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| Decca Jubilee / Dynavector XV-1s / ZYX / Allaerts My Transfiguration Temper W seems to combine the qualities you mention for the MK III and the XX-2. | |
| jewelers loop Check out this thread, it shows the setup I use:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1140840022&openmine&zzNsgarch&4&5#Nsgarch | |
| Low output MC to match my phono stage Well, I have to inform you that cartridge loading is not a matter of taste. Nor is it "controversial" or arbitrary. And the person who replied to your inquiry is rather less than knowledgable (to say the least!) There are many threads on Agon that... | |
| Low output MC to match my phono stage Episteme -- for the LO gain (MM) setting, the built-in load is most likely 47K. What you really want to know is what the default load is for the HI gain setting (it might also be 47K) and you want to know how to modify it. | |
| Labels for classical brass? Well here are some. They feature brass and have great sonics:Keith Johnson (www.referencerecordings.com) and others, have recorded the Dallas Wind Symphony. "Hammersmith" (Holst) and "Fiesta" are two of his terrific albums on CD.Keep an eye out fo... | |
| Unusually good power cord for the money? Learn, Learn, LearnAbout conductor material, dielectric materials, shielding materials.And how these things affect performance based on:What they are,how they're laid out (topology)How they're connected (especially shields)And if you don't want to... | |
| Speaker cables There is definitely one company that makes a barrier strip-to-spade lug pigtail adaptor (it's called a Spealunker):http://www.angelfire.com/biz/bizzyb/spealunker.html$30 for a set of 4. Good luck. BTW, these are meant more for bananas and plain wi... | |
| How to upgrade a nondetachable power cord? I noticed while visiting the Aural Symphonics website the other day that they make a special (?) adaptor for just this purpose called the Power Inlet Mod. Go to:http://www.auralsymphonics.com/power%20im.htmlYou cut the captive cord short and attac... | |
| Low output MC to match my phono stage Shouldn't this read:The low gain setting is (FOR) 1.5 mV RMS (OUTPUT CARTRIDGES). The high gain setting is (FOR) 0.75 mV RMS (OUTPUT CARTRIDGES)?I ask because "gain" is usually expressed in dB (decibels).Anyway, .75mV output would be considered a ... | |
| MAM-A Mitsui vs. Taiyo Yuden - Which One? Mark, thanks for the tip. I don't know why the MAM-A is so much more. They're gold, could that be it? Doesn't seem right. My friends in the music business (film score composers) all use the MAM-A but I never asked why. | |
| How to set SRA after determining true vertical? Greg -- what a terrific website (you were referring to the article on Vinyl Microscopy?) My favorite part:The animal (below) is a young silverfish with its extended cercae overlapping the closing bars of the final movement of Bruckner's third symp... | |
| MAM-A Mitsui vs. Taiyo Yuden - Which One? What I want to know is where you can get Taiyo for $22? Right now I use MAM-A, but I'm willing to switch! | |
| Spikes versus Rubber on wood floor? Fiddler, as in all professions, there are some incompetants, many bright ones, but few brilliant ones. The fact that your problem was solved with a speaker change and not with a construction project is what led me to my conclusion ;~)) | |
| Transparent Speaker cable and interconnects Pabelson, you're quite right. That's why I always ask a lot of questions first. I want to know all there is to know about a product's design and specs. If it makes my audition list, then I listen. | |
| Suggestions for fully shielded power cord... Audphile1, I always establish my short list (cables to audition) based on design and construction. Then I listen. I'd be happy to provide you with info about your choices, but have never had occasion to research those particular cables, so I don't... |