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Responses from stringreen
| Telarc 1812 revisited That Telarc is analogous to a trick...it has no relevance to real music on a real record. If your cartridge/arm can track it fine, if not so what. Its the music that counts. | |
| Critique my system... The most important cables are the power cords. | |
| ayre v-5xe has consistant noise after warm up Michael said that there may not be a fix??? Doesn't sound like Michael... I would send it to him anyway. | |
| Speaker Upgrade Help Please Too bad your wife can't be persuaded to go for Vandersteen...they are your best bet. Their more expensive speakers have more wife acceptance. | |
| no looking back i'm not that careful about cleaning my records...don't see the need. The system sounds great as is | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? You simply can't. Find a speaker that you like in the store and hope the rest of your stuff mates well with it. | |
| It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system? HarmanKardon Citation amp and preamp, Infinity speakers, RekOKut turntable with Grado Lab arm and (don't remember the cartridge) | |
| Cardas Golden Reference Power vs. Clear Power ...absolutely right. Cardas does add body and fullness, but this is a plus only if you need body and fullness. In my system, Cardas was the worst sounding cable I tried. It made the system dead and lifeless inserting a "brown" character to everyth... | |
| Cable design In MY experience, the connectors are the biggest factor in how the cable sounds. Only use shielded cable if you really need the protection against RFI. Shielding actually closes down the sound. Copper and silver (and gold, etc.) sound DIFFERENT...... | |
| VDH the FROG on VPI Scout Lyra Dorian Check with VPI....they will know for sure. | |
| DIY upgrades to VPI platter I've had several of Harry's platters. You should try the current ceramic platter that he uses on his direct drive table....it is open, dynamic, and good looking. | |
| What would cause... Take Liz's advice | |
| Aerial 7T/6 vs Vandersteen Quatro/Treo/2Ce Sig II I have had Vandersteen 5A's driven by Ayre for a number of years....i have heard many systems during that time and none have made me think of changing. (though some have made me laugh) | |
| installing the SME V tonearm in the Technics SP10 Remember...the V has no adjustment for azimuth, so when mounting it on the table, make certain it is absolutely square. | |
| Stylus Rake Angle Mr. M.... what is the problem that is caused by the Vandersteens? |