stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| VPI 3D tonearm adjustment Last_lemming....you have the new version. If there is a problem VPI will send you a new one. | |
| I hate when this happens ...... Its just a new flavor which too will be tiresome ....you will then like your Sonus speakers until you tire of them....then.....its a vicious circle. | |
| Passive Preamps never did anything for my system. | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable I shun away from band-aids....replace the earphones with a pair to your liking. | |
| Platter upgrade for VPI MkIV? Slaw...what got into you today....I tell it like it is. I only comment on equipment I personally touch and work with. I am not a salesperson...just a pro violinist who loves music and knows what instruments sound like. I have and am using the c... | |
| VPI 3D tonearm adjustment Definetely not right. My 3D is exactly straight with the top edge of the arm. The tube is tapered, so the bottom edge runs downhill. I set the arm so that the top edge is horizontal, adjust for vtf, and listen...I then adjust for vta...When I get ... | |
| What have I done to my cart? Consider this is a lesson to set the turntable correctly. My lift is alway up when it isn't played as insurance that things like this don't happen. Anyway.. In my experience a straight drop is usually a non event...cartridges are built rugged t... | |
| Cable congestion vs. "the ideal"... I agree with Cleeds. I worry only about power cords..most interconnects have coverings that protect it from cross currents affecting each other. I have raised my speaker cables off the floor, and separated the interconnects from each other and h... | |
| Platter upgrade for VPI MkIV? I had a super platter on my VPI Superscoutmaster.....the changing to the Classic platter was a significant step upward...you didn't need super-hearing to hear the difference. The soundstage opened up, looking back, highs sounded like they were ... | |
| Performer-in-Room Quality with Speakers? You should listen to Vandersteens.... if you are near or can get to New Jersey....Audioconnection is the place....even talk to John on the phone. He's very accessible and anxious to help. | |
| cable and interconnect advice? Very often the next higher level is actually a double run in 1 jacket. | |
| Suggest affordable cable options another vote for Clear Day cables. Nothing I've done to my system was as beneficial. | |
| Can too many components on one outlet affect the sound of an amp? Maestro wall outlets are the least colored. | |
| Can too many components on one outlet affect the sound of an amp? yyman23....Scottsdale.... ....almost in Cave Creek (near The Boulders) If you're in the neighborhood and want to hear some of your silver discs or vinyl on mine, let me know. | |
| Blu-Ray vs. MFSL CD I have an Ayre C5xemp,..... cd or SACD can sound from good to extraordinary...depends on the quality of the disc. Ayre is the better unit, but ..no...it doesn’t do bluray. Playing cd or sacd, the Ayre sounds better...and a properly set up vinyl so... |