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| Upgrade for Vpi aries table If you are still using the original noisy motor, I would upgrade that to the 300 rpm motor first. IMHO, for $150, it is the most cost effective upgrade for Aries. | |
| High-res Downloads of Orchestral music available This is cool. But can I play these files from iTunes on a Mac? | |
| ventilation fan vibration isolation help needed One simple solution is to glue a sheet of Dynamat on the cabinet wall, cut a hole big enough for the fan, and mount the fan on the dynamat. You can also glue Dynamat on any cabinet surface to damp its vibration, very effective. Take a look at thei... | |
| Martin Logan's - work in a small room nearfield ? 6 ft is too close for SL3. The bass won't integrate well with the panel. I won't recommend panel speaker for near field listening. But if you must, pick a smaller model and add a sub. | |
| Question about Lovan racks The holes are only for the crossbars. To fill the support columns, you need to unscrew the cone feet and fill thought the screw hole. The welding of the columns is not tight. Dont use play sand or other fine grain as it will leak through the gaps... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Most likely those records are damaged due to excessive play or careless handling by the previous owner(s). I have a few like that. You can try playing them with a smaller stylus cart. Sometimes a smaller stylus can dig down to the undamaged part o... | |
| Need Isolation Ideas for VPI Scout Just buy some racquetballs and put them under a 2-3" thick maple butcher block to make a platform for your Scout. Make sure racquetball is compressed no more than 1/3 of its height. You should be able to get the whole setup for $20-$30. | |
| Which "tweeks" are more important It is difficult to tell without knowing what you have. If you live in an old house with noisy electric power, a line conditioner will do a lot of good. If you have TT on a wobbly rack, upgrading the rack will be more important. If there is no obvi... | |
| Who has Caps on their AC lines ??? Why don't you take a picture of the cap, upload it to your virtual system and post a reply here? Maybe someone can read its value for you. | |
| Solid state; when would you use tubes? Holy cow. You guys can write faster than I can read :)IMHO, if you have the right speakers with relatively high and flat impedance curve, I would go all tube. Otherewise, tube pre and ss amp are better match. | |
| Do Macs support wndows media player 11 Flip4mac makes a WMV player for OS/X but the universal binary version is still in beta.http://www.flip4mac.com/ | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? I am not sure if you are aware that you cannot play vinyl directly thought the Cary without a phono amp. You have to budget that in. | |
| Does UPS ever open and inspect packages? I have purchased some Dell computers and they were open when arrived. I asked UPS and was told that they do random inspection due to security and drug trafficking concerns. They usually reseal the open box back with a security tape. | |
| vandersteen 5a question Clem7,My Model 5 crossover box has a AQ Amazon cable going to the amp. I am not aware there is a Cardas version. Where did you get that? | |
| Is This A DVD or Plasma Issue? Can you borrow a different DVD player from your friend and see if the problem goes away? |