sleepwalker65
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| Platter wobble The OP has a belt drive turntable with a cast aluminum platter. The turntable’s prior owner(s) probably bent the platter by pushing it down one one side. These platters aren’t designed to withstand that kind of abuse. Given what it is, the OP coul... | |
| Trying to reduce noise while listening to tube phono First rule of shielding is to protect the signal “ground” also. You need to replace your simple unbalanced fake-“shielded” cable from your tonearm to the phono stage with cables that have fully shielded twisted pairs, one cable per channel, such a... | |
| I'm having a really hard time with: "Power cable reduced my soundstage"... EMP pulses from lightning are almost always induced on to utility (any kind - power, telecommunications, etc...) wiring that runs through areas where lightning occurs. It is the combination of very high levels of magnetic flux and the great length... | |
| I'm having a really hard time with: "Power cable reduced my soundstage"... A shielded power cord would have zero effect on taming a lightning surge. Truthfully, the lightning surge was mitigated by the sacrificial action of MOVs in the power conditioner. The damage that took out the Krell and its power cord also damaged ... | |
| Speaker wire... Diy? A lot of people misunderstand where the concept of cable directionality originated. It was with balanced cables in pro audio and broadcast applications. You see, the concept is all about preventing ground loops in shielding whilst maintaining effe... | |
| what is the best way to clean a rubber TT record mat. Don’t use dishwashing soap. It contains degreasing agents which remove the substances which make the rubber pliable. As Millercarbon said, if a cleaner is required, use car wash soap, only very diluted, and be sure to rinse all residue off after c... | |
| I'm having a really hard time with: "Power cable reduced my soundstage"... Power cables have zero influence on sound stage. Power cables can inductively couple with other cables. This will cause noise from other cables EMI fields to be transferred to the power cable in question. Similarly, when inductive coupling takes p... | |
| What’s the Right Power Amp Ratio For Bi-Amping? Well, I received the second NAD 2700 amplifier this week, and wired it up with the other 2700 to vertically bi-amp my speakers. Love the newfound benefits of not being power-deficit anymore. There seems to be substantially more detail in the midra... | |
| Forever turntable under $2000 Lewm, the coreless design in principle as a DESIGN is proven, but design has nothing to do with the EXECUTION. Technics used the exact same motor/platter/tonearm for 30 years and then changed direction in design, which dictates different component... | |
| Alert, Warning, and Caution about Modified Components Clearthink, you have too much brain damage to think clearly. Do everyone and yourself a favor. Spend your time and money on remedial ESL classes. | |
| Biamping with a cd player An oscilloscope (even a very modest one) and a test tone CD or LP or function generator set to sine wave output at a few frequencies across the audio spectrum will help you get the same signal levels to your speaker terminals. | |
| There are actually 2 seperate hobbies here. The thrill of conquest when searching for the next great thing is what I enjoy. It could be finding that rare or special / sentimental record, or tracking down a highly sought after perfect piece to the equipment puzzle. Sometimes it’s just figuri... | |
| Any Hagerman Trumpet users have tube suggestions? Is that a “trumpet” like in “band camp”?..... | |
| Good starter amp recommendation I’ve got a pair of Energy RC-30 speakers and got great results with a humble NAD 3020i 30 WPC integrated amp at first. In stage II, I got another NAD integrated amp (3225PE) (40 WPC) and bi-amped the same speakers - result was even better. Just g... | |
| NAD 3020 The NAD formula was high value and good quality with modular design. Need it to be a pre-amp only? - just pull the jumpers on the rear panel. Same thing if you want it to be a power amp only, or any combination when bi-amping. The 3020 and it’s re... |