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| Anyone else regenerating A/C? Blazer, I have some excellent PC's but the best ones are my two Purist Dominus (Domini ?) anyway, I definitely use one on my amp (into my EP15) and I was going to use the other on my Wadia 27 DAC (a popular app for a big cord) but I called Jim Aud... | |
| SME iV.Vi or SME V for SME 20 turntable? Jaytea, you have a gorgeous system, I just looked at it! But God spare us MF. You can get more, and more accurate, hands-on information right here in these forums. (It's 4mm/degree BTW, not 3mm ;--)http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&... | |
| SME iV.Vi or SME V for SME 20 turntable? Tim, that's right: the 501 is the crappy TA cable I don't like. Might as well just throw a blanket over your speakers and save the money!The V has silver wire, the IV may use LC-OFC copper, but AFAIK it is in ribbon form.New bearings, hmmmm . . . ... | |
| SME iV.Vi or SME V for SME 20 turntable? Actually, Tim, SME now makes their own 'Magnan type" ribbon for the IV.Vi. And believe it or not intenal wiring makes a real difference (if it's great stuff, of course.) When I sent my V to England for it's scheduled 15 year service appointment ;-... | |
| Experiments with VTF Doug,"I'm gonna design a tonearm with a built in heating coil and a thermostat. Should sound great!"That's exactly what I saw!! Well, it was a tiny little incandescent lamp in a little 'witch's hat' reflector on a little goosneck and it's designed... | |
| Experiments with VTF MIT beat it into me ;--) Everyone knows how hard it is to get into MIT, but only graduates know how hard it is to GET OUT OF MIT ! | |
| SME iV.Vi or SME V for SME 20 turntable? Opus, both arms are indeed physically identical in terms of parts, materials, etc. So if you are hearing a difference, it has to be due to the internal wiring differences. And it stands to reason that the wiring should produce sonic differences, e... | |
| SME iV.Vi or SME V for SME 20 turntable? The damping trough IS an option if you buy the arm separately. However, I dont think the IV.Vi is sonically any different than an SME V -- it's an identical mechanism -- EXCEPT for two things: the internal wiring, and the aforementioned damping tr... | |
| Speaker connection to vintage gear??? I do it this way. Only costs about $25 instead of $149:http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102809My cables are Purist Venustas and they have 5/8" spades -- no problem!. | |
| Experiments with VTF Newbee, I think folks are unnecessarily concerned about VTF creating significant changes in SRA or VTA. With today's stiffer suspensions and shorter cantilevers, it would take a really large increase in VTF to signficantly compress/deform today's ... | |
| Experiments with VTF I do as Doug suggests: Start heavy and work towards lighter. BTW Doug, someone actually makes a "cartridge warming lamp." I assumed you already had one ;--) If I can I'll find the manufacturer for you. N.. | |
| WADIA - Is it possible to change from 120V to 230V Best idea would be to call Wadia and ask them.(734) 786-9611 | |
| Mcintosh MDA 1000, world class or ..? I like Mac stuff IN ITS PROPER PLACE, particularly my new MC275 amp. But some of the Mac-folk on AK remind me a little bit of certain Fundamentalists, whose reality doesn't seem to extend much beyond McINTOSH ;--)It's amusing to me, but they have ... | |
| Which Cartridge / tonearm has the truest dynamics? If you want the world's best dynamics, bite the bullet and buy a vdH Colibri. And I hope to God you you have good eyes and steady hands!! It'll perform fine in an SME V or any fine gimbal tonearm (Triplanar) of medium effective mass.I'm installing... | |
| What's new with power conditioning? Chad, ded. lines are always a good thing, cetainly one of the most cost-effective improvements one can make. But there are two big things they won't fix:1. They won't improve the AC your utility company is sending you in terms of inaccurate sine w... |