photon46
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| Amp Basics: Tube Preamp w/Solid State Power Amp. The only other thing I'd add to John's advice is to be aware of that if you mate a high gain power amp ( a separate issue from power rating ) to a high gain preamp, you can have too little range of effective volume control before things get too lo... | |
| Differences in electric outlets Facten, not sure exactly what or who FIM is. The FIM880 was an outlet that has gotten good reviews and Galen Carol Audio extolls it's virtues. There are numerous testimonials from customers on his website ( gcaudio.com.) I had a chance to pick up ... | |
| Differences in electric outlets This afternoon, I've just swapped out a PS Audio Power Port for an FIM outlet. Doesn't sound worse, can't say it sounds better. I suppose some would say you've got to let the new stuff burn in before you can tell if there's an improvement. I'm lik... | |
| how to get good sounding copies of CDs Rrm, To import WAV files, pull down the iTunes menu at the top of the screen, open "preferences," then "advanced," then "burning," and choose "WAV encodeder." I've used Taiyo Yuden (pretty much any disc that is made in Japan is Taiyo Yuden, I thin... | |
| how to get good sounding copies of CDs Rrm and Knownothing, out of curiosity, are you burning with a cd only drive or a cd/dvd superdrive? Are you using desktops or laptops? | |
| Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's Tbg, I too owned an Empire (598III) and I found that while the stock version was somewhat underwhelming, it could GREATLY improved. I drilled the base and installed three 1/4"x20 threaded inserts so I could experiment with various footers and then... | |
| how to get good sounding copies of CDs I've burned cd's on a Mac platform for years without any of the sonic deficiencies you mention. In spite of the supposed equality to WAV, I never use any lossless format, why bother if you are just ripping a cd copy and aren't archiving the files ... | |
| Magnepan 1.6 Ghanson & Mlsstl have pointed out some shortcomings or limitations, another is the 1.6's unwillingness to sound it's best unless partnered with the right amp. I had used Luxman, Adcom, and Belles amps with my 1.6's and all left me underwhelmed... | |
| Magnepan 1.6 Another speaker at that price point which has been extensively reviewed to unanimous praise is the ACI Sapphire Xl. I went from Maggie 1.6's to the ACI Talismans and have been very happy, no regrets. ACI (until a recent move to a larger building,)... | |
| How to get rid of Bondini residual glue ? If the face plate can be removed from the player, you could try this. Put something like artist's paper tape around the face plate fascia where it butts up against the plastic window to protect it from what follows. Freeze the face plate in as col... | |
| How to get rid of Bondini residual glue ? I checked and tested acetone on every clear plastic sample we had around our studio. Every one was hazed/crazed/damaged to some degree. Plexiglass was damaged the least. You're probably best trying to buy a replacement window. | |
| How to get rid of Bondini residual glue ? Ouch, you've got a potential tough one. Bondini is a superglue/cyanoacrylate type adhesive, so you'll be using one of three solvents: acetone, nitromethane, or methylene chloride. The last two have problems, as in explosive and toxic in the extrem... | |
| crass to ask for feedback after a transaction? I think it's perfectly ok to be a bit of a squeaky wheel about feedback. I've had experiences similar to those of Metro04. More than once, I've conducted what I think is a squeaky clean, upfront and honest transaction, leave feedback for the other... | |
| most annoying neighbor? Oh Yeahhhhhh...I've got a couple that lives across the street that feel they need to serenade the neighborhood with rap music every time they fire up their SUV. The entire back of his Explorer is occupied with a gigantic subwoofer cabinet, so when... | |
| Jimmy Page? Jimmy's most associated during his Zep days with Gibson Les Pauls ( Gibson has a Jimmy Page Signature version now.) However, he's also well remembered for his double neck Gibson SG and his Danelectro. A Fender Telecaster was used on occasion as we... |