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| Copies Better Than Originals? If we combine the comments from Hpshps and Rec, we are pretty close.The file format redbook uses is call CDA. One feature of this format is self-generated clock. That means the clock is regenerated by looking at a limited run of the data stream in... | |
| How should I go about adding a dedicated ground? My suggestion is please don't do it. I have said this many times before. Having separate grounding rods for different power lines is a violation of the safety code and is dangerous. The sonic benefits, if there is any, are not worth the risks. Goo... | |
| Cable Distances Theo,I should have explained the reasons behind my suggestion. Please forgive my ignorance. If Pauljs was running a Coincident I would have agreed with you. But he is using an Apogee. Although the Centaur Minor is not a full-range ribbon but it is... | |
| Cable Distances It is better to run 30' interconnect with short speaker cable than the other way around. | |
| SACD/DVD-A and 2-channel recordings As far as I know, all multichannel SACDs today include 2-channel tracks in a separate area of the SACD layer, not in a separate layer. | |
| HDTV questions 1. If you have a dish like DirecTV, you need to buy a HDTV decoder for DirecTV. You also need a HDTV cable box but it is usually supplied by the cable company.2. You don't need a HDTV to view 480P (progressive scan DVD player). You need a TV with ... | |
| Rippin' CD's If you are making CDs for you car, it really doesn't matter which one to use, you won't hear any difference. It is more important to find the format and the brand that is most compatible with you car system. Generally speaking, more CD players can... | |
| I have a huge hump at 30Hz I would suggest putting a pair of 16 or 20 tube traps at the corners if you can afford them. After that, if you are using sub and are feeding the sub with line level signal from preamp, you can tamp the bass peaks with a low cost equalizer like ... | |
| Amp blowing fuses DC? I thought VK-31SE uses capacitor coupling at output. There is no way DC can get out unless the caps are damaged but I doubt this is the case since the BAT is pretty much brand new. | |
| Japanese Pressing Vinyl question I second and third the JVC pressing. I think they are absolutely the highest quality and quietest vinyls. I bought a few in the '70s and have played them numerous times. Some of them, particularly the CD-4 pressings, are so quiet that there isn't ... | |
| Please help Sub not working What do you mean by not working? No sound? Won't turn on? You did mention that you pluged the sub into a different power strip. Is it possible that the power strip is bad? Did you check the on/off switch on the strip? Some strips has fuse or break... | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Hurricane Tube amp Rick,Thanks for the great review. Have you tried the triode mode? I am interested in knowing the difference. | |
| Checking Anti-Skate? Buscis,Setting anti-skating force is not an exact science. WallySkater is probably the most well known device. I have not used it because it is pricy. The next best solution is to use a test record like the one from HiFi News and Review (HFNR). Bu... | |
| Checking Anti-Skate? Some of the early 45rpm one-side pressings (remastered Blue in Orbit, for example) have a smooth un-grooved back side. But this is not the right way to set anti-skate because the skating force changes depending on the friction between the styles a... | |
| DVD audio recording? Jim,Thanks for the pointer. Diskwelder Steel seems to be exactly what I have been looking for.Just one question. Diskwelder web site says it burns DVD-A disc. Do you know if it can burn DAD like the ones from Classic Records? I believe those are r... |