sfischer1
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| Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters There are three parameters involved: spindle to Pivot distance, pivot to stylus distance, and offset angle of the cartridge. Once two are set the only thing that can be changed is the third. Often the spindle to Pivot and the offset angle are set ... | |
| What is the Current Guidance on Stereo and AV Configurations Connect the AV front L&R outputs to your stereo bypass inputs. Check for consistant phase between the stereo and AV outputs. This can be done by connecting only one channel through the stereo preamp and the other through the AV amplifier and m... | |
| New Accuphase Amplifier Experience Sorry, Accuphase, not hacky face.😅 | |
| New Accuphase Amplifier Experience I have long been a fan of hacky face power amps especially the class A (AXX) versions using mosfets. That said not so much a fan of their preamps (2850) which I have owned even the top of the line one. Interestingly my preferences when it comes t... | |
| Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year It's oast States with a sales tax require you to pay that sales tax on items purchased out of state By mail or whatever means. It's often called use tax. California they have A-line on the tax return which asks if you bought anything for which you... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? A good phono stage will make more difference, according to your tastes, then typically power cords or interconnects but whether it's worth it to you is up to you. I was using a Levinson 32 photos stage and liked it a lot but started using Transfor... | |
| BEWARE OF FRAUD with this member Is there are many traders on audio gun like this some have good histories some maybe not. They use a delivery address which is typically a mailbox place or a shipping company where they receive large amounts of items which are then bundled and shi... | |
| My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum @audioquest4life,The impressions were broad and personal and may not work for someone else. The price of modern phono cartridges has little relation to the cost of the design elements once you get above about 3K. The Umami at 4K is not cheap in a... | |
| My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum So now, I only have Anna - Cadenza Black Mono - Umami Red which I use interchangeably. If a record sounds too cool, I’ll use the Anna, too warm, the Red. | |
| My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum I had an ART-1000 and it was a very competent high end cartridge with a very cool/interesting implementation. I found it to lie between my Transfiguraton Proteus and Ortofon Anna (neutral to rich) which meant I couldn’t justify keeping it. Later I... | |
| No Tape/Processor Loop???? @fuzztone An exceptional unit, with full functionality, and with good remote capability is the classic Levinson 32. They got it right 20 yrs ago. | |
| No Tape/Processor Loop???? @oldhvymec your setup is fine. A subwoofer or active crossover is by its’ nature a full time connection which needs to be driven by the volume adjusted signal. Use of a processor may be an optional item and if the processor uses digital processing... | |
| No Tape/Processor Loop???? This lack of a basic feature, is also present in high-end SACD players. A fundamental feature of SACD is multi-channel. Even Esoteric has done this. Could it be most audiophiles are intimidated by the multi-channel setup? And if you don't care, t... | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? Regardless of whether you choose Baerwald, Lofgren, or Stevenson, the alignment is based on 3 parameters or measurements: PivotToSpindle, PivotToStylus, and OffsetAngle. Fix any two, and proper alignment will require you adjust the third. If yo... | |
| Auralic Lightning DS App Regarding Spotify you could play it via a computer connected to the USB input.Regarding Lightning DS control of the Vega inputs:Â Â Select: Settings->Lightning Device-><your device>->Additional Operations->DAC Setup->Input Chann... |