photon46
Responses from photon46
| Optimum cartridge storage? TedPella.com in Redding, Ca. sells them for $20-25.00, very handy devices. | |
| Best Recordable Media? Just search the Forums for "cd-r." There have been many threads about this topic. | |
| Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication Only about half of us are sodium sensitive to the point it has much bearing on blood pressure from what I've read. If you're among that half, it's a total pain to try and keep your sodium intake as low as it should be if you eat anything out of a ... | |
| Johnny A Flac download at hdtracks Johnny A has been lauded by guitarists for many years, glad you've discovered him! He is truly one of the greats IMO, love his playing. Also look for his cd "Sometime Tuesday Morning," also excellent. If you're a guitarist, his cd's are available ... | |
| DIY balanced interconnects If I were building a set of diy balanced interconnects, I'd strongly consider the Furutech xlr's that Cryo-parts.com & others sell. They seem to be on a much higher level of construction than most xlr connectors. | |
| MDF Rack dampening question I've got a Billy Baggs rack of similar construction and I find thick maple platforms contribute very positively to better sound. Not all components respond equally well to sitting on maple, but that's true of every audio proposition. MDF is a dull... | |
| Finger Prints on Records I think it's also possible that some of us have more acidic skin oils than others. I worked in a Mercedes Benz dealership many years ago and I noticed that certain customers would have steering wheels that were absolutely worn smooth, all texture ... | |
| Baby name opinion.... LOL, I just told my wife about your idea. She laughed and said it reminded her of the time she had parents who named their two daughters after their passion: "Margarita" and "Tequila." | |
| Baby name opinion.... My wife has taught first grade for thirty years and she's seen more than her share of "creative" names. Your proposed name would definitely be the kind of name that gets a kid tagged as unusual, which isn't usually what most kids want. Fitting in ... | |
| Beatles Remasters? Unless I am mistaken, the biggest impediment to all your hopes are the incredibly thorny business problems involving the Beatles catalog. EMI music & the Beatles Apple corp have long standing issues to be resolved and Mr. McCartney & Ms. O... | |
| Time Warner Cable Converter box I had a LOT of problems with my Scientific Atlanta receiver/dvr. I had to take back half a dozen boxes to get one that wasn't buggy. A Google on these receivers will let you know you're not alone if you've got problems. I did manage to find online... | |
| Is it the transport or DAC that enables HDCD/Red? As to the original poster's question about small footprint dacs that decode HDCD, the only brand I'm aware of are the Assemblage 2 series. They were in a half width chassis like PS Audio uses for their current small component series. I've got one ... | |
| Polish? One thing you might check into are polishing cloths made for fine watches. You can buy these for polishing & restoring any sort of metal finish you find on watches or jewelry. Watchpolishing.com sells about every kind of specialty polishing it... | |
| Regular Cardas interconnects for VPI? In my system, I've definitely had problems with hum and radio interception using unshielded interconnects. Tried several brands of unshielded cables with the same poor results. | |
| Cartridge shelf life? In the past, I researched this topic on various forums as I was interested in trying some well regarded cartridges from years ago. It doesn't seem there is any definitive answer to the question from the various experiences people have had. More of... |