stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| Speakers vs. headphones Earphones will always give you better, cleaner,clearer, etc. sound. | |
| Ayre Phono P5xe settings low / Med / High ? Yes...the less you ask from a pre, the better the sound....its a balancing game. My cart is low output so I have to use more gain from the pre, but its worth it because I have a really good cartridge. | |
| VPI Scout/Scoutmaster cartridge recommendations The JMW arms will accommodate any cartridge. I am using a Benz LPS with my Superscout/Rim Drive. Set it up correctly and be awed. | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations I had a Gingko under my VPI, and there was nothing worse. I love the guys at Gingko, and they make great products, but the VPI support destroyed the sound of my VPI. As I mentioned above....a SOLID support is best...the more solid, the better. | |
| House sound of CARY vrs AYRE? I have the Ayre c5xemp and love it. It benefits from the best power cord and balanced interconnects. I have mine on Terrastones which clarifies the sound even further...many times better than LP | |
| Amazing "tightening" of bass on cone speakers ...depends on the manufacturer. Vandersteen says never to tighten the screws, because mastic is applied before the speakers are screwed in. ..so they are glued in at the factory, and futzing with the screws could break the seal. | |
| Cardas Golden Cross no longer offered by Cardas ? MY take is that cables or for that matter any component should not impart anything at all to the party. At one time speakers had 2 categories of sound...amps have the s/s sound and the tube sound...but as time goes on all specialty sounds are comi... | |
| Anti-cables 'reference' speaker cables I'm using the reference speaker cables bi-wired and the balanced Xshadow silver interconnects. ...just to let everyone know what I found in the break-in of these cables.....As they break in...they get grainy, fuzzy and crappy.... BE PATIENT> Ac... | |
| Cardas Golden Cross no longer offered by Cardas ? Theo....right you are.... I have Ayre too....I tried every Cardas they make because Ayre insists that they have had excellent results with Cardas. I found that Cardas is the very worst cable for MY equipment than any other. I have the top of the l... | |
| VPI Aries owners Bpoletti..yes - that would work as well...maybe better. | |
| VPI Aries owners I have a Superscoutmaster/rim drive. I use bear paws (they are big and heavy brass cones), under the turntable to prevent any movement to the table....however, I have the sponge (soft) feet under the motor, so that the slightest out-of-roundness i... | |
| Interconnects Roller Coaster Ride KiSAWYER.....are you near an airport/military base??.... I had a similar problem that I traced to radar interference....... I moved, you probably can't. | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? ..another way is to take a lined index card, fold it in half like a tent with the blue lines horizontal.... This tent can be propped up against a straight arm like the VPI and if you site it properly, you can get an idea where horizontal is. The V... | |
| which jumpers for Vandersteen 2 Ce's?? Audiolab....your experience is WAY different than mine. There is a very definite improvement in MY speakers when they are truly bi-wired... as a matter of fact, having separate wires (not plus and minus on one end, and 2 pluses and 2 minuses on th... | |
| What's my next evolution in the analog venture? I agree with HDM My vinyl is about as quiet as my CD player...except for the scratches...(just talking surface noise.) |