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| tonearms & cartridge compliance Nowadays, most carts are medium compliance. I would go with the second one so that I have more choices of cart. | |
| Ripping to a Mac, any software? It sounds like there is a bug in the Freeway 2. USB is a plug-and-play interface. Upon connection, it will announce itself to the host what it is and what capability it has. It looks like the Freeway 2 has forgotten to announce it is 16-bit capabl... | |
| Ripping to a Mac, any software? Heymikey,You are correct. iTunes does not convert sampling rate when dealing with lossless formats.If you want all your tracks to be 24-bit, you will have to convert them with other tool before importing into iTunes.Just curious, what downstream h... | |
| Ripping to a Mac, any software? There is a less known feature of the Mac that may potentially degrade sound quality. The Mac has an internal sample rate converter. I don't know if it is implemented in hardware or software but believe me, you don't want to use it in either case. ... | |
| How to tunr FLAC into Apple Lossless MAX can convert FLAC into AIFF and import them into iTunes in one operation and that is what I use. I then convert AIFF into Apple Lossless using iTunes and delete the AIFF tracks to save space.BTW, MAX saves the converted AIFF files in Music dire... | |
| Ripping to a Mac, any software? I have been ripping CDs with iTunes on iMac for over a year now and it works really well. What kind of disappointing result did you get? Can you explain a bit more? | |
| Is Sony XA9000es superior to Esoteric DV 50s? I don't think the XA-9000ES is that good. I have one. I found its CD playback rather unmusical. I don't understand why Stereophile rated it A+.Never heard the Esoteric. Don't know how it sound. | |
| Any way to tell if stylus is chipped? A chipped stylus will damage records. The first symptom is excessive amount of vinyl dust accumulation on the stylus. | |
| Do you "treat" your speakers rubber surrounds? There are so many different kinds of rubber and rubber like material. Different chemicals will interact with different materials differently. So don't blindly apply chemical to your speaker just because other people use that on a different speaker... | |
| BAT VK-300x SE or 6922 version for smoothness? How old is that VK300xSE? Those 6H30 tubes take a very long time to break in. When they are new, they sound like bad solid state. | |
| "Glue Cleaning" Your LP's I use sticky pad (http://www.handstands.com/retail/automotive-accessories/sticky-pad.php). It is washable, doesn't leave residue, cheap, and effective. | |
| When cleaning vinyl - what to use for I use Disc Doctor brush for wet cleaning and I like it very much.If LP is very dirty, I also use a sticky pad to pick up any dust particles and foreign objects before the first wet clean otherwise, the brush may push them around and scratch the LP... | |
| How to tell if lp is recorded with phase reversed? Just look at the woofer. When drum is played, woofer should move outward. If it moves inward, phase is reversed. | |
| Vibration and Isolation at a budget? Get some racquetballs. They cost about $0.50 to $1.00 each. Very effective. | |
| Vandersteen 5A barrier strip question Any spade less than 1/2 inch outside measurement will fit. |