock was thrumming. It you do ever decide to sheetrock, put it over the plaster. | |
| Help me buy a Garrard There is a NIB NOS 301 on the Gon now... | |
| Integrated Amp with Separate Volume Controls Croft Acoustics Integrated (mosfet power stage with single tube line stage +phono stage)http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/88038/Croft_Acoustics-Croft_Integrated_Amplifier-Integrated_AmplifiersNo relation to vendor. (I do have a Croft preamp for sa... | |
| Jelco Tonearn SA750D I've the 12" 750L and it's very good. I don't think you'd be disappointed. | |
| Help me buy a Garrard No. Adding a non standard platter mat could change the sound more than what they do. | |
| Help me buy a Garrard See my 401. If I was doing it again, I would be tempted to get a Grail Audio refurb but like the others mentioned, there are alternatives. If you don't fancy working on the unit, it is the only way to go. There is a guy on ebay doing plinths for $... | |
| Ortofon Red on Thorens TP16 tonearm So it is true if you haven't upgraded the wiring? ;-) | |
| Ortofon Red on Thorens TP16 tonearm The Red should be fine. This arm isn't good enough to justify spending on the higher priced cartridges. |