photon46
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| Is a VPI better then a $10 Clothing Steam Iron? I'd wondered about using an iron myself. Glad it works well for you. However, I'm with SonofJim on this one. Convenience counts for a lot to me. Sure steam cleaning works fine, but it's a pain to drag all that stuff out to to clean a record. (Ok, ... | |
| How good are grado cartridges As to Doug's question, the VPI JMW9 arm is not immune to a bit of the "Grado Wiggle." I had a Reference Sonata in my Scout for a year or so and it was a nice, pleasant cartridge. On perhaps two or three of my many hundreds of lp's, the stylus woul... | |
| Power Plant Premier making sound worse? As Solecky said, experiment. There's no universal rule of application with these things. It is very common for only front end gear to be power conditioned. Many, many listeners prefer their amps directly connected to the wall. I've also heard from... | |
| Shipping Questions - First Time Seller Don't we all wish every seller had the foresight you've got, trying to head off problems before they happen. I've had very bad luck with audio gear shipped by UPS, FedEx, and DHL. They all seem to employ mean spirited, slippery fingered workers wh... | |
| Guitar's...what do the audionuts play? I've got a Larrivee Pete Anderson 14 fret, great guitar that gives me much pleasure. Also really enjoy my Hamer Daytona and T-51, very well made guitars. When I want to play something with a short scale, my Robin Avalon fills the bill. Usually pla... | |
| Best wood for an isolation platform I've made my platforms from hard rock northern maple. Maple seems to be a default go-to wood because it does sound good, it's easily available in the quantities a manufacturer needs, it's environmentally responsible, and it's reasonably cheap. Is ... | |
| Isolation damping for furniture If I had to guess without seeing the cabinet, I'd suspect it most likely that the airborne vibrations are exciting the cabinet door. That in turn is probably causing the door to vibrate against the cabinet frame and generating audible vibration. I... | |
| best cartridge for my system I too would start with a new preamp. Everybody has different opinions about prioritizing these things, but I really have found the "voice" of the preamp to be critical in achieving the sort of sound I like. | |
| What is the best doors album in your opinion? I think their first album is the best. They worked on those songs for over two years before they "blew up" and fame overtook them. They didn't have day jobs and they worked hard at their craft during that initial career phase. They could cherry pi... | |
| best cartridge for my system Your cartridge is matched just fine with your turntable. Your amps & preamp are more of a limiting factor to moving upwards in sound quality than your phono rig. I'm not intending to be rude. I'm just speaking from my own experience having sta... | |
| Newbie Power Cord Question I'd also recommend the Virtual Dynamics. Another high performance/low cost product is a DIY cord made from Cryo-Parts ACIII cord and Furutech or Oyaide connectors. I find that the Cryo-Parts cord performs extremely well. I was shocked at how much ... | |
| Magnepan 3.6 ship to overseas The original boxes Maggies ship in are absolutely inadequate for shipping anywhere. They are meant to be strapped to a pallet with a bunch of other companion products for safe passage. Like the MacDad says, you'd better have good quality wooden cr... | |
| Newbie Power Cord Question You don't give us enough info to give informed advice. What kind of integrated amp? What comprises the rest of your system? Power cords, like all wires & cords, are system dependent and there's no "one size fits all" answer. If your system is ... | |
| Mounting Dynaudio Monitors on a Wall? You are asking for an answer to a question no one can fully answer but yourself. You'll have to experiment to determine if the lifestyle acceptable bracket mount offers an acceptable compromise. I suppose you are asking this question because you h... | |
| The Rite of Spring I've got a near mint Columbia two-eye of Stravinsky conducting the Rite, it's sonics are fine to my ears. Haven't heard the cd though. I agree it's a must have for fans of the work. I also like Bernstein, his drama and emotion suit the work well. ... |