stanwal
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| Audio Supports Some do, my Star Sound rack has three, as does the factory stands for my Spendor S 100s. The Lead Balloon TT stand I use to have had three also, as does my Russ Andrews stand for the Linn turntable. All of these except the Linn stand are very heav... | |
| Krell S-150M Mono Blocks In a recent review in HIFICRITIC Martin Colloms found that the Krell S300i integrated had a very robust power output and considerably outdistanced some of their older large amps. These SHOULD be even better but in audio very little is certain. | |
| alternatives to vpi super feet? The same way as with the standard feet, you screw the old feet out and the new ones in, takes about 5 minutes at my age, probably less for younger A'goners. Then rotate the feet till table is level. Star sells brass washers to use if the one or mo... | |
| Mixing different brand cables a good idea or not? Its horses for courses for me; but a full set from Cardas or Transparent etc. will be great without having to worry about matching. | |
| alternatives to vpi super feet? I am a VPI and Star Sound dealer and found that I liked the Audio Points brass cones better than the Mini Feet. If these are too expensive then other cones in the 1/4 20 thread should work, I don't care for the rubber washer and aluminum construct... | |
| Speakers on floor? I tried out some for a VERY short time; sounded strange. Sold them on here; saw them for sale again in a short time. So that is three votes [ origional seller, me, guy I sold them to] no. They violate a well known principal of speaker design that ... | |
| Biwire vs Single/jumper: Cardas Golden Ref I am using Cardas GR with jumpers as I didn't want the expense and complexity of two cables and didn't seen any Cardas biwire used when I was shopping. Has worked fine with Cardas jumpers [the smaller ones]. I am now trying out VH Audio 14 gauge s... | |
| harman kardon citation 16 amp????? I am too old an audiophile as I quit with the Citation 12. I found it mask detail that the contemporary Quad 303 reproduced. I have the impression that the Citation line deteriorated with time from the original Stu Hegaman designs. I would pay a l... | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? Sometimes older platters appear on Audiogon at decent prices. I personally like the acrylic better than the aluminum. I am sure that someone with a Scoutmaster will be changing to the new platter, changing to a Scoutmaster acrylic would be a good ... | |
| New-prod high-compliance carts for SME 3009 I use to use Stanton in the 60s, Stanton, Pickering, ADC and Shure were the big brands then. The current Ortofon MMs are good, I have one I use sometimes. You can buy a cheaper one to check them out and if you want to upgrade the replacement stylu... | |
| Sound diffusion panels--do they reduce brightness? What Samhar said. | |
| Krell FPB 600 or 400cx? Martin Colloms tested both of them; the 400cx got 75 on his scale, the FPB 600 got 45. See the HIFICRITIC site for more. | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? I am a small VPI dealer and one of the best mods was to replace the stock feet with something like the Star Sound Audio Points. The 1/4 20 threads screw right in and 3 of my customers were very happy with them, another is trying them out now. I se... | |
| End of side tonearm lift None of them worked all that well or they would still be around. The first I remember was on the Empire turntables; it was a magnet which would lift the arm. Unfortunately , it did not always wait until the stylus was out of the grooves. I always ... | |
| LP12 with Linn Silver T-cable or Nordost Frey,Tyr It may be a while. A friend who is a semi retired audio technician is modifying the LP 12 for me and he does a very good job but has other activities as well. I have a Mose Hercules power supply, a Sole sub chassis, new springs, etc. and I don't w... |