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| Digital Emperor has no clothes Yet another bit-head attempting to explain why audiophiles are nuts. While the author of the piece is undoubtedly intelligent and appears to know what he's talking about, his numbers-game discourse means nothing to me. Sure, 24/192 files are proba... | |
| Turntable hum problem after demagnetizing Did you disconnect your ground wire so that the interconnect would reach the demag. and then forget to reconnect the wire? | |
| Switching from MM to MC - my experiences Alan,Thank you for posting such well thought out and thorough write-up of the two cartridges. Your passion for audio and analog really shows and is much appreciated and admired. You being humble about your writing is also admirable and do not worr... | |
| Next Upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster TT Hi Stanwal,With regards to placing cone feet underneath the VPI motor, it seems logic would suggest not to transmit the vibrations of the motor to the surface it sits on for fear that the vibrations would then travel over to the table more easily.... | |
| Have you turned your loved ones into audiophiles My seven year old absolutely loves listening to my system with me. When she sees me head up the stairs to listen, she frantically races past me to be the first one in the listening room. Normally, she sits on my lap while I listen and will give me... | |
| Meeting point at RMAF for Audiogoners This is a very good idea - it would be interesting to see other A'goners and chew some common audiophile fat. Thank you for arranging the meeting and look forward to seeing you and getting my sticker! I'll be there all three days...cheers, | |
| Cat friendly or actually unfriendly speaker Home-made pepper spray works for me. Spray the area around the speakers as well as the grills (remove the grills, take outside and spray generously). Here is the recipe for the spray:Mix 1 cup water with about 2 tablespoons dry red pepper flakes (... | |
| Phonostage Question A general rule in this hobby is that when you decide to take the plunge to MC cartridges - it gets expensive.Many excellent phono-stage choices have been listed in the thread, my personal choice would probably be a manley steelhead (you can find t... | |
| Phonostage Question Cartridge output is a function of how the generating system is configured to operate. There are a lot of variations to choose from, hence the number of different phono stages available.Manufacturers offer different types of phono stages for differ... | |
| Cartridge running time on a VPI SDS The time registered on the SDS indicates how many hours the SDS has been turned on. Does the SDS "know" if a record is playing? What happens if the SDS is ON for several hours or days and no record is playing? Seems like this would give a gross er... | |
| VIP, SOTA & Oracle Turntables All of those tables mentioned can be upgraded and much of it can be performed by yourself, if your handy.I had a SOTA Star Sapphire for many years and upgraded it periodically myself, including new springs, armboard, vacuum system and platter mat ... | |
| What is your routine for break-in of cd player I like to use track 4 of "Irrational, But Efficacious", the System Enhancer Disc from Ayre Acoustics. Use the repeat function on the player and let 'er rip for about a couple of days. Then, I use real music and let the music disc repeat for anothe... | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers Take the $500 and invest it in a trip to Denver this fall for the RMAF. There you can audition as many speakers as you like, talk to the designers and leave feeling like you got your money's worth.What happens if you don't like any of the speakers... | |
| ordering from Michael Percy Audio I used to have the same problem with Micheal Percy; he is really slow and communication with him is frustrating. Because of this, I switched over to the Parts Connection - they have a great staff and when you call them, someone actually picks up t... | |
| LAST - then and now? I too am a long time LAST user (since the early eighties) and my records are still mint condition after all these years. I had the same question, along with "how long does the treatment last, once applied?". I called the factory and had a very edu... |