stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| what is the best, least costly DAC...? If your V-DAC sounds dull and lifeless then I would suspect the digital cable or transport. I admit that it makes little sense to use a $1700 digital cable[Transparent Reference] with a $300 DAC but it works for me. I have found that the cable mak... | |
| what is the best, least costly DAC...? Look at the Musical Fidelity V-DAC. Very good in stock form and better with the "Little Pinky" power supply. I think it does what you want but as I don't do computer music I can't be sure. | |
| Which tonearm? I think I may have one if you are interested, I'll have to check on what arm it is cut for. You need to look on Vinyl Engine to see what arms will fit, you can tell this by ones that have the same or very similar pivot to spindle distance. I can t... | |
| Can I ground my preamp? You can run a wire from your preamp. either the ground post or one of the screws holding the case, to the center screw in your AC receptacle. Sometimes this helps, sometimes not. | |
| MM cartridges and capacitance Here is their address; I was a dealer for them years ago but have had no connection for over 20 years.DB SystemsPO BOX 460214 Main StreetRindge, NH 03461- USA -Email UsEmail Usphone: (603) 899-5121Established in 1975, DB Systems is a manufacturer ... | |
| MM cartridges and capacitance DB systems apparently still makes the kit that they offered in the 80s, I just sold my old one. It was mentioned in Stereophile in the last year or so. I think it is $69.95, not a bad price considering it was $39.95 then. DB is a good company but ... | |
| All I want is The Truth, just gimme some truth... I also can't afford the best actives, I am going partly by my own experiences and partly by the reviews in HIFICRITIC and elsewhere. The top preamps from CJ, AR, Krell etc. are very good but start new at around $9000 [CJ CT5]. I have 3 passives, a... | |
| All I want is The Truth, just gimme some truth... THE TRUTH, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! While we were doing quote I thought I'd throw that in. I have both active and passive preamps, my impression is that a good passive is better than MOST active ones, even some quite expensive ones, but that th... | |
| MM cartridges and capacitance Adding capacitance will in some cases flatten the frequency response of the cartridge. Shure V-15s use to have a midrange droop that could be corrected by the proper loading. Ortofons use to come from the factory with a "cap 210" which slipped ove... | |
| Transmission Line A transmission line features a complicated exit path filled with absorbent material that will ideally absorb all the back radiation that enters it as opposed to having the air rush out as it does in an ordinary ported design. The purpose is the sa... | |
| Is this what a good preamp does? The wider you open the window the more dirt flies in. Hearing more grove noise is the downside of more interior detail; that said the AT 150 is not the easiest cartridge to align, you might check to see if you can reduce the groove noise by changi... | |
| does amp draw alot of power when volume is zero If it is an AB amp, probably not much; if it is a Class A amp or biased well into Class A it will draw the full amount of current or a substantial portion of it. This is easy to tell, just feel the heat sinks when it has been on but not playing mu... | |
| Single-wire biwire versus single-wire plus jumper I have done both, using mono-block amps with short biwire and single wire with jumpers. Like you I don't want to pay for two lengths of Cardas GR. It is arguable which is better anyway, depends on your system. I would suggest running your speaker ... | |
| Cartridge for Jelco SA750D I would use the AT. | |
| vpi classic -phono cable Silver works very well for tonearm cable; whether it is better than copper depends on your taste. Right now I am using silver on both tables, including Siltech on a VPI Classic but I have also used copper, it depends more on the cable construction... |