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| A better record cleaning brush than the vpi brush Ditto the Disc Doctor brushes, using a manual back and forth scrubbing acton.. | |
| Name a couple of HOLY GRAIL LPs Here are several excellent classical recordings that top my list...Stravinsky's Firebird/Dorati, Classic Records 45 rpm Mercury reissue - stunning dynamics. The 33rpm reissue is very good, the 45rpm is astounding.Stravinsky's Petrouchka, Danon/RPO... | |
| How to change vacuum tubes on the VPI 16.5 ? Straight pull should work. Be aware of a lockiing pin that may be there to keep for tube from twisting, but will not affect a straight pull.. | |
| Zerostat or Gruv Glide to rid static? Zerostat or carbon fiber antistatic brush. For a carbon fiber brush, I prefer the Audioquest. Avoid Gruv Glide, you don't want to add any exTraneous lubricant to your vinyl to act as a magnet for dust and grit.. | |
| How to change vacuum tubes on the VPI 16.5 ? It's simply a friction fit. Just pull it out firmly, jigglingly as needed to pull it loose. It is not fragile. Easiest to do if you pull out the tower the tube is mounted in so you can get a firm grip.. | |
| best amp for magnepan 3.6? Best? Atma-Sphere MA-2 MkIII, a superb combination. Next at lesser cost: Wolcott 220.. | |
| High End Quality Retailers in the Chicago, Il Area Brian Walsh, owner of Essential Audio in Barrington just outside of Chicago. Brian is one of the good guys in this business. . | |
| Best sounding LP nobody else has ever heard of... A few classical music recommendations:Enescu, Son 3 for Violin & Piano in Romanian Folkstyle, op25, Sherban Lupu -vn, Claude Cymerman -pf, Altarus AIR 2 9012 -- captures the character and flavor of this music superbly in an excellent recording... | |
| PC & Dedicated Power Lines Questions You can order the Jena Labs outlets direct from Jena Labs. Here's the web site link:www.jenalabs.com/ac-products/ac-parts.htmlLloyd Walker introduced me to these outlets. He uses them in his own system and in his incredible Velocitors. Jena Crock ... | |
| PC & Dedicated Power Lines Questions Scott, imo, running all three dedicated lines is not overkill. Each time I've done it I've not regretted running dedicated home runs (no splices, no intermediate receptacles) for each monoblock and the front-end. (And in my case it's always four l... | |
| Cleaning contacts, What first? Lissnr, I'd encourage to at least try the Silclear in those easy to get to places you mentioned. I think you'll find it makes an improvement. I'm a committed user of the Walker Extreme SST, but the Silclear will give you an idea of what sort of im... | |
| Audioquest recordings....... Audioquest sponsored recordings from time to time over the years, there are probably well over a dozen that were released on LP. Because they were done by different recording engineers, there is some variability. Mokave, as you've discovered, is q... | |
| Cleaning contacts, What first? Clean completely first using isopropyl or Kontak (as suggested by Xiekitchen), then apply the Silclear. Don't use the ProGold at all - it's no longer needed.If you nevertheless decide to use Caig Deoxit or ProGold, be sure to do a "rinse" with iso... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 12 tube monos The Atma-Sphere M-60 MkIII would be an outstanding match with your Coincident Victories, as Jtimothya suggests. Authority in the bass with excellent resolution and quickness, plus a midrange timbral accuracy that few other tube amps match. Don't l... | |
| Suggestions for Classical Piano "works of merit" Having access to a good library is a great resource, Pscanli. While I was in a transition to a new city recently and without my turntable, I got to sample a lot of recordings/performances new to me by taking advantage of CDs available on loan from... |