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| Quick ways to determine optimum positioning If you have a Menard's Hardware Store near you, check out a part #244-5304. This is sold under their "house brand" of products called "Tool Shop" and is a combination 22" aluminum Laser & Bubble Level. The EXTRA "cool" thing about this one is ... | |
| AC PWR cable to PWR Conditioner??? I've been wondering the same thing. If i ever get my act together, i'll be doing some measurements on various power cables in terms of noise floor, etc... Having looked at the design configuration of the stock cord, it could probably be improved i... | |
| Tweak worth 100X It's price - Vibrapods My Vibrapods are all from the earlier runs and "bleed" that oily substance also. As Bob mentioned, any mild cleaner will normally remove the residue. If one was worried about such things, something like tin or aluminum foil, plastic from a sandwic... | |
| LP Cleaning Question Hififile, have you ever used a VPI or Nitty Gritty and then the Gruv-Glide or just the Gruv-Glide, etc ??? How do you apply / remove this stuff ? I've seen it but never used it. Sean> | |
| Hall of Shame Greg, i think some companies are more consistent with their "house sound" than some others are. Musical Fidelity for one seems to be pretty consistent. Like anything else though, it is a matter of personal taste whether you like that "flavor" or n... | |
| To turn off or not to turn off Whether or not you find it "audible", most digital circuitry and / or items using crystals require several hours of warm up time to stabilize. You might want to think about at least leaving your CD Player / transport & DAC on. I would also sug... | |
| Hall of Shame Hey Jeff, which Threshold Preamp was it ? Can you remember the model number ? Most of their preamps were rather "analytical" sounding i.e. very revealing on the top end but quite piercing if the rest of the system was not dialed in to work with th... | |
| Generally Speaking My answer would depend on the speakers in use. If the speakers were TRULY isolated between the low and mid / hi frequency drivers when you pulled the jumpers, i would opt for "good" quality individual / seperate runs to each set of binding posts. ... | |
| To turn off or not to turn off A general rule of thumb about SS amps is that the hotter that they run in normal use, the greater the sound variance when going from off to normal operating temperature. In other words, don't expect the same sound out of a high bias amp when it is... | |
| One speaker louder than the other Well, since you've swapped channels of amps and wiring, you've pretty much narrowed it down to the speakers. I would contact the dealer that you bought them from and run the situation by them. They may either have you bring them back in for inspec... | |
| what mid priced cables should i buy? Dave, the 901's are a weak link for sure. The best 901's made were the first series and they are still quite lacking in terms of "good" reproduction. Rather than spend a bunch of money on cables that will only take you so far, i would continue to ... | |
| equipment sound bad? Build a system that sounds good to YOU and does what YOU want it to do. If you worry about what others think about your gear based on brand names, cost, etc... you will never be happy nor have a nice sounding system. This doesn't mean that you sho... | |
| FM antennae question The higher that you get the antenna and the more "in the clear" that it is, the better the performance you will obtain. If you have nearby conduit in the wall or aluminum siding, this WILL "detune" the antenna. That type of a situation is known as... | |
| Tweak worth 100X It's price - Vibrapods Ernie, i agree and disagree. There are folks using Pods between the woofer and mid / tweeter section on VR-4's, supposedly with very good results. I could see how isolating the two sections MIGHT offer some benefit. Then again, i would think that ... | |
| Hall of Shame The PipeDreams CAN "kick ass" if set up properly ( my opinion only ). I've heard the same speakers at the same "Chicagoland dealer". I also heard them sound not so good, depending on what they were running them with in terms of front end component... |