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| Isolation for Granite Surface Plate I cannot tell about springs as i have not tried them but believe the ones who did.If not fancied to above esthetics a possible solution would be solid aluminium up to 1 inch thickness sitting on elastomer material covering entire surface underneat... | |
| Music format for bringing to audition/demo In the past i would carry one or two lp's.Later a couple of cd's. Now a USB or my mobile.If i want to stay longer i take all the above and give them a hard time.Not seriously, no need to bring anything as there is always something there that could... | |
| Condition of speakers for sale Speakers and components with moving parts are difficult to judge their condition apart from outside blemishes unless you have a listen or close inspection. Electronics on the other hand are easier to check if they have been tempered somehow. Selle... | |
| VINYL SUCKS! Yes definitely is different.G | |
| NOS Tubes - Agony or Ecstasy -Part II - The Search @tomcy6, unfortunately yes.I enjoyed the tubes for 10hours though.G | |
| Amplifier knobs...where to "set" on the clock? +1 erik,These are resistors in the circuit, all the way up or remove them.Many japanese power amps of the period had this extra feature, in fact you could connect a source like tape, radio, without having a preamp.G | |
| DSD Album Suggestions Tiny Island, Tiny island (opus 3)Barb Jungr, Chanson/The space between (Linn)Gerrard Pressencer, The optimist (Linn)G | |
| NOS Tubes - Agony or Ecstasy -Part II - The Search @tomyc6, nice score but I bought from them some years ago and they have sent me end of life Mullards, i believe they have become better by now. Few sellers now on ebay are trustworthy. Most sell on GM or plate readings based on book specs but that... | |
| Are there any preamps that can work with 2 amps and a sub woofer? If in the used market check any of SF line preamps, 4 outputs, 2 balanced, 2 single ended.G | |
| Sony PS-X70 vs Kenwood KD650 Both are good but i believe the PS-X70 is the better engineered one with a better arm and motor.You can upgrade the Kenwood with a better arm.Looks are different though with Sony being more industrial and Kenwood good looking.Sony can accept easil... | |
| More Detail From a CD? What is spinning makes better noises.G | |
| Where to locate Equipment? Ideally nothing between the speakers but living environment is not always merciful.G | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? Audiophiles love some things.If distortioin is kept low, no audible difference.Today you can have really good sounding amps in A, AB or D designs.So preference rules here.G | |
| members and their systems Why economic situation of members is of your interest? Do you plan to sell?Not so successful post, exploded on first reply.G | |
| NOS Tubes - Agony or Ecstasy -Part II - The Search If you want to go deep into NOS territory you have to study and learn as to avoid nasty surprises.Buying NOS and tube rolling without a cause is the best way to throw money but even today relatively easy to resell.Something that we always forget i... |