rushton
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| Cable Elevators It is interesting to me how a topic such as this induces so many rude and discourteous comments from so many people. What happened to the notion that this was a forum in which people sharing the same enjoyment of this hobby could have some civil c... | |
| Cable Elevators Wwshull, you're welcome. The wood blocks should be just the trick! This can easily be a "no cost" tweak.. | |
| Cable Elevators Lifting cables off of synthetic carpets makes a difference here. What I consistently hear when I lift my cables off the synthetic carpet is an improvement in clarity and in leading edge transients. When I've had my system on a hardwood floor, I fo... | |
| Dedicated power and outlets Mrjstark, I certainly do understand and appreciate your reaction. A good caution. For the careful and prudent user, it presents an opportunity to make material improvements in the sound of one's system. Just be careful.. | |
| Dedicated power and outlets Thanks, Mrjstark. I agree one should be very careful and follow the directions in applicaton: less is always the correct amount to apply, more is not better. I have for years used SST on every connection in my system, including tube pins and power... | |
| Dedicated power and outlets To add yet another voice to this... I'd follow Mrjstark's recommendation to run 2-3 separate 20 amp lines, not just one. Use 10ga or 12ga romex type cable (your distance is short enough not to worry with 10ga, so the 12ga would probably be fine; ... | |
| Poll.....what size is your room? Hi Mrjstark, I agree that most of us, including me, work within the limitations of the rooms we have. What I find most interesting is how we each address those challenges. Thanks for sharing some of the things you've done.. | |
| Stylus break in It won't hurt, but the tonearm leads need break-in, too. Without current flowing, the wiring won't break in even though the cartidge may be getting some exercise.A consideration: I always wonder about my own cartridge set up accuracy. If I couldn'... | |
| Vinyl & Cartridge Cleaners Congratulations on adding a turntable back into you life! For stylus cleaning, Doug Deacon's recommendation of using Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (original version) works well. See Doug's explanation and directions. Cost: about $2 for a lifetime supply.... | |
| Poll.....what size is your room? 14'8" x 27'6" x 8' | |
| music recommendations Depending on what it is about Arvo Part's music you like, you might like:Andrzej Panufnik (e.g., Sinfonia Mistica, Sinfonia Sacra, Landscape)Eduard Tubin (e.g., Symphony No. 4, Estonian Dance Suite). | |
| music recommendations If you like Vaughan Williams, you might also explore Malcolm Arnold (e.g., Beckus the Dandipratt, Eight English Dances, Four Scottish Dances, Symphony No. 2)Frank Bridge (e.g., Cherry Ripe, Sally in our Alley, Sir Roger de Coverley, Suite for Stri... | |
| Do tube pre-amps need bias adjustments? Reedthis, you're correct about tube preamps not having a bias adjustment. However, some tube preamps will benefit by having matched pairs for some of the tubes, just as will some tube amplifiers. This depends on the circuit design.As to amplifiers... | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Elescher, I keep seeing recommendations like yours and then I keep seeing others state that this is a violation of electrical code in the U.S. I know one can physically do what you describe, but is this in compliance with code?Anyone?. | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Lewinskih01, from all that I've read in this forum and elsewhere, you should connect the ground from your dedicated circuit directly back to your service panel bus bar. There is a lot of discussion about separate ground rods for separately groundi... |