perkri

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What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable?
Agree with most of what is said above. Everything matters. Signals are tiny, and anything that can, will effect the signal.Regarding Azimuth, I need to see the video.Seems to me, when set up properly (I use a voltmeter, check left and right channe... 
Contest with reward
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/merle_evans/circus_in_town__f1/Sooooo very wrong on so many levels 
Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz.
Oh, and Kenny Burrell.Midnight Blue. 
Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz.
+1 Weather Report+1 Swiss MovementMcCann/Harris sound great! The Speakers Corner pressing is lovely.Very Fun.And Heavy Weather is another very enjoyable piece to put on.Ben Webster has a great tone and soulful style of playing. Lou Donaldson is an... 
When Did Your System Disappear?
When I got married.Second time when the kids arrived. 
How far away from your speakers are you?
To say my listening room is less than ideal, is an understatement.However, we do the best we can!Speakers are set up in a 11X18 room using the Fibonacci Progression method, as outlined on Cardas site.I'm sitting approx 6' from my Cornwalls.They ar... 
Subwoofer insight.
HiJust went through something similar. Got some good advice here, which I implemented yesterday with great success!Thread is here, might be worth your time looking at:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/active-line-level-crossover-with-subwoofe... 
Active line level crossover with subwoofer out - HELP
Hi all!Quick note.Thanks for all your help.Built the Xover yesterday - w some cheap caps - and it worked perfectly!  Bought 4 different values of cheap caps so we could hear how the system sounded in situation. Those can sit in place until the "go... 
How to upgrade "power cord" on turntable with wall wart?
Replaced the WW that came with my Clearaudio with a 12V linear power supply from Jay's Audio. Did it right after I bought the TT and never tried to A/B them. Just felt it would be better to have a bigger and more stable power supply feeding it.Now... 
Is it all worth it?
Yup.Worth it!As the world is going through a crazy difficult time, with so much sadness, hardship and loss, listening to records and all the process that comes with that, gets me moving. I could easily slip into a major depressive episode, and sta... 
How does this make sense, any sense? Any sense at all??
Dun Dun DaaaaaahSuper Audiophile!"I'm here to polish your tubes and pull you cable..." 
Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?....
My Magnum Dynalab FT-101A, which I got new from MD years ago and was later upgraded to an Etude by MD shortly after buying it (MD is located about a 20 min drive from me), I use it every day. Its a toss up which gets dealt with first int the morni... 
Clearaudio Concept Tear Down
Thanks! Will look into this some more. 
Active line level crossover with subwoofer out - HELP
Thanks! Sent Quad an email to confirm no issues with running two separate and very different amplifiers from the single preamp out. Really hope this is a viable option!!! 
Active line level crossover with subwoofer out - HELP
Thanks! This will require some more research! If this works, I could feed the preamp out to a DIY splitter box, and put the high pass line level filter to the amp, and the straight signal to the sub all inside a nice looking box.Hmmmmm...