photon46
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| Speaker refinish Just be aware that only oil or wax finished veneer will be affected by what Steveaustin suggests. Most speakers are finished with a catalyzed impermeable finish that no oil or conditioner is ever going to penetrate. | |
| Subwoofers - Grille off or on? I'm with Johnk on this one. The rational part of my brain thinks the wavelengths of a subwoofer's output would be much longer than the point at which diffraction effects would be audible. However, sub grills can darn sure rattle. I'd get a test to... | |
| Speaker refinish This would be a job requiring a very dextrous and skilled craftsperson. Veneer is very thin, there's near zero material to sand out. But somehow, you'd have to have a clean, unsealed, & stainable wood surface if you're going to retouch. You ca... | |
| power cable male plug ends Sorry, I read "IEC" and assumed female. If you need a small ac male end, you're probably consigned to buy a pre-made cord with molded connectors. The best one that comes to mind is the Shunyata Diamondback. I don't own one, so I can't measure it. ... | |
| power cable male plug ends The basic, good old Schurter 4781 should do fine. The end of that plug measures 7/8" x 5/8". Many, many cords at the $500 price point or so use this IEC. DIY, the plug runs about $6.00. | |
| Inactive audio members that you miss I miss Redkiwi's postings, don't remember seeing anything from him in a good while. I really found him to provide great insights into many subjects. All of the previously mentioned members were great contributors and I particularly miss Cornfedboy... | |
| MM cart recommendations for VPI Scout TT Nolitan, I'd used a Grado Sonata Reference, Garrott Optim FGS, and Goldring 1042 in my VPI Scout (since departed and replaced.) All of them had great merit and preference would depend on partnered equipment. I did have problems with the "Grado Dan... | |
| Best budget, high current, DIY power cord wire? Al, thanks for the correction regarding my confused brain hemispheres : ) | |
| Best budget, high current, DIY power cord wire? I'd advise you not to get too hung up on asking for other people's heads up comparisons. Power cords are so system and component dependent that what's mana from heaven in one system is chaff to be thrown away in another. When one person says somet... | |
| Best budget, high current, DIY power cord wire? I've experimented rather extensively with DIY power cords and have found, with my equipment, that the Cryo-Parts is quite superior to DIY Crump, DIY Flavor 4 with Belden 83802, Volex, & DH Labs. All of the others were only marginal improvement... | |
| Record Cleaning Randy, I'm using a a basic Nitty Gritty 1.5 machine that requires you to turn the record by hand. It gets the job done though, no complaints. I agree that the ultimate in cleaning is steam cleaning, nothing compares to that method for addressing t... | |
| Record Cleaning After many, many years of "getting by" without a record cleaning machine, I finally purchased one and very quickly realized I'd unnecessarily put up with far too much background noise and too many ticks & pops. If you plan on buying used vinyl... | |
| Select Your Less Than Ideal System "C," for the reason the Al states. | |
| Marantz SA-11S1 I've had a Sa11S1 for a couple years now and really am very fond of it, a great player for the money. After experimenting with tweaking it, I've recently found that the Boston Audio Tuneblocks give a really remarkable upgrade to the performance. K... | |
| Magnepan 1.6 vs. B&W 805N Having used 1.6qr's in the past with 545 & 555 Adcom amps, I can speak from experience. Those amps are SO not letting you hear what the Maggies are capable of. When you get a chance to hear what a compatible, higher quality amp brings to the p... |