photon46
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| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? I thought I'd post an update. After doing a bit of further research, I thought I'd try something a little higher up the audio food chain to see if a more compatible preamp with low output Grados could be found. A couple of emails later and I had o... | |
| small companies making today's best products Regarding the "technical superiority and innovation" of mid to large size companies, I'm not too convinced of that. There's not too much innovation going on in circuit design, most aspects of that part of the equation are pretty well established. ... | |
| Help with used records. Acetone & 100% isopropyl alcohol work equally well. Only problem is that it also can (likely will in my experience) remove the printers ink along with the adhesive residue. Caveat utilitor. | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? When I reinstalled the Grado, the first thing I did was to try it at the lower 52db. gain setting again. It did not sound "weak and anemic" anymore at that gain setting, so I surmise that I must have underestimated how long it was going to take fo... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? I suppose I might also mention that a low output Grado, as the factory has stated to other Audiogoners, doesn't seem to care what resistive loading it sees. It sounds basically the same running into 100 ohms as it does into 47k. I'd never bothered... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? Al, I reinstalled the Grado on my arm and then set the resistive loading to 100 ohms instead of 47k. That does ameliorate some of the problem. The character of the noise is now softer, less high frequency hash in the circuit noise. I'll have to se... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? Al, I wondered about RFI myself. I experimented with making a copper shield that grounded to the mains plug connection and used Stillpoints ERS cloth to further shield things. There was a very slight decrease in circuit noise, but nothing really n... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? Thanks for your responses. There is no mismatch as to loading or capacitance. In fact, Grados are unaffected by capacitance if one believes factory guidance. I'm running around 250pf of capacitance (cabling + preamp) & 47k loading. Tonearm cab... | |
| Enclosed cabinet? How good are the fans ? How loud are the fans? Would you be able to hear them from your listening position? That would be a major factor in my decision. | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? The block you found should work fine. One additional thing I've done to mine that has increased it's functionality is to install 1/4" x 20 threaded brass inserts in the bottom. Then I installed BDR carbon fiber cones with threaded brass rods into ... | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? From the many posts over the years about the Scout, Gingko platforms and maple butcher block type platforms seem to be the preference of many. I was very happy with the sound of a 3 1/2" maple block under my Scout, I thought it was essential to br... | |
| Is this Placebo or something real? I've no experience with the Nordost product, but I've had a similar experience with Boston Audio's Tuneblocks under my SACD player. I didn't need to do any A/B-ing comparisons with those, it immediately was as obvious as could be that the footers ... | |
| Dynavector Karat or Grado Statement Reference 1 In my limited experience, there are few things more variable than our perceptions of which cartridges are winners and losers. Written reviews can give you a general idea of how they'll likely sound, but be prepared for surprises. FWIW, I'd used a ... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices Ok, in retrospect, I ripped on Chad more than he deserved. He didn't directly call anyone anything. Sometimes the way language is used in these forums does offend people who may not speak with such casual abandon. Sorry to come off like a fussy Su... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices Chad, I've re-read these posts several times and I don't see where anyone has said anything that should prompt you calling anyone "Dbags."It's offensive and it makes you sound overly sanctimonious. What's so hard to accept about the fact that some... |