noromance
Responses from noromance
| Turntable Thrumming The lid is acting as an amplifier of acoustic feedback from the room and feeding it back into the system. Remove perspex lid if applicable. once I removed the lid from the turntable it went away. | |
| Turntable Thrumming Clean (and inspect for anomalies) the belt, platter, and pully with alcohol. Remove perspex lid if applicable. | |
| seeking advise please on my short list for new speakers? (15k budget) Spendor D9.2 | |
| "Can You Lift Yours?" My (sadly faulty) Michaelson & Austin TVA1 weighs about 90 pounds. I could lift it once, but no more. I once dropped it (not the cause of the fault) and the corner punched through the floor. My slate turntable is about 60 pounds. | |
| Did I do a good thing or not? Hey, at least it wasn't a flavor-of-the-month $3500 MC made from mandrake root. | |
| Room divider I would not recommend a screen behind you. I tried a folding screen like bleske’s behind me and it messed up the sound. My listening area opens into the rest of the space and sounds much better that way. | |
| Help needed with Rattle in my floorstanding speakers. Could be a crossover component vibrating. | |
| Most amusing album or song titles Seven Warts On Pa's Belly - Jay Munly | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Incredible String Band – U (Elektra 1970) | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition Until they release another batch. The speculators will be ticked off. Apparently, all 250 LP12 50th Anniv tables are now sold! | |
| How much hum is normal from a new tube amp @blue-magoo You could try a DC blocker. Ensure it's on a flat surface. Any loose bolts on the power transformer? | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? Ha! @mahgister , it was certainly an interesting room. Great that you have a sense of humor. It is true that some of us can hear the slightest change to the system, or the room. | |
| Are Sales Down It will sell when the price is low enough for the market to react. | |
| Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to ................. My preamp uses one cathode-follower tube in the line stage but has 8 tubes (and 4 MOSFETs) in the power supply. My phono stage has 3 tubes for RIAA and 4 tubes in the power supply. The point is that tube preamps tend to use the most tubes regulati... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Queen City Jazz Band – Oh, Play That Thing (Audiophile 1966) |