perazzi28
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| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? In my experience and observations, most preamplifiers are pretty bad sounding and many are noisy and/or have poor channel separation or other issues. I am not singling out any particular preamps. I can with all confidence tell you that the best p... | |
| Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers Well gentlemen, I believe that I have narrowed this down to:1) J.A. Pulsar2) W-B VertexWill attempt to audition both in my home with my electronics and source material.Any strong feelings regarding speaker cables???Many thanks and additional comme... | |
| Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers "jperry"Are you living with the Wilson Benesch Vertex loudspeakers?Regards, | |
| Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers "kalali" My pre-amplifier is a vintage Precision Fidelity C-4 Dual Cascode valve model that has been completely serviced. It has phono inputs that are very quiet with enormous gain. The mono blocks that I am planning to use are a pair of EKSC 11 p... | |
| Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers I am keeping an open mind with no pre-conceptions. This speaker sub-set has exploded with some exceptionally well designed and great sounding products.Quite interestingly, I have read one review on the WB Vertex which left little doubt that it is... | |
| Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers Thank you to all that have responded. This is obviously a very well represented group of stand mount loudspeakers!I would still enjoy hearing from anyone with experience with the JA Pulsars. | |
| Interconnect cables for turntable My rig is not to dissimilar and I am really enjoying Kimber SilverSSSE102CU-1 meter Silver Streak w/NEXTGEN 0102CURevealing & extended. | |
| Class "A" sound, as related to Stereophile. Everyone should know that capacitors don't live forever. As long as the replacement is done correctly then you should be fine. Often de-soldering the old caps is the most difficult part of the job. I may have to disagree that newer "better" caps a... | |
| Why is my turntable sounding so muddy? Could be as simple as a dirty stylus. Obviously be very gentle, use a tight pile stylus brush with the tonearm free and not locked down. Apply no more pressure than the tracking force, back to front. Hope this helps. | |
| Outer Platter Rings Absolutely correct "emailists". That is included in the above explanation.Glad that you are achieving positive benefits with the TT center weight and peripheral ring!Best regards | |
| Outer Platter Rings This is a thorough explanation of record weights & rings by Mr. George Merrill: The LP record ranges in weight from approximately 80 grams (Dynaflex 1969) to 200 grams. Most pressings weigh from 100 to 130 grams. One reason the heavier and thi... | |
| True audio stories! Do you have any? Sure, Basil was a very cool cat. Purchased a number of things from him.A friend of mine from Chicago introduced us. He acquired some pretty interesting equipment. | |
| Turntable Recommendation 15K budget Avid Acutus, Brinkmann, Oracle, Nottingham,, Check Out the Merrill Williams "The R.E.A.L. 101 Turntable"Install your Tri-Planer Tone Arm and you will never look back! Have George fix you up!Best of luck | |
| Is my room going to suck It should work out well. George Cardas has developed some very useful speaker placement formulas for rectangular rooms. Check it out.http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_rectangular_room.phpBest of luck | |
| Need Help: What In My Home Electric System Killed the Sound? Probably not the AC Electrical supply. Most likely a component partial failure (only guesses here but maybe in a power supply issue). If possible try substations for components to find the culprit. If you have not changed anything in your setup ... |