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| Interconnect for a VPI Scout? The easy answer is the VPI Tonearm Cable Series 2. That is what I use, and it has the same Discovery Tonearm cable in it that the non-Signature VPI Tonearms have.P.S. This gets asked every few weeks (Twice this week!), so try to learn how to use t... | |
| Best RCA to mini adapter or RCA to mini cable? When I was looking a few years ago, the only ones I could find were made by Audioquest as part of their G-Snake line. A very good cable, but if I was buying today, I would probably look at the Cardas:http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=products... | |
| Furutech vs. Wattagate iec's Which Furutechs? There are several distinct designs. | |
| Phono Stage Question Okay, the Red one is the Low Output - 0.4mV. The Phono stage should have a gain of 58dB +- a couple of dB for best results.There are a bunch of good phono stages under $1000 that are useable, including the Trigon's, Musical Fidelity, Sutherland, P... | |
| Phono Stage Question Which Benz Ace?If the gain of the phono stage is too low, you will have to turn up the pre-amp, resulting in more noise. | |
| Phono Stage Question More important, what is your cartridge? What is your budget?The gain in the phono stage should match your cartridge for best results. If your cartridge is a moving magnet, and you will be upgrading to moving magnet, this is not an issue. | |
| In pursuit of the golden ear. Just as long as your ear isn't tin, you should be okay. | |
| Scout master owners... Just pull the motor out until the belt is taught, but mot tight. If it is too tight, you will start hearing noise caused by the belt putting a horizontal force on the pulley/motor axle. The motor will be a little farther out if you use the black b... | |
| Plextor closes it's doors to CD and DVD products I used exclusively Plextor drives for years until they got out of SCSI. They were late into DVD, which started the slide. In the end, I had to go with Sony for my DVD+-RW drive because Plextor was too late.Lately, I understand a lot of their drive... | |
| Best audio cabinet for people with pets One of the critical things is to be careful what you do after you discourage the cat. If the cat is rewarded afterward, the cat may see this as part of a ritual that it has to go through - e.g. If I scratch the equipment, then I get sprayed, then ... | |
| Best audio cabinet for people with pets Every time the cat goes near your equipment, smack it (gently). It will learn.Also, make sure you have a scratching post so it has somewhere to do that. Otherwise, it will use your furniture. | |
| VPI record clamp Flip the rubber washer over and see if it makes a difference. | |
| VPI Motor / Changing Capacitor is there a right Also, make sure that the motor is not too far from the platter. I had some problems with the tension in the belt pulling too hard on the axle and causing a click. | |
| ventilation fan vibration isolation help needed Look for Nexus fans.The quietest mounts I have used on my computer are these fan mounts:http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/sku=Fanisolators.htmlI think they are available at many online computer stores, as well as McMaster-Carr. | |
| How to get rid of Hiss Ha Ha!, nice obfuscation from the cable company - per Jea48, it is the cable coax.Just put the Jensen on your coax and the problem will be solved. I don't know what the official count is, but I think close to 90% of all hum problems posted on the ... |