nsgarch
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| Grounding wires on PAD Venustas phono John, if there's only a ground wire at one end of each cable (and presumably they are connected to the shields of their respective cables) which lug do you think he should connect them to, the preamp or the tonearm box. | |
| Grounding wires on PAD Venustas phono Congratulations, you just bought the 2nd best (and 2nd most expensive) TA cable on the planet! The PAD Dominus is supposedly better (haven't tried one) but jeez, how the hell do you manage a 2 foot Anaconda!Is there is a thin wire at each end of e... | |
| Subwoofer setting Halcro, you sort of answered your own question with the term "stomach churning" which indeed it is: ie. a mechanical vibration -- like SenSurround -- but not an acoustical vibration. And if anyone rolls down a window, the "room" becomes the "whole... | |
| Subwoofer setting JZ -- Good question. Low bass disperses in all directions pretty quickly, so as long as the room is bigger than say 200 sq. ft., you can just set the sub on the floor at your LP, and you can stand normally when listening at different locations. Wh... | |
| Cartridge setup revisited Also, see the pics accompanying this thread I started a while back:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1140840022&openmine&Nsgarch&4&5&st0 | |
| Best Turntable/arm/cartridge system for $30k I'm sorry, but as much as I respect Raul's (and other's) very fine recommendations, you are asking someone who apparently has NO experience with vinylog, to spend a great deal of money (I don't care how rich he is!) on something that may not be th... | |
| Best Turntable/arm/cartridge system for $30k I agree with Tom (as I already said) about not taking the plunge right away, but I do not agree with his suggestions, which, although excellent, are beyond what I would consider quality entry level ;-)I was thinking more along the lines of any com... | |
| rolling output tubes I thought your question was about the possibility of substituting EL-34's for the KT-88's. | |
| Subwoofer setting Before auditioning different lo-freq cut-off points (I recommend the 50Hz also) you should find a reasonably intelligent location for the sub. . . . . . Assuming you have only one sub (best IMO, as long as you can keep the x-over point below 100Hz... | |
| Best Turntable/arm/cartridge system for $30k If you take away one zero, there might be some reasonable recommendations for specific units (complete, or separate TT, TA, cart,) but at $30K there are just TOO MANY great rigs you could put together!Not knowing your musical tastes (if specific) ... | |
| kt88 base temperature Since you were tapping on the chassis, how do you know it is a power tube problem? Usually, microphonics develop in the gain/driver tubes (most often the smaller 9-pin twin triodes like 12 (AX,AT,AU) 7's, etc.Try tapping the top of each tube indiv... | |
| rolling output tubes Sometimes, sometimes not (bias capability aside.) If you don't have a manual, or you do but that issue isn't THOROUGHLY covered, you MUST contact the manufacturer. Otherwise you're taking (unnecessary) chances ;-) | |
| What's next for the ultimate sound quality? I second Brian's comments, and just want to add that you're an ACE woodcraftsman! (Where do you live? ;-) | |
| Mark Levinson 27 or 27.5 The Difference ??? The 27.5 is day and nite better than the 27ditto the 23.5 v the 23the 26s v the 26the 25s v the 25the 20.5 and 20.6 v the 20In most cases it's due to teflon PCB's and better board components, however there are some re-design issues too depending o... | |
| transfiguration temper v compliance If you're trying to figure out whether the effective mass of the tonearm is compatible w/ the cartridge, go to www.cartridgedb.com and use their interactive calculator. You type in your cartridge, your arm, and presto! |