nsgarch
Responses from nsgarch
| Am I limiting current to my amps and sub? To avoid poor energy transfer (caused by filter chokes that limit amplifier dynamics) only a regenerator will do. The PS Audio Power Plant Premier sucks IMO (and it's not big enough for your needs anyway). APS PurePower now makes a 20 A model http... | |
| Glue to attach speaker cloth to plastic? To do the job properly, you need to remove the whole piece of cloth from the frame. If it already came loose on its own in some spots, the glue is old and you should have no trouble pulling it loose without damaging the cloth. If you start, and si... | |
| least harmful light dimmer Ditto Lutron.They were the first dimmers that didn't radiate RFI all over the place (even their line cord dimmers are quiet.) Naturally, they cost the most too ;-) | |
| SMEV set up problem....help needed Axel,I use a miniature calibrated bubble level -- mainly because it sits on top of the headshell more securely. But I could use a small spirit level, like the one van den Hul supplies with his cartridges. Either way, I could do so with a much high... | |
| Can the music you play effect your electrostats? I'm not a Stax maven, but I know tubes and stats, and my first guess is you might have a bad tube in your SRM-T1S. I think that unit uses at least one twin triode (two tubes in one bottle) and if the two sides don't match, you could get a channel ... | |
| SMEV set up problem....help needed Hi Axel, the three items you mention are all factors, but I take question the degree (literally and figuratively!) of their impact.1.) Less than a half degree on the tonearm azimuth, and easily dialed in with a small spirit level across the headsh... | |
| Goldmund Relief clamp repair? I've had my machinist here in Tucson make new brass bushings for three of those clamps, so he's had plenty of practice ;-)) BTW, the originals are bronze, not brass, which is why they break after awhile (even Goldmund isn't perfect!) Email me and ... | |
| SMEV set up problem....help needed SME V is a great tonearm (I've had mine for 20 years) but hard to adjust VTA -- and impossible to do it "on the fly" (while the record is playing.) SME can be excused a little bit, because the arm was designed before the era of line contact styli;... | |
| Here's a challenge:a class A sound system for less Mr. P: I was totally charmed by your old/new/used system choices. As I visualized what you had put/kept together, the (very rare) thought came over me, "Gee, I'd be interested/curious what that bunch of stuff sounds like!" -- I consider that (prob... | |
| A lost favorite. Can you help me identify the LP? Can't help you w/ your cassette investigation, however "Memo (not Letter) from Turner" (by Jagger), can be found on the soundtrack recording of the movie "Performance" in which Jagger stars. I think "Turner" was one of the characters in the movie. | |
| dustcover up, down or off "Seriously, I've seen tt covers that surround and enclose the entire table without being attached. I really like that idea!"Actually Mapman, that is a good solution, but they tend to be heavy if properly constructed, making them a PITA to use; and... | |
| dustcover up, down or off I also think it's turntable dependent. However I think it best to "follow the physics" so to speak.First let's assume a concrete slab-on-grade floor with a rigid rack or stand, or alternatively, a wall-shelf lag-bolted into a brick/block wall. So ... | |
| Heard McIntosh 275 For The First Time. Nmmusicman, please see my post on Cardas Caps here:http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3119557&postcount=2 | |
| Interconnects and phono pre My experience, which also confirmed the recommendation(s) of some designers of high end cable (Silver Cable, Magnan, Purist, MIT) is that it's a good idea (some said essential) to use the same cable between the tonearm >> phono preamp and th... | |
| Turntable wall shelf A piece of granite will always ring, just like glass, UNLESS it's thickness is approximately 1/3 it's longest unsupported dimension.I forgot the Raven has built-in Stillpoints. You simply need to set them on something utterly inert to any kind of ... |