oberoniaomnia
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| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) The Ex: Blueprints for a Blackout. Simple but powerful. The recent re-issue has a markedly moiré pattern, so look for an OG press if you are into artwork. | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions Build your own with solid hardwood. Has MUCH greater load support than softwood or MDF used by Ikea etc. If it does not need to be pretty, get boards cut to size by hardware store, then screw and glue together. If you want to get a bit more fancy,... | |
| 3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies? I added an Sbooster to an EAT eglo petite and did not hear a difference. External Power supply is easy to try, but I would only get one with guaranteed return policy. Maybe your local shop has a loaner power supply you can try? | |
| BS meter is pegged! There are other instances of objective BS being spouted by audio reviewers. My "favorite" example is Michael Fremer in The Absolute Sound last year, who re-parroted in a TT review with respect to speed accuracy (wow and flutter) that 1 arc second ... | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge Clicks and pops after ultrasonic cleaning either suggest really poor quality or damaged vinyl records, or something is off with your cleaning procedure. Re thin sound, consider experimenting with loading setting on your phono stage. I don't know ... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel @brylandgoodman if you just need longer cable at decent price, on eBay there are 3 m/9 ft for $50, 5 m/15 ft for $75, connectors attached and ready to use. Not sure how much you value your time, but this seems pretty decent, IMHO. | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel Not sure which REL sub you have and what kind of connection/plug is used for that. On mine, there is a big blue plug and getting that would be my primary question. Re AWG size, as the signal is low level (= about the same as interconnects) don't ... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? @n80 yes, tube rolling = trying different types of tubes. Sorry for using lingo without explaining it. I have done some TR, particularly with a Woo WA6SE headphone amp. The stock power tube was not the best. Splurged on a WE422 based on recommend... | |
| Replace tubes yearly? Short answer: No. Having a second set of tube around to periodically (anywhere between once a year to every 5 years) check whether you notice something, can be considered. But a yearly schedule is nonsense. If anything, it depends on numbers of h... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers I recently purchased a Zesto SUT for an EAT eglo petite tube hybrid MM/MC phono stage. The overall sound from the Rega Aphelion2 cart is fuller with the SUT with MM gain settings compared to without SUT and higher gain on PS. The SUT adds a bit of... | |
| Question about loading with an SUT I have a Zesto SUT with adjustable ratios and loadings going into a EAT eglo petite also with adjustable gain and loadings for an Aphelion2 cart (and previously a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC*). In both cases the recommended loadings sounded best to my ... | |
| So much Bach, where do I start? If you don't like harpsichord AND organ, that does not leave a lot of Bach, maybe the 'cello suites, However, I strongly suggest to stay away from modern interpretations, say replacing harpsichord with piano on Brandenburgs. That is a crime agai... | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? @kennyc When I was building my audio chain, I demoed the best I could find at brick n mortar and major audio shows. At audio shows, you listen to whole system performance. Isolating a specific piece is rarely possible, particularly, hearing mul... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? I have not heard any differences in any cables I ever tried. Based on my experience and demonstrated experimentation, not preconceived notions, I don't think cables make any difference. | |
| Thinking about buying new Grado Headphones My first "decent" headphones were Grado R2e (modded with Beautiful Audio cups and headband), after listening through the entire series of Grado headphones at the time (around 6 years ago). I went for Grado because of a whole lot of news stories ab... |