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| Where is noise coming from? This sounds like a cartridge alignment, antiskate, azimuth, or tracking force problem as some of the others have suggested. To check that, you can go through the adjustments again, particularly the ones I've mentioned, or reverse the channels via ... | |
| HELP w/Preamp Polarity Inversion Problem Elgordo is correct about many recordings being recorded in reverse phase. On some very phase-coherent speakers, this will make a difference and having a polarity inversion switch on the preamp or DAC is a convenient thing to have. That said, many ... | |
| How to demag. tape heads with bulk eraser Hey, I'm sure the one from kingdom.com will work fine too and it's not really a ton of money when you think about it. I know what you mean about having a blast with reel to reel. I've bought 3 decks over the past 6 months, two sweet Teacs and a ni... | |
| How to demag. tape heads with bulk eraser NO! That uses a large transformer that will probably damage the heads -- it's made for erasing complete tapes, fast. You need an actual tape head demagnetizer for the job which will have the correct field strength and a probe that will fit in clos... | |
| Was it worth the effort ? Advice needed........... Zenieth,I'm glad you were able to get a solution and good support from Magnepan. The combination of 42 inches of snow and an audio misadventure is certainly and aggravating situation, and hopefully, both of these annoyances will soon be resolved. ... | |
| Was it worth the effort ? Advice needed........... Zenieth,It sounds as though you have worked yourself into a tough corner. Before you go further, I think I would consult Magnepan, since they know exactly how the speaker is put together and they should have the most insight into this particular p... | |
| Was it worth the effort ? Advice needed........... If the stud is sticking out, you may be able to put some penetrating lube at the base and then grab the stud with vice-grip pliers and slowly turn it out. Depending on the diameter of the stud, you might also be able to carefully cut a slot into i... | |
| Tiny bubbles do not make me happy, Help. Subarguru,Thanks for the great tip on the windshield bullet-hole filler syringe. A local shop that replaces windshields quoted me about $120 to do this. Now I can finally fix those pesky bullet holes in my windshield inexpensively. Lucky for me th... | |
| Diural's Roman Centurion Spk:Good or already Gone? I heard them at the Stereophile show in NYC a couple of years ago and thought they were very impressive (powered by big Krells). The bass and imaging were quite good as I recall and the speaker did something special with violin and cello that made... | |
| AR ES-1....To clamp or not to clamp?? I think the Michell clamp should work on the AR and I'm sure there are others... | |
| NJ Audio Society? Contact Rcprince, Audiogon member and acting NJAS president. Another A-goner, Slipknot1 is trying to form a club in South Jersey. And I believe there is a Philadelphia Audio Society for those in that area... | |
| Coincident Total Eclipses or Inner Sound Eros Mark As an InnerSound owner, I agree with the previous comments so far. That said, I don't know that your Quicksilver 80-watters will get the most out of the ESL panels. It's not that they won't have enough power -- it's more like they'll roll the high... | |
| Where you plug it in I have also found this kind of sensitivity in my system. Trust your ears! The motor might be more stable without having to deal with the crud on its supply voltage... If speed consistency is improved, you will definitely hear it. | |
| turntable mat- helpful, harmful, or doesn't matter Carbon fiber turntable mat, hmmmmm, that's cool, but I don't know whether it will improve the sound over your stock platter, which is pretty well damped as it is. If you had an all-acrylic platter or a platter with ringing problems, like some alum... | |
| Help trying to return to vinyl Are you going to run two completely separate systems, one analog and one digital, or just unplug and replug whichever source you are using (direct to a common amp) each time you listen?If you are using a common amp/speaker setup, I'm all for the p... |