pgaulke60
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| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. With a MT-10, and assuming you also have a high value cartridge, you should not be playing vinyl that is not cleaned well. Period. Utrasonic is the standard in my opinion. Several have been mentioned here. I have used the Audio Desk Systeme for... | |
| Napping while listening Retired at 60 and love it. Busy as ever. How did I find the time before. Listening to every record I own and entering it into Discogs. A multi year process. | |
| Mcintosh customer support I often think about firmware updates, but never get around to it. Kinda figure, right or wrong, since the equipment is hooked up to the Ethernet that it would update itself. A couple of times when I checked the status of my McIntosh gear it said... | |
| Rigid outlets for Heavy cables @erik_squires OMG, I have been looking for ages to find something that brings the outlets forward from the box. I have a bunch of add on outlets and poor do-it-yourself construction in this house that we recently purchased. Often times the met... | |
| WiFi Satellite Causing Phono Stage Interference @erik_squires Hey Eric, just an FYI for ya, and for me actually. I purchased a iFi power cord. I tried that cord where the Orbi is (has been). Some minor change but didn’t remove the fluttering phono stage meter. Then I moved the Orbi away an... | |
| Humminguru record cleaner Is this Shaklee Stuff really OK to use on LPs? I question household cleaners on vinyl, just out of principle, not out of experience. | |
| WiFi Satellite Causing Phono Stage Interference @erik_squires Yes, I have the Ethernet going directly from the Orbi to the streamer. I have a Mac Power Conditioner (Controller) and the Orbi is plugged into it, with all the other components. Not sure what it means to keep it out of the clean ... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? @chayro Thanks for the response. I have two turntables, in different rooms, with the same cartridge. I think I will call these outfits and ask about retipping for my specific cartridge. Would really like to know if it is worn. Then, if the one... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? I still wonder how you know your cartridge needs to have the stylus tip replaced? Other than the purchase of a $1200 microscope, how do you know. I don’t track the hours played. Plus, if a stylus starts to degrade, it is a gradual process and I wo... | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song Sufficiently Breathless by Captain Beyond | |
| How noisy is my line? Audio Prism Noise Sniffer I had a demo of the audio sniffer thingy. It really worked. Plugged into outlets and they were quite noisy. Then plugged into a power conditioner and which had barely any noise coming from the sniffer. | |
| Does a turntable mat make any difference? If turntable mats were a good idea they would come with higher end turntables, which they don’t. Plus, as said, adding a mat elevates the LP and there you need to make adjustments to the arm and stylus. What happens if you A-B three or four mats. ... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises Do you have a modem or internet satellite (like an Orbi) close by? I notice that my phono pre-amp meters have activity when the Orbi satellite is close by. | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? I listen to a metric ton of really high end equipment. Much of it is quite analytical. McIntosh is a lovely warm sound. A natural sound. The sound of live performances. I am sold on my McIntosh / Sonus Faber System. | |
| Keb Mo I interviewed him back in the 1990's. Told him that I think he needs to record an album with Cassandra Wilson. I think the paring would be magical. |