reb1208
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| Opinions on vintage cj amps and Teflon cap mods The power supply is responsible for much of your amps sonic signature. If you send it back to CJ for these updates, I can assure you that it will sound nothing like it did. My advice is to have it restored to spec. Buy a new amp if you want the mo... | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system The preamplifier and source component should be considered as one. Get either one wrong and you have half. | |
| ESS Technology sabre32 Mrtennis was gracious enough to let me hear this evaluation board in two different systems. One must understand that an evaluation board is basically to show off the technical measurements and abilities of the Dac. It is not an "audiophile" piece ... | |
| Audience Telfon Auricaps I have Aura T teflons, Rel-cap teflons, V-cap teflons and two types of Russian teflons and some teflon hybrid cap. Any capacitor that uses teflon dielectric shares the same sonic trait. The midrange will be pronounced. Enhanced transparency, resol... | |
| Cleaning cd lens ? Besides the cd with brushes or compressed air, try alcohol free liquid eye glass lens cleaner. | |
| Aural Thrills Teflon RCA I have two DIY interconnects that I've terminated with the silver version of these Aural Thrills teflon RCA's. They are not the easiest to work with. Plus I made some modifications to them to "voice" the sound to please my ear. Once modified, I'd ... | |
| best resistors mills wirewounds or dale metal films | |
| Doe's anyone have a Esoteric XO-3 cd player? I have to keep reminding myself that audiogon is for spenders, not thinkers.bye | |
| Doe's anyone have a Esoteric XO-3 cd player? This is a 32 bit machine? | |
| life expectancy of a cdp? 6 months to 20+ years. Hope that helps. | |
| RIP VPI TNT VPI used to have many trade in TNT tables lying around the shop. If you really wanted one, I'm sure you could piece one together. | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression Halco, give it a rest. This thread has already proven the facts. | |
| DIY interconnects ... found MUCH success Twist two nylon cores together. Then in each channel, run the pos/neg signal wires. They stay separated that way, perfectly spaced. No shields of course. Let the thread resume. | |
| DIY interconnects ... found MUCH success I have been building my own wires for years. Of the dozen or so cables that I keep around. I find that OCC single crystal copper (both stranded and thin guage solid core) in combination with solid core silver are my favorite. No silver wire I have... | |
| VPI Speed Problem You have to check the speed over the entire playing surface of the record. Anti-skate force and drag will differ towards the middle and end of LP. That is why I use my ear to fine adjust, after using the strobe. Play an original LP and early un-re... |