stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| help with Thorens headshell My memory is that Thorens had a slightly different headshell than the SME standard but it has been a looong time since I had one. | |
| Unfocused Sound stage I have never heard of this and don't see how it could occur. I have used DC coupled amps in the past and have reversed wiring many times. Wouldn't a phase reversal switch also blow the amp in your description? My CJ 350 reverses phase as does my M... | |
| Replace pre-amp I would fix it if I liked it; would be much cheaper than searching for a new one. I would at least get a diagnosis and estimate before I abandoned it. | |
| pass labs xa30 to valve amplifier. I think it is a mistake to think all valve[ or tube as we say here in the colonies] amps sound the same. I have heard ones that sound as you describe and others that sound more upfront and brighter than my own SS gear. I would focus on a perticula... | |
| Reciver/Integrated same sound? Very rarely did receivers come close to the performance of integrated amps; they were made for different markets and to different standards. Two integrated amps from the same company were not guaranteed to sound the same; let alone an amp and a re... | |
| Pressing Issues Perhaps it is a manifestation of the "future absorber-past absorber" theory of radiation proposed by Fred Hoyle and his associate J. Narlacar [sp.?] in which events radiate equally into the past and future. | |
| Metrum Octave Dac experiences " I still need to try it with oversampled music"; I don't quite take your meaning here. As I understand it an oversampling deck takes multiple looks at the data in the recording; a NOS deck doesn't do this; the data is the same whether an oversamp... | |
| B&W DM6 Wadding I had a couple of pairs of these around 1980. If it were me I would either leave it as is or add some more modern damping material to give a similar effect. It was designed to have a certain amount of damping; removing some or all will certainly c... | |
| Why do some volume controls start at -80db or..? My Audia starts at -90. If you like things that start at zero let me recommend the Kelvin temperature scale; starts at absolute zero. Water boils at 373 K etc. | |
| which burmester pre to buy used ? Believe it of not many years ago I could have ordered a new Burmeister for $250 or $300 direct from the company. Passed as it wasn't US voltage. OK, it was a LONG time ago. But current prices still give me sticker shock when I stop to think. I hav... | |
| Planning to buy SF Ellipsa...any input? I checked the HIFICRITIC review; the amp they used for the test was a CJ 350, an amp I know well as I have one. An Ayre integrated also worked well. They found the sensitivity to be 91db so ultra high power would not be requited; in fact they said... | |
| Power Cord brands mixing. "Your Opinions" I have now listened a while to my one cable brand system and yes, it is better IN MY SYSTEM than my mix was. While all cables vary on different components it seems logical to assume that the same brand will vary to a lesser degree than several bra... | |
| what is best product to clean VPI classic platter? VPI recommends a product formerly known as "Panel Magic" but which is now called "Cabinet Magic", found at Home Depot, Loews, large hardware stores, etc.I use it myself and find it quite effective on their acrylic platters. Since it works on wood ... | |
| Ray Samuels F117 Nighthawk vs. PS Audio GCPH Jasmine looks very good to me; a friend is buying one to go with the Pass Labs he already has so he can run both tables he has at once. See ebay for description; made in China but has very good reviews and looks great. | |
| Classe move to China Schubert, I thought it was "sell the rope FOR his own hanging". |