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Beautiful Classical Smaller Pieces, duo,trio,etc
The mendhelson octet! 
max spade width for plastic covered binding posts
Yeah - they really suck? How does one remove the shrouds and make them into normal binding posts? If I do that, can the shroud be replaced later? Thanks. 
Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?
Whoops. I meant: . I think the DSD+Offramp is a great combo. 
Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?
I recently bought the DSD and did extensive comparison to my DAC2DSDse, both with and without an empirical audio offramp 5 in front of it, and I felt that the DSD conveyed considerably more musical information and better imaging, and that the offr... 
DIY Stereo Rack
Is maple butcher block ok relative to solid maple? You can get good deals on premade butcher block products. 
Why so many PS Audio DirectStreams for sale?
mrderrick. Can you elaborate on how to get the most out of this DAC? 
Ayre MX-R Twenty upgrade
I'm a fan as well! How much is the upgrade? 
Plugging ported speakers and active Xovers
Thank you for posting. I am curious about your experience. I have 2JL audio F113 subs, and I'm wondering if the next step might be to procure their active crossover. they certainly speak very highly of it! It seems they have put a lot of thought a... 
mono cartridge vs stereo
Thanks Bill. I don't have the flexibility to set up a mono cartridge on my turntable. Too much effort readjusting the VTA every time I would change. So I guess I'm stuck with using Y adapters, or on advice from VAC, I could strap together the posi... 
Buy Mono vs. Stereo LPs for Stereo Rig
Agreed Bucanero! But I'm looking for a compromise solution for those who don't have a separate mono rig. 
mono cartridge vs stereo
Lew, thanks. Yes, I'm going to put it b/t my phono preamp and my linestage. I think I'll have BlueJeans Cable make one up for me to try it out. I'm assuming all it takes is making a normal set of cables, opening them up in the middle, soldering th... 
mono cartridge vs stereo
EBM - what you are saying is absolutist and contrary to what others have written. It seems you can use the Y adaptor approach, but you lose some fidelity. How much, I don't know. But most people don't have the capacity for two tonearms or the abil... 
mono cartridge vs stereo
Oh, and two other things. I'm assuming that with the Y adaptor approach, you're not just taking one channel and splitting it into two. That you are in fact blending the two channels and then distributing the blended signal to two RCA's.I should al... 
Buy Mono vs. Stereo LPs for Stereo Rig
Oh, and I should add that I have an outboard phono preamp. I assume that I should place the double Y adaptor device between my phono preamp and my linestage preamp? 
Buy Mono vs. Stereo LPs for Stereo Rig
Hi Mechans,I've looked through some of the archives. I'm not finding everything I need, or if it's there, it's pretty embedded and hard to find. To be more specific about my question:, I have a single tonearm available to me, and it is set up for ...