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| Helikon LOADING Hi Jeff, re: impedance matching of cartridges:A device which is generating a voltage into a load (could be a source like a tuner or CDP into a preamp, or a preamp into an amp, or a cartridge into a phono preamp) has to "see", or work into, enough ... | |
| Helikon LOADING Nil, the 25X rule (that I have been endlessly promoting and which you'll find discussed in depth on other threads) is, I keep reminding people, a theoretical optimum, based on the more or less universal objective of good impedance matching.However... | |
| Watt-Puppy Bitimus disks I believe it's 'bituminous' disks, anyway, a great substitute that does the job (better, I think) are the thin, nickel-sized clear vinyl disks you can buy in packs at Ace Hardware or HD (meant for putting under glass tops on wood furniture). As lo... | |
| Adding damping fluid to Audioquest PT arms ???? I'm not familiar with that arm, but I can answer your first question:www.turntablebasics.com. | |
| Opinions on speaker cable upgrade I like my Venustas, but they're single run. If you want a real bargain in a bi-wire, however, I'd like to suggest you keep an eye out for a PAD Musaeus. You'll get the same effective AWG (amount of wire) as in a single run of Venustas and therefor... | |
| Tube experts ---Chime In Do BK testers Lie? I don't think he sold you "overstocked" tubes. I think he sold you tubes that ARC REJECTED for use in their equipment.ARC burns-in tubes and then does their own tube testing and matching before installing them in new product. It sounds to me like ... | |
| Need help - High-end cabling strategy That system is right up there in terms of getting top cables to show what the can really do. Brands? Siltech of course. Also Purist, Transparent, and a couple others -- we know who the are, and who they ain't! It's a short list in any case (Defini... | |
| Here's a challenge:a class A sound system for less I'm not going to get into recommending a shopping list, but a good strategy would be to plan on what's called "nearfield listening", a fancy term for "sittin' real close", like in studio control rooms (which is where the whole 'studio monitor' thi... | |
| Chris Isaacs One of his absolute best releases (the whole album!) is the "Baja Sessions", AND it's an HDCD release, (so is "Speak of the Devil" BTW) | |
| Recommended cartridge for SME V arm If you are looking for a moving coil, I had excellent performance with a van den Hul Frog, which you can usually find used for under $1K. I also enjoyed a vdH TWO (hi output) for a long time in my SME V. But the Frog is a great cartridge for the k... | |
| Servo controlled speakers and subwoofers Happy b'day Speedy! | |
| Is anyone willing to entertain the idea How about some "audiophile grade" Q-Tips?No, I'm serious (not about the "audiophile grade" part ;~)) but I know from experience that ear care/hygiene is very important for optimum hearing/listening. Here are a couple of things I learned:A mixture ... | |
| Servo controlled speakers and subwoofers Mitch, actually, I don't use those SW-800s (Kinergetics) anymore. I use a single Martin Logan Depth and it's great (it does use a servo, BTW) Sorry about the outdated pic. That's one of my spring projects.Most on-board sub amps are I believe Class... | |
| Servo controlled speakers and subwoofers Beemer is exactly correct, and thus unfortunatley has to reveal he's over 60? if he remembers the IRD Beta problems. I even remember the Infinity Servo-Static! which had similar problems, but was a 'killer' product in its time!Today, the long cont... | |
| How To Store Record Collection? Dan thanks for the feedback. I haven't bought them yet, Tony's just back from vacation, but they seem like a good solution. BTW, I have a killer way to finish them (no drying time involved, available at Ace) Email me separately for the info.Neil |