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| Record surface noise Right Channel? I think this might be your solution-Anti-Skate adjustment:Left distortion = DECREASE Anti-skate Right distortion = INCREASE Anti-skateAzimuth adjustment= minimize crosstalk | |
| Select Your Less Than Ideal System "all amplifiershaving high input impedance, low output impedance, flat frequency response, low distortion,and low noise floor sound exactly the same when operated at matched levels and not clipped."Sure- to those with tin ears. | |
| Cable Elevators - What do you use? "Serves no real purpose" errr, you must have missed my post about the dust bunnies. | |
| To Dolby True HD or not to Dolby True HD "Are Dolby True HD and DTS HD worth it over Dolby Digital and DTS?"Absolutely. Think going from MP3 quality to Hi-Rez, because that is EXACTLY what you'll be doing. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Heart- Dreamboat Annie. A stellar rock recording with a wide range of songs tempo and style wise (for the rock genre). By far my favorite Heart LP. The opening note of Magic Man lets you know this is a special spin indeed. | |
| Adcom GFA-555 fuse stuck Heat up a standard screwdriver hot enough to melt plastic and melt it into the rear of the fuse holder, remove, let cool, then insert the cooled down screwdriver into the new (now hardened) slot, and unscrew. | |
| Very slight "Hiss" Tweeters have a slight hissing sound at "Ear-to-Tweeter" distances when the amp is powered up. This is normal. If you other drivers are "humming" this is differant and is likely a ground problem. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tommy Tutone-Tommy Tutone. Really good spin. I have 3 of their CD's, and their first two on Vinyl. Catchy songs from a truly under rated band. I think we all heard Jenny 8675 a bit to much to take this band seriously, myself included. I got into t... | |
| Which purchase tipped you into nirvana. My Edge 10.1 NL, and some REALLY great homemade powercords. My VSA SR IV's too. | |
| Tube or Solid State If you think you'd like tubes I think you should give them a whirl! Mac has great resale, or perhaps your dealer would let you demo them in your system. | |
| Balanced cable between Pass X350.5 and Cary SLP05 Congrats on your new IC's! Glad your finding them to your liking. You might also like the Magic speaker cables. Spendy, but really really good. I use the Magic Reference Woofer and Tweeter with my VSA Sr IV's. | |
| right-angle plug on power cord Or custom make yourself one. Fun and rewarding in my experience! FWIW | |
| What pre in the $500 pre owned market Pass designed Adcom GFP-750. Stereophile class A. Might stretch your budget a tad. | |
| Woofers getting workout, but no bass Madfloyd-Did you ever get your rumble fixed? | |
| CD recorders with hard disk No, but you certainly can using the digital signal out as above or wirelessly. |