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| Denon DL-103 -- Was it a mistake? Muddy bass could be a sign of excessive feedback from the speaker. You might want to move the TT around a bit to see if the bass improves. Another way to test it is to lower the cart on a record without turning the motor on, than slowly turn up th... | |
| Please help me improve my system - next steps? Why don't you ask your friend if you can borrow his Brick for a day or two? The only way to know for sure is to try it in your own system. | |
| New Mac Mini vs. old as music server It depends on how cheap you can get the old mini. The old high end mini is roughly the same as the new low end mini without the new graphics chip. If you can get that for less than say $450, it might be worthwhile. | |
| Step up transformer I don't know what brands are out there these days. The last time I used a step up was over 20 years ago. Sorry, can't be more helpful here. | |
| Step up transformer How big is the amp? In my experience, you will need a step up with at least 50% higher power rating than the amp's max power consumption to avoid degradation. In other words, if you amp consumes 500W at max output, you will need a 750W or higher s... | |
| How do you train your ears? The only way I know of is to go to live musical events and listen to real instruments as often as you can. | |
| Can "Digital" damage my gear? Bad digital will probably hurt your ears first before causing any damage to your equipment. Don't worry about it, just relax and enjoy the music. | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? Listen to a pair of good headphone. Headphones are not perfect but compare to speaker and room interaction, they are much more accurate. | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I can't speak for the newer amps but I used to own a SP-6A in the late 70s for many years and had never had any problem with it. I also have friends who used to own different early model ARC tube preamps and none of them experienced any major prob... | |
| Are There Any Good, High Power Solid State Amps? How much power are you looking for? Are you still using the Von Schweikert VR 4 Gen III? | |
| Recommendations for a "mid-fi" digital coax cable? You don't need to spend $150 on a digital cable. Any one sold by Benchmark Media will do. You can find them from this linkhttp://www.benchmarkmedia.com/catalog/cables-c-44.html | |
| Is a VPI better then a $10 Clothing Steam Iron? Very interesting and thanks for the post. I think I am going to try it myself. Now, maybe VPI will come up with a new steam cleaning machine. | |
| whats the finest recorded cd you've heard? There are so many. Here are a few just off my head:Any CD from FIM. FIM makes great CDs. If you are getting only one, buy the Audiophile Reference IV.Rickie Lee Jones: Flying Cowboys. This is absolutely stunning recording. Her voice is warm and de... | |
| WAV or Apple Lossless Encoder? Peter, You have good ears. I have been ripping to Apple Lossless for a few years and I always thought they sounded the same as WAV or AIFF. But a few months ago I experimented something similar to what you did. I ripped some CDs to AIFF using iTun... | |
| I am sick of cables Congrats! You have finally achieved enlightenment. |