nsgarch
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| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Wadia WT2000S transport w/ XLO glass cable to a Wadia 64.4 DAC to preamp w/ Venustas XLR. Had 'em for 15 yrs. Haven't heard everything else, but haven't heard anything better. | |
| Does a listening room help or hinder? The responses seem to be divided here, but lean more in the direction of the office/listening room. And I agree. The only problem is when you want to have others with you and the office is too small. Here's the solution. Put the system back in the... | |
| Electrostatic-vs-Planar strength, weakness Actually, they're both "planar speakers". Planar magnetic speakers (like Maggies) in my experience, require a really good, higher power SS amp, and also in my experience, come into their own sonically as you turn up the volume. Stats do nicely wit... | |
| Burn-in time for 6550c tubes ? If you're using them in pentode, about 10 hrs. Triode will take a little longer. The Svetlanas are way better than the Sovteks. The constrained sound is probably more due to the new input drivers, which because they're (relatively) lower power, ta... | |
| Sub on spikes? If you have a front-firing sub or a dipole sub, you should definitely use spikes. And if your floor is carpeted, they should go through the carpet to the solid floor underneath. This is because the cabinet wants to move in the opposite direction o... | |
| Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon? I'm not sure if there are more beginners on AgoN, but a lot of basic questions do get asked here over and over again. And that's OK.Sometimes my reaction is "Oh, let someone else answer that this time," but I would never make fun of somebody just ... | |
| Thorens TD280 ii drive belt slipping If you think the belt is the wrong size, you gan get a new one at:www.turntablebasics.com www.elexatelier.com/atelier1.htm | |
| Rest in Peace Long John Thanks for the post Hack, I probably wouldn't have known otherwise. I still have the copy of It Ain't Easy which I purchased when it was released -- I guess I have more to worry about than how many hours my cartridge has left! | |
| How to bias Audio Research VT100 MKIII? Contact ARC for a manual.www.audioresearch.comor 763-577-9700 | |
| Amp Stand for Bryston 4BSST Billy Bags #2020 gives the most bang for the buck IMO. Usually discounted at Audio Advisor. | |
| Do electrostatic speakers "break down" in time? The current panels in my CLS IIZ's have been in use since 1991. Moved once, stored twice, and sound as fresh and accurate as ever. | |
| Tonearm / Catridge matching? Pittsflyer: according to the interactive table at cartridgedb.com, your Robin tonearm (effective mass 11gm.) combined with your Grado cartridge and mounting hardware (6.5 gm + ~1.0 gm. = 7.5 gm.) with a compliance of 20 x 10-6 cm/dyne, gives you a... | |
| Tonearm / Catridge matching? There is a very easy to use interactive arm/cartridge matching table at: www.cartridgedb.com. | |
| ML owners, what equipment are you using? Electrostaticman: You can't offend anyone by asking, and I think your question(s) are quite specific enough. And some of us may not have seen your previous post, so don't be embarassed.You can check out my system for ideas. As for tube amps, I sti... | |
| Head Cleaning Fluid Mt10425: Good thinking! |