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| Overdriving speakers, or clipping? You may have been running into problems on both ends. That is, the amp was starting to give out and so were the speakers. The fact that everything was fine with another set of more efficient speakers that handle more power somewhat confirms this. ... | |
| Speaker cable recommendation please There are TONS of simple modifications that one can do to Heresy's to improve their performance in every aspect. That in itself could take up another thread.Having said that, it is going to be tough to find cables that will offer better performanc... | |
| budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records? It won't harm the records if you're not submerging them into the water or exposing them to high heat for an extended period of time. I was suggesting that you literally "scoop" the foaming suds off the top of the HOT soapy water and use those to s... | |
| Vinyl Old timers: HK's and Rabco's THANK YOU for all of your help. I appreciate the quick responses and tips / tricks / links for further info. As to Steve's description of how the tubular arm is driven, i'm sure that you did a bang-up job of describing it. However, i'm having a ha... | |
| Vinyl Old timers: HK's and Rabco's Thanks for your offer Albert. I will surely keep that in mind as i am looking for a "vintage" type arm / table combo to compliment the rest of a like-minded system. I am still curious as to the differences in performance between the flat arm and t... | |
| Sensible Sound's annual speaker recommendations Scott, thanks for the "list". Sensible Sound has long been an advocate of Legacy products. I will agree that the Studio is a good little speaker but after that, my preferences differ from their's. Then again, speakers are phenomenally room, set-up... | |
| Looking for a preamp with remote for phone Marakanetz, i think that Bryans is looking for a full function preamp with a built in phono stage and a remote, not just something that gives him mode selection and a remote. The phono stage and associated equalization and gain could not be dealt ... | |
| Vinyl Old timers: HK's and Rabco's In case you wanted to see what i was talking about Detlof, here's a link to one on Ebay. I've since been able to find several others that look like this even though i've never seen one before. Kind of amazing to me as to how i could have missed th... | |
| budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records? If you want to use a warm soapy water solution, try to use the foam that is floating on the top of the water and not the water itself to scrub with. Not only does this have the most cleaning power, it leaves the least residue behind. Keep in mind ... | |
| budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records? Kind of funny how they list Enid Lumley's work in IAR as a reference source at the Library of Congress. How many people back then thought that she was a kook ??? Sean> | |
| A Challenge: CD with volume, passive or preamp Sounds like both a fun and learning experience for all involved. Just make sure that the wine doesn't flow TOO freely or you might find the volume slowly climbing and people shaking their "booty" : ) Sean> | |
| DIY interconnects here are some "generic" guidelines about interconnects based on my experiences. Obviously, there are always exceptions to the "rules" : )Smaller gauge wires typically present a leaner tonal balance.Heavier gauge wires typically present a warmer to... | |
| Cartridge Loading... My suggestion is to contact the manufacturer of the preamp to see how they would recommend going about this. Chances are, they can tell you a few components within the preamp that can be easily altered to achieve whatever resistive loading that yo... | |
| Seems right hand side is louder, need helps It is not abnormal for one of the drivers in a speaker to "settle in" or alter output and / or frequency response over time. As such, what may have started out as "matched pairs", etc.. of drivers no longer "match". This can result in changes in v... | |
| Met Richard Vandersteen today Richard was a truck driver prior to becoming a full time audio designer / manufacturer. As such, his working class background and "average joe" approach to conversation is still quite evident. Too many folks forget their roots and leave the "littl... |