rodman99999
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| System Help "How has your listening distance changed?" What I was wondering also. How I'd love to have a room that size again! | |
| Why do MM cartridges amplify more surface noise?? Improperly set(positive) VTA/SRA will accentuate the high freqs and surface noise of phono playback. You might try tweaking there. VTF affects the VTA also, so- play with both. (http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/cartbasics.html) | |
| Hostility from manufacturers YEP! Odyssey is manufactured right here, in Indianapolis, IN. | |
| Hostility from manufacturers Personally; I've only been faced with 2nd hand component problems twice. Both surfaced shortly after purchase, one with a TacT RCS 2.2X and the other: an Audio Magic Stealth XXX. When I called the companies, requesting repair estimates, both offer... | |
| Interesting way to wire speakers…??? It takes good copper quite some time to corrode enough to degrade sound, given a nice, tight crimp. The process can even be slowed further, by the use of a contact enhancer(ie: (https://walkeraudio.com/shop/e-sst-sst-extreme-super-silver-treatment... | |
| Interesting way to wire speakers…??? WBT's lead free/silver solder(0805) is 95.5% Sn(TIN), 0.7% Cu(copper) and 3.8% Ag(silver) Their lead-based(0800) is all of 4% Ag(silver). I love WBT solders, but not for a coating on terminations. | |
| Interesting way to wire speakers…??? "Audiophile silver?" What do they mix with the silver, to make that? All pure silver will eventually tarnish(a layer of silver sulfide), unless plated with another metal. Soldering the exposed conductors will defeat your purposes, as most fine sol... | |
| The King is dead, Long Live the King RIP- BB! | |
| Does alcohol impair appreciation of sound? Alcohol kills brain cells. Like a predatory animal, it seeks out and kills the weaker cells of the herd. That's why you're always smarter when you're drunk! | |
| What are used tubes worth ? @Mr M- You're welcome. There is probably a musical instrument/amp repair shop, in your area, that could help you with that. ie: You might try these guys: (http://www.keyboardservice.com/Organ_Repairs.asp) or (http://www.topgearguitar.com/tghome/) | |
| Wife stepping on speaker wire @ Mr I: I thought Madeline Kahn pulled it off better, in 'Young Frankenstein'. Guess if the stitches had been better...... | |
| What are used tubes worth ? Have them tested and publish the results("minimum" specs, compared to actual, at least) in your description(ie: on eBay). That way bidders will have an idea of how much life to expect from the tubes. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hickok-Tested-Used-RCA... | |
| Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ? Martin Colloms' article on, "PRAT" gives some good descriptions of how and why tightening speaker system screws can affect your reproduction. Especially page 5: ( http://www.stereophile.com/content/pace-rhythm-dynamics-page-5 ) | |
| Wife stepping on speaker wire A, "good woman" would love her man enough NOT to step on anything he valued! | |
| Wife stepping on speaker wire Yep; over a decade. He certainly must have broken both her feet, long before now! |