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| Speakers "pumping" with record warps - normal? What are people's thoughts on using a little bit of tonearm damping to help reduce this? I think that's onle of the reasons those trouchs/cups/whatever are built into the bearings, no?Enjoy,Bob | |
| Grounding DAC chip tweak It is not so much grounding the DAC chip as shielding it. Just get some copper shielding and fit it over the entire DAC board and all its chips. Run a wire from that shield to a ground plane and you've got it covered.In effect you are creating a p... | |
| 1, 2 , 3 , 4, etc of speaker mod / upgrade Not everybody is as in love with silver as you may be. It has its strengths and weaknesses, as does copper. I would guess it all depends on what aspects of the speaker you are trying to improve.I would also think you should change out, upgrade or ... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 or DNA-1 deluxe? If you're going to buy a McCormack, as good as they are stock, I would greatly recommend getting a modded one (Rev A or better if you can find it). The differences are astounding. Just one of the best amps you can find anywhere. Period.Enjoy,Bob | |
| which should i purchase (tetra or sonus faber) What"s your price range? I heard some Hansen's and they were truly spectaculer. No, they were not colored and beautiful like the Sonus Fabers. They were truly reference grade speakers, letting exactily what the source, pre and amp characteristics ... | |
| good power cord under $200 Here's a link to a shootout I did recently. Hopefully this will help a little bit in your search.http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=50799.0Enjoy,Bob | |
| A real Gem A little to tongue in cheek for me, but I guess if you're from the era or are really into WW II memorabilia and such ...I can't help but think the three of them were once painted on the nose of a plane and they recently popped off, began singing, ... | |
| Your favorite Sheherazade LP ? Renaissance - Sheherazade:-)Enjoy,Bob | |
| Downgrading from JC-1's...which amp should I get? How about a Rev A modded McCormack amp? They're not far different from the JC-1 in sound and you pick one up used relatively inexpensively.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Audiophile.Vinylphile Groups in Westchester, NY Check out the following group:http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=62.0We're a bunch of people throughout the NYC area, on Long Island, Queens, Connecticut & NJ. We generally meet once a month.Nice guys all. Hope to see you at a ... | |
| WOW factor The most recent WOW was recapping my preamp with teflon caps. I am now in the process of putting teflon bypass caps on anything with a coupling cap in it and on my speaker tweeter crossover caps.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Any audiophile grade optical cables? There are many sources of real glass optical TOSLINK cables. You don't have to spend a fortune on them.But, TOSLINK will pass jitter more so than a digital RCA or DIN connector. If you have an option to use one of those other cables you should ser... | |
| Anyone catch Robin Trower on tour? I saw him last year at a small not for profit concert hall near me (IMAC Theater in Huntington LI). He WAS loud. most of the souond came from the stage and not from the PA system, I think :-)He was also awesome. Stood in the middle of the stage aw... | |
| Isolation Devices for Digital It's easy enough to try some basic things around the house and see how they affect your PC. Put some foam or a pillow or something soft underneath and see if the sound changes. They put a pice of wood underneath and try again. Try stone or marble ... | |
| Prog Rock.....Porcupine Tree? IF you like prog there's tons of discussion and information over at www.progressiveears.comMany threads on Porcupine Tree, as well as an entire poll on which album of theirs is most favored.Enjoy,Bob |