photon46
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| Wood glue method of record cleaning I think Notec is right, that seems the best way to use this process. However, in my experience, wood glue is far from ideal for the task, too hard to remove completely. I've had much better (and safer) results with Elmer's water soluble school glu... | |
| Why are CD's decling in quality? Not sure what to make of your experience. I've not noticed any increased propensity for damage to cds. I buy mostly classical music, wonder if that is a factor (are production facilities the same for different genres of music)? | |
| Kora Amp and Preamp Repair I'd have to be asking myself if there isn't some inherent fundamental design flaw that is causing the problems. I've read interviews with more than one designer/engineer that feels there are any number of poorly executed amp designs that are funda... | |
| Is a tube phono better than ss? The biggest negative (in my opinion) with a tubed phono stage is the expense and hassle of finding the quiet, high quality tubes that a phono stage generally requires. Even when they start out quiet, they often don't stay quiet. Worked out better ... | |
| Isolation feet under diy rack Jadem6 is right, look at Stillpoints as well. I didn't realize their SS model can handle a thousand pound load per foot. A set of those should handle the heaviest of racks! | |
| Isolation feet under diy rack From what I've seen on the market, there aren't too many choices of footers (which purport to have anything in the way of isolation characteristics) that will support the kind of weight you're talking about. The Track Audio isolation feet are abou... | |
| Isolation feet under diy rack Looking at your very fine system begs the question: is there anything deficient in the rack system shown in your system description? Is a matter of organization/ergonomics or do the racks shown transmit too much floor vibration with their existing... | |
| Cost effective Schumann Resonator I think there's some degree of difference depending on the speakers and maybe other equipment in a given system as to the effects one perceives. I noticed considerably more noticeable effects with my previous speakers than my current ones. | |
| Does sensitivity matter in powered subs? In addition to what Mapman states, the power requirements for high sensitivity main speakers and a sealed subwoofer are exponentially different. It takes an enormous amount of energy to move a driver reproducing low bass in a small sealed enclosur... | |
| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? Complete agreement with all Mapman's statements plus an aded emphasis on the importance of the listening room being part of the equation. I've gone through the evolution of DIY room treatments, discarding those and then adding GIK bass traps, and ... | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Geez, I watched the video too, I'm speechless. Words fail me. Now, back to the original OP's question. Some of my tracks I use to maintain a baseline of familiarity when auditioning new equipment might be Rautavaara's "Cantus Articus Opus 61" for ... | |
| speed stability I used a PS Audio P300 to power the motor of a VPI Scout in the past. My experience is exactly summarized by Dkarmeli's post above. While it didn't provide the finer increments of frequency tuning the SDS did, it was good enough in my case. I hear... | |
| Hand drying records using a VPI 16.5 or the like. I buy packages of microfiber polishing cloths from autoparts stores for drying/cleaning records. Inexpensive, very functional, and don't leave a trace of lint. | |
| Using a RS SPL meter Oh, and supposedly the RS meter requires adding a +7.5 db correction @ 20hz and 5 db @ 25 hz. | |
| Using a RS SPL meter If you do a Google search for "Radio Shack SPL meter corrections" you find links to lots of discussions about this topic on AVS forum. I've got both the Stereophile and Rives Audio test cds (the Rives cd has tracks that are supposedly corrected fo... |