psychicanimal
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| technics 1200 cartridge and preamp choices I use the KAB modded Groovemaster & Monolithic Sound pre w/ dual mono power supply. I had Dusty send me the schematic and installed NOS Holco resistors for the 75K Ohm loading. It's a Killer combo.I also have an Ortofon HO MC, but the Groovema... | |
| Long interconnect or short Speaker Cables When I first started interacting with Robert Schult of Ridge Street Audio he was an advocate of long interconnects/short speaker cables. After a few years of intensive cable research/prototyping he told me he's changed his view. Dusty Vawter of Ch... | |
| Comparisons of Audience and VH Flavor 1 PC's Try the $50 Absolute Power Cord MKII... | |
| The best power conditioner for less than $1K? Proper vibration control will help you get clearer (focused), more coherent and relaxed sound.I'm a BIG fan of 220/100 isolation transformers/filters and they can be set up in an apartment. For a start, though, try the parallel filtration approach... | |
| Isolation transformer benefits? Get a medical grade Xentek Extreme. | |
| Isolation transformer benefits? Lak has disappointed me with his answer. | |
| I've come to the realization... A solar system w/ a true sine wave inverter & capacitor module will produce better electricity than any utility will provide. All you need after that is to work on a star grounded system for delivery, parallel noise filtration and maybe digita... | |
| Preamp suggestions for a Forte 4A & CEC TL5100Z? Have one of those belt drives (Parasound version) modded by Danny boy, a Forte 4a and a Channel Islands passive pre. It is followed by a Marchand X9 Deluxe x-over (modded by Danny Boy, too!). Awesome combo, for real... | |
| I've come to the realization... I think power delivery/noise control & acoustics should be well addressed before begining an endless component swap. In my system, power delivery/noise control gear takes the highest percentage of the total budget--around $9K list price. Worth... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Direct drive or die. | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? The Technics quartz locked lathe is the standard. | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Eldart, good to 'see' you!!! Now Zikes, wait a minute. What's this "objectionable in some states" crap? Wasn't them minutemen (ie, founding fathers) who:1) brewed their own beer, 2) grew their own hemp (and smoked it), 3) rode on horseback bearing... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? My goodness TWL, get a shotgun if you want to go hunting. Linear quartz lock DD tables don't 'hunt'. They just PLAY records!Zikes, I watch women's palms to see which ones are red. Vitality *is* a good thing to have... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Yet to be addressed is the subject of quartz lock. Quartz is an alchemist's dream come true. Quartz has no comparison to a wobbling belt nor the brute force exercised by an idler wheel rubbing against a platter. Quartz *resonates* electrically, gi... | |
| El Chupacabra Cables, silver interconnects Chupacabra is from Puerto Rico, not Mexico. |