rushton
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| Phono stage for tube system - recommendations? There is no reason to back away from consideraton of the Aesthetix Rhea, it is a superb unit. If you can afford the Signature version, it's even better.. | |
| Best LP cover and record protection There is no one best that all of us are likely to agree on, but I have used hundreds of Sleeve City's "Ultimate Record Sleeve Outer 2.5" sleeves and find them very satisfactory. They nicely accommodate gatefold and double LP albums and I find them... | |
| New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations If you enjoy classic jazz of the 1950s and early 1960s, be sure to look at the 45 rpm Blue Note reissues by Music Matters and by Analogue Productions. Also look at the Fantasy Jazz 45 rpm reissues from Analogue Productions. I'm among many people w... | |
| SDS vs Walker vs Clearaudio I only have experience with the SDS and the Walker. Sorry I can't make a comparison for you across all three. Of the first two, in each of several different VPI turntable with SDS systems into which I've introduced the Walker Motor Controller for ... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Abbeydog, I gave you links to two sources of cryo'd receptacles in an earlier post to this thread before we wondered away from your topic. Here it is: - installing cryo'd Porter Ports or Synergistic Research TeslaPlex receptacles. If you can inst... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Hi Saki70, the issue of installing a second and separate ground in a household system has been discussed extensively in the forums. Some knowledgeable contributors say doing so violates Code and creates a potential for a dangerous situation. Other... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Hi Saki70, I don't consider you being argumentative at all. You're asking good questions and this is a confusing topic. I'm starting from the assumption that one will be following standard code installations as provided in most jurisdictions in th... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Saki70, as explained by an Audiogon member who is an electrician in another Audiogon thread several years ago (that I can't find now), what the isolated ground does is prevent the ground from being connected to the chassis of the receptacle. With ... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? Agree you should use 10ga wire, and yes some electricians may grumble a bit. As to installing isolated ground circuits and receptacles, I've become convinced that in residential construction with wood stud walls, or solid masonry, isolated ground... | |
| Recommendations for close miked classical recordin Of orchestral recordings that still maintain a perspective of listening from the audience, the Mercury label recordings consistently offered a more front row, up-front, presentation than many other classical labels. Decca, EMI, Chandos, BIS and m... | |
| Wire the House A/C or get Power Conditioner? You can carry this to any extreme of excess you're inclined to pay for. In my experience doing this three different times in different houses, you'll get very good improved results by using a standard 10ga solid copper wire. The biggest improvemen... | |
| The Hub: The most influential amp ever? This has been a great ride down memory lane. I enjoyed owning a pair of Marantz 9 amps for over 25 years that I acquired for a song as an impoverished grad student in the late 70's. After making some conversative (and reversible) upgrades to the p... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Side By Side - Verve MGVS-6109-45 (Classic Records reissue - Oh, yes, this is a sonic treat to enjoy) Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker, Ansermet/OSR -- (had to come back to this and play all of it after just a sampling o... | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP VPI 16.5 if you can afford it and expect to keep using it for new vinyl acquisitions.. | |
| Mold on lps and record sleeves..HELP I think you'll have better success on the sleeves wiping with a damp sponge than spraying.. |