oldhvymec
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| GR Research Power Cables I have found very high quality terminal ends with NO NAME. I don't use name brand ends. I use high quality ends though. Usually 1/3 to 1/2 the price.. WBT knock offs 1/10th the price.. and just as good.. WAY over priced.. great product though.. Al... | |
| Power Conditioner vs A/C cables Some big IBM mainframes used motor generators.Motor Generators? You mean a Gen Set? A generator with an Engine?That is the absolute dirtiest source you can have. Nasa has a few clean runners.. BIG cat gen sets.. BUT they are made for power not c... | |
| Insuring Your Vinyl Collection and Equipment There are exclusion in any policy, BUT they have to name the exclusion. Money, jewels, stamp collection, there are a few. BUT if it's not named in your policy as an exclusion it is included. In other words you should have kept your mouth shut and ... | |
| Reel To Reel Connection Question It is dependent if the RtR has an onboard preamp or NOT. It is just like a turntable you have to have a tape preamp.. MOST modern Reel to Reels had EQs on board. THE Great ones had onboard bypass too. You could play directly from the head through ... | |
| True or False? Master M.. Now we're talking..1. Lower the noise floor, and clean up the electrical.2. Treat the room to match your equipment.3. Take care of excess vibration.MC, Master M, and most here believe in that. How many others actually do it, a lot more ... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? Are there 50K amps? Only if you pay for it.. My ears couldn't hear the difference because their to darn greedy. Dog gone ears... Will not let my hands reach for anything over 10K, from my back pocket... Ears are to blame... Bad old ears.One opinio... | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? What exactly is half-speed mastering? It’s a vinyl cutting process whereby the disc-cutting lathe for an LP is run at half the speed – so for an album that would be 16 and two thirds, which is half of 33 and a third – and the master source is run ... | |
| True or False? In my experience different pieces of gear react to different thing.. I found the better the power supply, no mater what they are suppling react LESS to high dollar power cables. If there is a huge gain in performance because of a PC change, I'd lo... | |
| XLR cables, worth buying higher end? Do yourself a HUGE favor. and save at least a grand or two..https://www.ebay.com/itm/202814766958This guy has been as solid as a ROCK for over a year. 54.00 for a pair. 1-3 weeks delivery. I use a 3 meter pair too, dead quiet super detailed, 200+... | |
| Adcom 535L upgrades? OP it was 65.00 for parts I did the work. That was a 5500, too.I would put it on the shelf, UNLES there is something wrong and you want to spend the money..It's a DIY for sure but having someone do it.. You'll never recover the money. People can s... | |
| Center Channel Speaker Conundrum The center channel is NOT suppressed unduly? So YOU turned down the center channel, TURN IT UP.... it is the main speaker in HT... pretty simple.. Stereo.. LOL there is one there you just can't see it, BUT you can hear it. Different way of doing t... | |
| Adcom 535L upgrades? Shelf it hilde I have two stacks of old Adcoms. 565s(4) 5500, 5800 7500 all work as they should.. BUT they are old.. the 5500 cost me 65 to replace all the bad caps.. There are two banks.. Not left and right one in front of the other. Main filter ... | |
| Directions... George your North is our south, therefore I'm gonna with EAST.Proper chakra alignment, all powerful in stereo harmony.. It's also where the electrical outlets are.. Geezzzz!!! | |
| What would happen when you under Bias your tubes? I always ask the question "How does it sound?" I suggest if you’re having a bias issue, to recheck the bias a FEW times over a couple hour period and THEN call it good. The issue I have with running too cool is clarity at low volumes. I DON’T use ... | |
| Speaker cleaning and maintenance Hot and dusty where I live.. Vacuum with a brush attachment. If I see surrounds getting too dry I’ll treat them. I only use Silicone or BR surrounds so silicone is the best treatment on the surround, not the binder (glue). I apply the silicone wit... |