stanwal
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| Do I need a power cable - if so what brand? I have an expensive conditioner [Tice Power Block] that was highly regarded in its time , sometimes it helped. I now have two dedicated lines and it makes thing worse. Lines are the way to go but may not be cheap. I have never been crazy about Mon... | |
| Bi-Wire ProAc D15's, or not I think that this is something that you would have to try for yourself. MOST think that biwire is an improvement but not all. Some hi end speaker co. do not offer it , altho most do. There is no requirement that both sets of wire be the same. They... | |
| Tube Amp Recommendation for a solid state guy Class A transistor amps have many of the characteristics of tubes and solid state but tend to be out of your budget. One of the older Pass Alph (?) Amps might be worth looking at. I would try to borrow a tube preamp as Yoby suggests and see how yo... | |
| Relative newbie with tt questions Jaybo is correct, Syrinx made some good arms , they were made in England so English sites will have the most info. The vinyl threads on Audio Asylum are another possibility. | |
| Help please choosing AMP wattage for a newbe That was the classic Linn position, spend ALL the money on the front end. You can do it this way. But the fact remains , if it doesn't come out of the speaker you won't hear it. The variation in speaker sound is far greater than in front ends or a... | |
| MMG 3.6 ON 13' X 18' ROOM I would say it is too small. Theoretically the best spot for a bipolar radiator is the center of the room [ I never put them there] in order to minimize cancelation from the back wave resulting from wall reflection. I have been using bipolars sinc... | |
| Speaker Upgrade You might also want to look at the KEF 203s that I saw listed at $1700. They were originally $5000; if I didn't already have an indecent number of speakers I would be looking at them. | |
| do record mats work I was thinking you were talking about vibrations from motor rather than electrical hum; I can't see how a mat helps that. Have you tried grounding your table to the center screw on an AC outlet? I also use to use a cheater plug to reverse the wall... | |
| Best 2 Channel Integrated Used for under 750? Look at Musical Fidelity, there were 2 XK-150s listed at $600, but both are sold. They are better built than NAD [which I use to sell and would also recommend]. There is a 3.5 integrated listed for $850 that originally sold for $1800. Buy used, yo... | |
| do record mats work Sometimes. I sold a lot of them in the 70s and 80s. If you have a metal platter that tends to ring they are helpful. On the other hand if you have a high quality modern platter they will very likely degrade the sound. The modern consensus if that ... | |
| I'm a total newbee to all this... Phono vs Preamp? But then you would have to feed the output of the preamp back into the receiver. The whole question here is just what are you trying to accomplish? The idea of getting a superior component is removing the inferior one from the chain. The benefit o... | |
| I'm a total newbee to all this... Phono vs Preamp? You could use tape return , I haven't used a tape recorder since the 80s so my knowledge of tape inputs has some dust on it. Look at your receiver specs and see what the sensitivity of the tape input is. Doing this is not the same as having a prea... | |
| I'm a total newbee to all this... Phono vs Preamp? Yes, way too much! The phono section of your receiver is set up for seeing an output of a few millivolts. The preamp output is in volts. You can hook the phono stage on your table into your preamp and then into a line level [tuner , etc.] input on... | |
| Location change means compromise Look at the Musical Fidelity integrateds on Audiogon. They have received excellent reviews and are attractive in appearance. YBA is another. I suggest you buy used, you can move into a higher class of components at very little risk. I have bought ... | |
| Need advice on overall system Jax2 is right about speaker placement. Are they on stands? Are they isolated from the stands or bonded to them? Try angling them inward so the axis of the tweeters cross just ahead of you're listening position. Playing around with speaker placemen... |