nsgarch
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| Record Damage and Conical and Shibata Styluses The conical and elliptical styli both touch the groove wall just at one point on each side (wall) of the groove ("the area of the above mentioned contact surface figure becomes small") The only difference is that the conical stylus rides higher in... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Dgad, check your Condor box again. I betcha it says ">200 ohms" which means "greater than 200 ohms."On the vdH website, in the "recommended load" column of the specs for your cartridge, it says "500 (>200)" which means that van den Hul recom... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Raul, according to the vdH website, the recommended load for the .35mV Condor is 500 ohms, not 200 ohms, and 500 ohms is within the suggested range. In any case, the "optimal" value will not be exactly the same in each system because of the differ... | |
| Bach Here Beatles There X-Box, Too PUHLEEZE. One (very hip and contemporary) solution (especially if you have a big house) might be to feed an output from your "fabulous system" to a PC connected to a local wireless network. Then you could get music through all the computers in your house. (... | |
| ExactPower EP15A Yoryios -- I forgot to answer your question about wire sizes. You are correct, most codes only require 12 AWG for 20A circuits. Sometimes you do find 10AWG in 20A circuits, especially in better construction and/or where there are long (over 30 fee... | |
| Very BIG Room? Music and Home Theatre Challenge I won't comment on the audio part, there are just too many options, but if as you say, the room is naturally dark, and as big as it is, I think a projector and a large retractable screen would be way better.If it was a barn, I assume it has a pitc... | |
| "White noise hiss" through speakers. Both of the components you mention are preamps. Are you using a Belles 21A Preamp with a MF A300cr power amp? If so, the only thing that might be giving some hiss (if all else is basically OK) would be the tubes in the Belles preamp. You might wan... | |
| When do you know when you're done? When I go to CES, or another audiophile's home, and I don't hear anything that makes me want to check my bank balance.So far, so good! | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Doug, thanks for your support. Your are right of course about various cutter settings and record thicknesses affecting the optimum SRA for any given record.I only wish I had your arm (I mean your tonearm!) so I could make slight adjustments on the... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences The Shibata stylus was definitely a precursor to the line contact, but it was still crafted using standard grinding techniques. I thought it predated the SQ records, but my memory may be wrong. As I recall, it had slightly curved edges, which was ... | |
| Subwoofers - 1 Martin Logan Depth or 2 Grottos? I agree with the Nerd. Also, someone here on AgoN had a really nifty way of locating a good spot for (I guess one) sub:Put the sub at your listening position and play some music with a range of bass, and walk around the room to find a spot(s) wher... | |
| Subwoofers - 1 Martin Logan Depth or 2 Grottos? OK, I understand, but I don't think it should be a problem, at least for the way I think a subwoofer should be used.I would just leave the Eggleston's hooked up as they are (no high pass) and (I assume the Vandy has line level inputs like the Dept... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Dgad: First regarding your cartridge loading. Most cartridge makers simply state a minimum input impedance (load) for their cartridges. Below that number, the phono preamp input will (and I'm oversimplifying) begin to look like a short to the cart... | |
| Subwoofers - 1 Martin Logan Depth or 2 Grottos? Hi, I didn't understand what you meant by "integrated amp does not have power inputs. So forget Vandy." Also, how big is your room?Anyway, I have a Depth (one). I was going to get two, but one does the job quite well. It's right between my main sp... | |
| Any Audio Enthusiasts in Tucson? Hi everyone -- I'll join Bruce in adding myself to your list. I also know of about 3 or 4 others you haven't heard from. Please let me know if you decide to get together and I'll give you their email addresses as well.Neil |