shasta
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| Cassette deck head wear Considering the snail speed of cassette tape vs. studio (1.825 / 15 ips) I'd really not worry...I never use Dolby A,B,C,HX etc etc. What is critical is head/tape path cleaning and degaussing. If the machine has the capability, bias and level adjus... | |
| Digitally remastered vinyl? I've thought of this a lot. Especially all the studio-grade cabling and connectors the signal goes through, in addition to all the circuitry. The ABKO releases of the early Stones proved this.It all adds up to vinyl for vinyls sake, and it isn't w... | |
| Shure Stylus Gauge I've never tested the diffences; I measure on a record and Let It Be. I have used a touch of lube on the pivot pins of the Shure to eliminate bearing stiction. | |
| Power Cords - Pixie Dust? Trick PC's for motors is simply a pure placebo product. However, if the TT has a PC akin to a $10 table lamp, I'd be inclined to look favorably on improved connectors.Having used an Audience PC on a 20" Nokia 445Xpro monitor for a week for burn-in... | |
| Where are you? Do you know what your FM is doing? East Bay, No. CA.Am I only one to think that they notice that the Oldies (especially) and Classic Rock stations are playing the tunes just a wee bit speeded up (sharp)? Over a 24 hour period, of course, more room for commercials.IMHO, I'd have pro... | |
| Best upgrade ever: cryo outlet for my refrigerator P.Animal-If the reefer is off or unplugged, any receptacle downstream doesn't know it exists, since residential branch circuit receptacle outlets are wired in parallel. Individual receptacle outlets are "tapped" off of the main wiring runs, so tha... | |
| What stand does you Turntable sit on? I'd been told that Target stands had closed up, but I see in the Music Direct catalog they are offering the Target wall mount platforms. | |
| VPI-19 feet For every rig, there's an opinion.Based on an extremely limited audition, the Audio Points were neither "HORRIBLE" nor were they spectacular. Things sounded pretty much the same. The designer had told me that it takes a week before they settle in ... | |
| Anyone ever have claims for damage with UPS? All these stories make you wonder how manufacturers actually get product to dealers. | |
| Checking the quality of your AC Unless it's a recording 'scope, that's a lot of time sitting in front of it, just watching; and for what? Bundus is correct. Rent or buy any one of numerous power quality analyzers, learn all about it, and check for goodies like THD out to the 50t... | |
| Building an Audio/Video Room / Setting-Up Power 30A receptacles (NEMA 5-30R)would require changing the plugs on your eqpmt, unless, of course, your stuff has 30A plugs already (very highly unlikely). 30A ckts are overkill for consumer electronics.220VAC (240V actually) are useless unless you ha... | |
| VdHull MC-10 The $500 rebuild takes the MC-10 to MC-10 Special config. | |
| Most Architectural Turntable/Best Looking? The Empire, of course. It struck me at the time as looking a bit to expensive and foo-foo vs. the 50H. I remember where I was when I saw the ad for it in a mag.It took me 5 seconds to remember the 50H had (I think) an ELAC cart.The times were simp... | |
| VPI-19 feet I've decided to go with the brass feet from Audio Points.http://www.audiopoints.com/shopping.htmlThe VPI-19's stock feet are a thread size of 10-32, a 3/16" screw size. The Audio Point model for this is the 1.0AP-F, $20 ea.My 19 uses a pressed in ... | |
| Most Architectural Turntable/Best Looking? Whatjd-The fact I live on Ashwood Drive of course has nothing to do with anything. But in looking at everything from natural finished guitars to hardwood flooring, and excluding the Exotic hardwoods, good 'ol Ash is my reigning favorite.To your qu... |