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| Belt driven motor noise? My technics is dead silent? Hi,if your Technics is direct drive or belt driven with dc motor it should have less audible noise coming from the motor compared to a tt driven with an ac motor. Now if you get a 2 or 3 phase ac motor in a heavy casing you minimize further any no... | |
| Who’s been tinkering while trapped? Hi,reinstalled and realligned my cartridge = workedcleaned the dust = workedswapped all the cables in the system = did not work fully , so i have learned not to upset some thingscleaned all contacts = workedretightened speaker drivers bolts = work... | |
| Upgrading my Sovtek 6922 vacuum tubes Hi,for better bass response try Amperex 7308, Siemens E88CC or any Holland E88CC. All from early to mid 1960 production.If you want to keep the same character of what you are having now but with everything way better try Voskhods 6N23P from 1976-1... | |
| How too clean top/sides of black metal on McIntosh units HI,Damped magic eraser, or the likes.Don't go mad slight pressure. Any moisture left wipe it off with a microfiber. | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc hi,3 of them, Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker- i ve got the music in meJim Keltner/Ron Tutt - The Sheffield drum recordAmanda McBroom & Lincoln Mayorga - West of OzAs in op not spectacular but real fun. | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? hI,with all respect to op and to the rest of the posts i do not dismiss or snob or don't care but i would not buy an 80k amp and support it every year with so much money on tubes. I do not even have the space for it. On the other hand i believe it... | |
| Can I bi-amp my speakers with two different amps? Hi,+on same amps' gain and sound character. Also check that gain of your pre added to amps one is enough for your speakers efficiency. With total gain of approx 40db+ i believe you are fine. I never tried biamping with different amps, in the past ... | |
| Tube versus SS HI,It never is, both titles missed but stratospheric discussions are more catchy and have enough posts with accompanied insults. If somebody hears something different then it is. Authorative is how to present and explain it even if desired to reje... | |
| Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette? Hi,As long as music industry is interested in making CD’s they will co-exist with anything else. More than 100mil CD’s were sold last year a figure that continues to drop but till it reaches the non existent low we have time. Mathematically it wil... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi,Yello - Toy (2016)Jah Wobble's Invaders from the Heart - Rising above Bedlam (1991)Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Ngunga Yeti Fofa (2013)Chris Bowden - Time Capsule (1996) | |
| Tube versus SS HI,Some thoughts are that rhese are completely different recordings and its not a fair comparison.Even on a perfect day digital and analogue should have some differences.Is there any possibility that normally you have some DC enteting your system ... | |
| Hand me down audio equip- upgrade advice HI,Power distribution is as important if you have already solved the signal cabling. If happy with your speakers now why change? | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? hi,plus if you have tone controls they can do same job and better as they work in all volume settings. | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? Hi,too many damaged speakers? An extra circuit? More manufacturing cost? Out of style?Amp design followed a different approach after 70's with less is better, i am not sure though that was a consumer demand. On the other hand an amp/speaker combin... | |
| Why not more dealers take trade ins? Hi,There are so many places to buy and sell used equipment.All depends from dealer, store traffic and unit. Normally a trade in is a very nice profit biz but nowdays can become something of a piling stock plus some warranty and after sales service... |