photon46
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| Do you enjoy the sound at your local Theater Plex? We frequent a Cobb Theater complex and their audio is, as others noted elsewhere, TOO LOUD during movies. We saw a Bolshoi Ballet live broadcast from the Marinsky Theater recently at the Cobb Theater complex and the audio quality was pretty decent... | |
| New Stones vinyl IMO your aversion to digitally sourced vinyl is not fully warranted. I have heard many digitally sourced or recorded lp's that sound better than their cd or sacd co-releases. It's true some digitally sourced lp's may not sound as good as they woul... | |
| rubber O rings on Rega counterweight collars? You might also give these dampers from Herbie's Audio Lab a try, I have heard others give them good reviews. He has a money back if not satisfied policy.http:/herbiesaudiolab.net/jr.htm#jr | |
| Tinnitus I developed tinnitus about seven years ago, gets worse in the late autumn when barometric pressure starts fluctuating ahead of cold fronts. Like Roxy54 says, you learn to live with it and listen through it. Getting older with a healthy mental atti... | |
| What would you do? If improved resolution is your primary objective, perhaps a more resolving preamp should be in your future. My experience has led me to believe that the quality of the preamp is nearly equal to the speakers in term of importance to the system's ch... | |
| RCA shaded dogs Czarivey's opinion mirrors my own, lots of hype surrounds shaded dogs and people often pay too much for them at auction - assuming sound quality is supposed to correlate to the price paid for them. I've got a couple dozen of some of the most valua... | |
| My wife passed yesterday Chayro, sorry to hear of you wife's passing. My parents and my sister recently passed and I understand what Schubert says about there being no ready made template to follow helping us deal with the reality of life after those close to us die. Cher... | |
| Magnepan SMGa owners, is this experience typical? I'd hazard this guess as to why your perceive the SMGa's improved more than the A200's. As an owner of the SMGa's many years ago, I'd say they shared many characteristics with later more expensive models. They may not have the treble extension and... | |
| My audio rack is bright, will sand fill help? As you no doubt know, many turntables are greatly affected by the surface they're coupled to. I'd suggest you try situating your turntable on an isolated plinth that sounds good and then you'll take the sound of the rack shelf out of equation (mor... | |
| looking for opinions I'm sure you'll have a very good pair with the Pass. However, the one thing I imagine you'll want to experiment with at some point is whether you'll prefer a tube preamplifier paired with the solid state amp. There is something that a good tubed p... | |
| Stylus cleaner Mr_M, the Stylast friction reducing fluid is the product I've used for many years. I once bought their stylus cleaner and it seemed to work just fine, but the results didn't seem to be any better than using Magic Eraser. | |
| Stylus cleaner My thoughts are rather along the lines of Bpoletti's regarding the effectiveness of relying entirely on Magic Eraser with a dip 'n dunk technique. I use Magic Eraser after every play, but have always used it with a "sideswipe" and a dunk. I cut th... | |
| Testing a cartridge Another thing to check with on your Empire is the circuit continuity of the phono cable. Assuming yours has the stock Empire cable, check carefully. They can be prone to developing open circuits/loose connections. Wiggle the cable where it connect... | |
| Stylus cleaner I might also mention that I had one occasion to use a home brew stylus cleaning solution. I'd purchased a used Garrott Optim FGS cartridge whose condition was wildly misrepresented by the seller. After it arrived and I looked at it under a loupe, ... | |
| Why Do Musicians Still Need Record Companies? It sounds so simple on the face of it: just sell it yourself online. The reality is that promoting and managing any artist's career requires a skill set beyond that of many if not most artists. Theoretically it's possible to self manage effectivel... |