samujohn
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| What would you chose? I use a Tact 2.0S with my 2500A, CJ EF1 and SOTA TT. The setup, though different in concept, is less painful than setting up the TT, and with nine presets one can quickly get the right equalization for a recording. | |
| New Tweeters for Mirage M7si Mirage designed their entire si line around that tweeter (I had the 3si). It seems unlikely that any substitution would be an improvement. However, if you want to play and see it as a learning experience, I do not see how you can hurt anything by ... | |
| What is your experience with Muscial Concept Mods? What will the Hafler 200 sell for on Audiogon after it has the $1000 mod, and how long would it take to sell it? I suspect that if you sold the Hafler and added a thousand dollars, you might get an excellent recent production brand name amp, which... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? Newer is often not better, especially if price is a consideration, besides, some designs just work better in certain setups than others. My rule of thumb is to be up to date on fast moving technology- digital stuff- and go for classic analog.What ... | |
| Anyone permanently convert from tubes to SS? For a few years I had parallel systems (VTL/CJ) but finally sold the tubes for reasons of practicality, not better sound. If I had unlimited funds, I would still have both. | |
| Ever feel like we are going nowhere here? This hobby is mostly stuck in a time warp. Phonograph records, CD's, tube equipment, hookup wire, passive crossovers, and the like are nostalgia, not serious attempts at state of the art, or even its budget imitation. I like old stuff as much as a... | |
| Reference Level Recording of Classical on CD's? Look for any of the Wilson Audiophile series (sorry, out of print, but well worth the effort to track down).My particular favorite is Pictures at Exhibition - Hyperion Knight, pianist. | |
| Speaker measurements differences To amplify what Newbee says: Get a sound pressure meter and a test recording and make a few static measurements with white and pink noise from several locations in your room. Do not be alarmed when your results show big, and I mean BIG, swings in ... | |
| What to look for in stock AR XA table? Check the arm for excessive bearing "play". Gently take the thumb and forefinger and see if the arm rocks from side to side. The arm headshell should be square to the platter looking head on and not cocked to one side. Check the internet for an or... | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? This is a FAQ. Preamp gain, especially tube preamp gain, is far too high for line sources when the speakers are of average (say 88 db) efficiency. The cure is to put resistance at the amplifier input. The easy way to determine the amount needed is... | |
| How many of you upgrade your preamps and amps? Pretty important difference between "non factory tech" and "my local tech was a trained Accuphase dealer". | |
| How many of you upgrade your preamps and amps? I urge you to contact the service dept. of Accuphase. I have installed many simple capacitor and other parts upgrades but I always contact the service techs for their advice. Often they know a bit more about their stuff than you can figure out for... | |
| Projection Screen The "Silver Screen" refers to the high gain screens used back in the beginnings of motion pictures because projectors had limited brightness. Inexpensive home projectors, until a couple of years ago had limited light output, so often needed the th... | |
| Projection Screen Most of the differences in screen type and materials are obsolete if you have a dark room, a recent model projector, and only want to watch movies. I think there needs to be a good reason to buy anything more expensive than a Da-lite white matte s... | |
| audible artifacts in output of Tact 2.2X If the correction circuit is the problem, as you suspect, then I have two suggestions before you send the unit back to Boz.1. Redo the measurements with the microphone taking great care to minimize low frequency noise such as traffic and electric ... |