stanwal
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| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 Pair of GamuT L5s Basis 2001 with Graham 2.2 armASR Basis Exclusive Phono stagePaid about 30% of current new cost. | |
| Who makes platform base with ball bearings They also make sets of ones to put under components; that is two metal cups with a ball bearing between them. May Audio is the importer in US. FIM also has some great recordings and some very good AC receptacles, which I use. I am one of their dea... | |
| Basis Vector 4 arm question It is impossible to determine what would be the optimum amount of dampening for all the possible arm- cartridge combinations. It will at least partly depend on the rest of the owners system, room and taste. And even if it were possible, knowing au... | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration I found an unopened box of the produce I mentioned, it was called Cramolin, I forget its active ingredient, if I ever knew it. Seemed to work but I stopped using it as I am a dealer and found that for every customer who liked the idea of having it... | |
| Why are my B&W 803D speaks feel bright Actually I recently heard a pair of previous generation [ 5 years old or so] 803s driven by a Rotel amp and pre and they were far from bright. Possible the new tweeter would make a big difference but these were in a very reflective room. Rotel mak... | |
| Why are my B&W 803D speaks feel bright I have Meridian 605 amps and don't find them bright. I have had several B&W speakers but not the latest generations. You may be having room problems but a simple thing to try is along the lines that Rwware suggested. Go to an office supply sto... | |
| KEF 105/2 center speaker suggestion? I would look at some of the smaller KEFs from the same period. I had the 105s years ago but that was before multichannel. The tweeter and mid range of the smaller ones should be similar to your mains to the best of my memory. | |
| Which turntables? I was an audio dealer during this period and have probably owned more tables than you have ever seen. I was a dealer for Micro Seki, Technics, Ariston, Systemdek, Michell, VPI and several others. Denon made some of the best direct drive tables eve... | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration Pardon typo, AGO, not AGE | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration I have a totally non audio confirmation for the value of contact cleaners; thirty years age my then father-in -law was a advanced hobbiest in very small , very high quality model trains. He had a problem with their electric engines losing contact ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions They may not be as good; speakers have gone up drastically in the past 10 years so the same amount of money buys less speaker today; a good reason for buying used. There may be some improvement over the last 10 years but most of it has been at the... | |
| Which turntables? I would choose between Denon and Sony as both were known as makers of quality TTs, I don't think Yamaha made them so it is an OEM one or a renamed model from another company. It still may be good but I have had experence with the other two lines. | |
| Contact Enhancer Deterioration Marakanetz, the word is scam, not skim. Skim it to remove part of the take before turning it in. | |
| PS Audio Power Plant Premier Power Cables According to PS Audio the cable leading to the PPP is an important part of its performance and they recommend using a better one than the one supplied. I have seen reviews like the one in HIFICRITIC make the same point. I have the Quintet and use ... | |
| D'Agostino Interview Of course he doesn't believe in expensive cables; after buying one of his amps you have no money left! LOL |