rodman99999
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| Need expert advice re: loud pops. Had similar sounds (as though one of my subwoofer voice coils was bottoming), on the occasional bass transient. Long story short; it was a leaky, power supply filter cap, in my SS Bass amp. Your amp’s not that old, but- who... | |
| crossover rebuild/retoration Where are you located? | |
| the air dielectric That the cable must be completely sealed, has also been the drawback to using a vacuum. http://www.askphysics.com/is-vacuum-a-dielectric/ That's harder to accomplish, than it sounds. | |
| Has anyone ever had to repair a Magnaplanar? Here’s another method: https://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/10877.html Gleaned from the Magnepan Users Group, which is also a good source: http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/bbs/faq.html and: http://www.integracoustics... | |
| Has anyone ever had to repair a Magnaplanar? Magnepan hasn’t used UV-sensitive glue, to attach their voice coils and Mylar, for quite some time. It’s been decades, but- I’ve resecured both SMGa and MG12 voice coils with (old style/water activated) Gorilla Glue, applied VERY sparingly w... | |
| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? The best way to test your system, for accurate (faithful to whatever’s on your media, at least) sound stage reproduction: https://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_ledr.php Also available, on the following Chesky CD, along ... | |
| “TAD” Tubes Another chi-com knock-off. https://www.tubesandmore.com/products/vacuum-tube-6550a-str-tube-amp-doctor-premium-selected | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: btw: The bulk of your post is spot on, but- has nothing to do with the word. Though, I suppose, another suffix could be added to connote degrees of involvement (ie: audiophile1 thru 10, audiophilish thru audiophilest, et... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: If one has a, "fondness" for, "sound"; they’ve literally fulfilled the definition. Audio = (noun) sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced ....Phile = (combining form) denoting fondness for a specifi... | |
| can i use a ortofon black quintet mc cartridge with my mac mc 712 phono stage? The C712 has a Phono Stage, designed for MM carts. The Quintet Black is a Moving Coil, with too low an output (.3 mV), to work properly. With an SUT: yes. Otherwise: an external phono stage with enough gain for a LOMC cart, int... | |
| Does it improve the sound of a MM or MI cartridge by playing it through a phono stage? Actually; your system’s line inputs might have enough gain, to allow for the playing of music, with some carts. This, absolutely essential, factor is what you’d be lacking, without a phono stage: https://sessionville.com/articles/wha... | |
| Speaker popularity You're welcome. Happy listening! | |
| Speaker popularity Surprised no one’s mentioned, "The Wood Effect", which is the term used to define what you’ve described. This article offers some details (about half way down the page): https://www.stereophile.com/content/absolute-issues-page-2 More, he... | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth Speaking of pressure which (obviously) has much to do with our styli wear, and water (just an interesting topic): https://www.uraca.com/en/infocenter/know-how/water-jet-cutting-function/ | |
| The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth http://www.pspatialaudio.com/stylus_wear.htm |