stevecham
Responses from stevecham
| Talk but not walk? Air molecules DO NOT move away from the source! There is NO net movement. The wave propagates through the air and displaced molecules return (they are bouncing around like mad) to their previous net positions once the wave has passed.Where you guy... | |
| Simon and Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" MOFI UD1S Ummm, it's Art who does all the singing on Bridge. | |
| cart/phono stage compatibility - Help! Try 70 dB gain and 100 Ohms to start. That should put you in the ball park. | |
| Twist the cartridge phono cable Nonsense! Radio frequency parasites? Time to deworm the messenger. | |
| Home grown turntable platform/base? +1 on thick butcher block. Even better, Mapleshade makes some great thick solid maple plinths. | |
| In search for speakers of "natural" sound The only speaker that can come even close to the sound of a "natural" instrument is going to be a speaker that plays back electric guitar or other instrument that uses such speaker for its amplication and tonality. As soon as ANY instrument or voi... | |
| Which wood Grado last_lemming: Across those frequency ranges you cited I think they compare well, with some slight differences, given that the styli are quite different profiles. What I like about the Ortofon is that, while the mids and upper/mid bass have the sam... | |
| Seeking subwoofer recommendation +1 SVS, no actually +2; get a pair of them!!! SB2000s are what I am using. They are VERY quick and dynamic and sound amazing. | |
| Do electrolytic caps need burn in? Leaving a component on continuously will NOT properly form the caps!!! They need to discharge and recharge over multiple cycles to do this. And it is not best to simply turn the component on and off in quick succession. The caps retain charge for ... | |
| Vintage receivers??? I did a complete overhaul of a Marantz 2270 that I bought a few years ago with a kit that had all the instructions and parts. I also bought new high quality filter caps for the power supply. It’s really not that hard to do over several evenings an... | |
| What is this speaker doing right? I have a pair of these for a bedroom system powered by an NAD C326BEE and C516BEE CD player. They offer a relaxed yet detailed soundstage that is very musical. Wished I had this good a system back in college. Great speakers regardless of price. | |
| Major artists that don't have an epic song Guess I'm having trouble understanding what is meant by the "epic" nature of the song. Do you mean like Close To The Edge or Thick As A Brick or even, It Never Rains? | |
| Best Cartridge for $1000-$1350? +1 on the Shelter; great cartridge! | |
| SME V tone arm advice Get an SME table to put that superb arm on! | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Saga, Worlds Apart! Also, Heads Or Tails. |