steveaustin
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| Speaker refinish I have a pair of ProAcs in the Yew finish. Try simply applying some Pledge (Extra Moisturizing w/lemon oil) - available at any grocery store. Spray it on a clean cloth and then apply (DON'T spray right onto the finish). Apply it liberally, but car... | |
| woofer pumping Good points, Newbee. I hadn't considered that the arm on Jibbonacci's Technics may present a mis-match with the Audio Technica cartridge he's using. | |
| woofer pumping I second (third?) the KAB Rumble filter suggestion. Really no sonic compromise I'm able to discern when using it -- no more woofer-pumping, and the 'table is also actually now less vulnerable to footfalls (no more tiptoeing around when listening t... | |
| Austin TX February, 2009 Count me in - I'mcin NW Austin. | |
| Vinyl reissues quality I have had really great luck with Classic Records reissues (jazz and classical), though I know there was a time where people were complaining about some QC issues, and I've never heard any of the newer 200g reissues (which I've also read complaint... | |
| love my ARC LS7.. but need remote, suggestions? LS15 is a big step up, still with the ARC 'sound', plus remote. | |
| Quick Cartridge Questions Matching a tonearm with a cartridge refers to the arm's effective mass vs. the cartridge's compliance (low compliance = stiff suspension; high compliance = springier suspension). You wouldn't want to match a high-compliance cartridge with a high m... | |
| Wadia iTransport and Classic iPod's EQ setting Holy Crap! You're right - I just went in and checked mine, and EQ adjustments on my iPod Classic 120GB *ARE* heard through my system. I've gloated to myself how a CD in my transport going through my CAL Alpha DAC doesn't sound as good as the same ... | |
| Benz LP cartridge distortion - any advise? Does the distortion seem to favor one channel over the other (i.e. are you hearing it more in the left channel or more in the right)? If so, you might also spend some time making some anti-skate adjustments. Distortion in the left (inside) channel... | |
| Proac 1sc or 2D for this size room I will say this: ProAcs are widely known to be even more system-dependent that lots of speakers (realizing as I say that that ALL speakers are obviously system-dependent ...).ProAc are also voiced with tubed electronics (Audio Research, if memory ... | |
| Tube flash I think I see where Stevecham is going with his question - Amperex (Holland) small signal tubes will 'flash' when first powered up, and it's totally normal with those tubes. On the other hand, I've had power output tubes 'flash' on me, blow a fuse... | |
| Metheny show...who is excited? Saw his Austin City Limits taping a few years back. Pretty amazing, and Antonio Sanchez (on drums) is scary good.His guitar-synth tunes start to veer off a little into the dreaded 'smooth jazz' realm (for my tastes), but it was a show I'm truly gl... | |
| Proac 1sc or 2D for this size room I have had both the 1SC's and (now) the 2S's. I absolutely loved the 1SC's in my old, smaller room. Very detailed (but not ruthlessly so) tube-friendly speakers. But I moved to a place with a larger listening room (loft-style layout, a roughly 25 ... | |
| What is your favorite guitar solo of all time? Almost forgot - another of my favorite solos has always been George's solo on 'Taxman' ... even after I learned it was actually Sir Paul playing that solo - doh! So good they pasted it onto the end of the song for a second time. | |
| What is your favorite guitar solo of all time? I always liked Andy Summers' solo on Driven To Tears (on The Police Zenyatta Mondatta lp) especially after reading it was the sonic manifestation of Sting having Andy so pissed off at his constant telling the others exactly what to play and how to... |