oldhvymec
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| I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery I worked with a guy that raced in the vintage class, Big BSA guy.NO fancy suspension.. Oh Man... I think it was motocross, lots of knee action, I remember that...He loved it. I’m walking, he’s hobbling.. He took good care of himself too. It did ta... | |
| Official State songs I'm gonna pass, If I have to listen to 50 state songs... My oh MyThink on that one. There has to be some Jim doozies..Regards | |
| I'm here for the enthusiasts, not the snobbery I don’t care for either. I would like a Rolls Royce, and a chauffeur.I don’t like driving anymore. I lived in a service truck for over 40 years.I drove a million miles BACKWARDS. Back into the jobsite when your fresh. Drive off the jobsite when yo... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? Only You...... Audiophile what does the WORD mean?Audio, what is it?sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced.Phile, what is it?denoting fondness for a specified thing.Now I know what a Audiophile(r) is. DO YOU?A person who has a... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? Audiophile what does the WORD mean?Audio, what is it? sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced. Phile, what is it? denoting fondness for a specified thing. Now I know what a Audiophile(r) is. DO YOU?A person who has a fondne... | |
| Am I getting old and grumpy? Thanks.. That was easy... | |
| Seeking power conditioner recommendations / hum elimination I have noticed that I can increase/decrease the hum by moving cables around, but it never quite disappears. I tried a cheater and the hum remained. Now zero in where that happens. Spread the wires apart in that area.Cross at a 90 if you have t... | |
| Seeking power conditioner recommendations / hum elimination The noise is coming from the speakers, not a piece of equipment?60hz or 120hz, one is cable routing and so it the other, kinda.For a test, remove the ground with a cheater plug. If it goes away... Hook ground between equipment. 60hz stuff usu... | |
| Seeking power conditioner recommendations / hum elimination I’ve NEVER had noise that wasn’t fixable. It’s usually routing.Cables too close to each other. PC are a big source of noise to close to IC, ground loops, and NOT sharing a common power outlet.I add a maintainer, cleaner, for just that. Maintain 12... | |
| How to divide up your budget in building a 2-Channel HiFi system Just a question or two. What is the size of the room you're working with?Have you looked at room treatment, nothing fancy, just effective.I use the absolute minimum I can. NONE if possible. As long as the sweet spot is great, and the neighbors or ... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? douger96 posts06-18-2020 11:08pmYes. But should someone who asks such a question be considered a troll? No, but someone who ask the OP if their a Troll, could be!!! What is a troll???Regards... | |
| Using 15 amp power conditioner and power cords with 20 amp wired outlet. The conductors are twisted, but the average proximity of the hot conductor and the neutral conductor with respect to the isolated grounding conductor is not equal. Under load, this will induce a voltage along the length of the isolated ground wi... | |
| Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance? tablejockey1,437 posts06-18-2020 12:08pmYou don't even have them in your room yet, so you don't even know how they will perform. I think he has, that's the reason for the biamp, unless I missed something.He has the speakers, but only a single a... | |
| mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......???? Dingo? Gerbils, now that something to keep one open about..This is goin' bad quick... ;-) | |
| What speaker has the best high frequencies? ESS was a good one too. Actually a great topper for the older boxesDidn’t JBL used something like that too. Not real savy on JBLs. AMT an older JBLs? 45 years ago, or more..I know, I like the sound of JBL. Just I couldn’t afford what I really like... |