stanwal
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| Help me solve static electricity problem It has been very cold here and I have been having a variant of this problem that drove me nuts till I figured out what was going on. I would play one side of an LP and when I put the next side on a channel would be out. I finally realized that the... | |
| Can you ever have too powerful amp for speakers? The volume control position also depends on the source, my phono settings are considerably higher than ones for CD. | |
| Cable Elevators - What do you use? I have some Mapleshade which are basically 3 cylindrical pieces of wood and a wood ring that looks somewhat reminiscent of a napkin ring that fit together in the manner of a tepee with the cable on top. Not outstandingly stable so I just artistica... | |
| Subwoofer into Naim Nait 5i with no pre-out...... Smholl is correct about not using tape out . You can get a passive box that will lower high level [power] output to low level [signal] output. I use one with my passive Hsu subs, taking the power output from the main amp and lowering it so it can ... | |
| Can you ever have too powerful amp for speakers? No, not if you use good judgement. It is far better to have power that is not used than to need it and not have it. | |
| Phono Inputs...what can I use them for? If you really need extra inputs an external box would probably be cheaper and not require any change to the unit. You would destroy most of the resale value by rewiring it. | |
| Custom Armboards There are probably local shops that could do it for you, wood especially. | |
| Apogee Duetta vs Mangnepan 3.6r I have a pair of Duetta Signatures. I have heard the 3.6s and did not care for them. | |
| TT Weights VPI center clamp I don't think so, I just bought 2 of them for my VPIs. Since I am a VPI dealer I will confine myself to saying that the clamp is not my favorite VPI product. If you are worried go with a record weight instead of a clamp. I have not used them long ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? I have had liner tracking arms in the past, starting with the Marantz SL 12 in the 60s and some of the Technics tables in the 80s. Most of the audiophiles I know who have tried them have eventually given up on them. Some of them. like the Maplekno... | |
| Replaceable stylus and quality of cartridge Yes, there is general agreement that a more rigid one piece system is inherently superior. This in no way means that replaceable stylus cartridges cannot be good, just that they have to make a compromise that non replaceable ones do not. If you wa... | |
| B&W 804S + $2,000 used integrated There is a used NuVista M3 in that price range that I would look at. I use to be a B&W dealer and still have a pair of 805s. I use an M3 myself on my main system. | |
| HDCD VS SACD I have several HDCDs, they play on my system that usually includes a DAC produced before HDCD was introduced, do they add anything in this case or just play as standard discs? The format came up during my sabbatical from audio and I have never bee... | |
| High output MC cartridges It is entirely dependent on the sensitivity of your preamps phono stage. Not all MC phono stage will handle really low output MCs. Compare the output of the cartridge with the input necessary to drive your phono stage to full output. You may find ... | |
| Dynavector 20 XL or H for Rega 600 arm The H is intended to be used into MM inputs for those who do not have a moving coil capability. The ordinary phono stage will be looking for an output of several millivolts. A hi output moving coil like my Denon 110 has an output of about 1.8 mill... |