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| Cardas Cold Forging I used to manufacture cable ...sold it in NY, NJ, etc. I always found that soldering degrades the sound. | |
| Best way to clean speakers Do not torque the speaker drivers. B&W has a foam gasket that if torqued too much will negate their use...Richard Vandersteen told me that the speakers are epoxied in...the screws are there to hold the speakers in place until the epoxy sets...... | |
| VPI Classic vs. Well Tempered Amadeus ..regarding VPI tables. If you are using the minifeet, performance can be greatly enhanced if you remove them in favor of something called Bearpaws. Check out Vermontaudio.com I was amazed at how much more I get with these. More space, more and cl... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? I'm using an Ayre unit which is DEAD quiet. It sounds to me as though your pre is working too hard. Try reducing the output level and turning up the volume control on your preamp instead. The less hard phono stages work, the better they are. | |
| Turntable rumble/Hum problem/s When I lived in a different state, I got a very slow in and out movement of the woofer cones which was traced to the cables picking up radar from a nearby airport. When I used shielded speaker cables, the woofers stopped pumping and draining power... | |
| Question for the Hi-Fi experts ?? In truth, you get far better fidelity through headphones than you can with speakers. Headphones work in a much smaller environment and designers can make the small excursions of the diaphragm more responsive to the given signal. I use Vandersteen ... | |
| Any benefit from" same brand" amp/pre-amp?? I am an advocate of having the same brand of components...they were matched for each other, and there is no danger of anything untoward. I have and all Ayre system which brings out the best of each individual component. | |
| The sound of glasswear Solid state tends to come online more immediately than do tubes. As tubes warm, they sometimes create low sonic pulses that can damage a speaker under certain instances. When the 2 units are turned on together, the preamp opens sooner while the am... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sig , on the naked ...just as an aside.... MAYBE only Richard Vandersteen knows Vandersteen speakers better than John Rutan at Audio Connection. He is honest, fair, and someone with whom you can really count on for the truth. I have been a hifi nut for the better pa... | |
| Speltz Anti-Cable VS VH Audio CHeLA spkr Cable Charding....I'm using their interconnects as well as their speaker cable with great satisfaction. They are absolutely silent, even with the volume up and my ear against the speaker. | |
| Any tube rec's on Vandersteen 5's Unless your room is smallish, you should be thinking of more watts. Get the best amp you can since the Vandersteen 5 series is a true reference speaker. Have a Vandersteen dealer set it up properly. | |
| Dynavector 20X or Grado Sonata for VPI? I have found the less you ask of your pre, the better they sound. I would do a Dyna or Benz med. output cartridge and ue the MM input. You might have to turn up the volume control, but that's of no consequence. | |
| looking for phono suggestions Hi Bill....get your Rega off of its rubber feet. Use Cardas Blocks or points. That alone is a great improvement. Get the arm rewired, and change to a dropped counterweight. This too will make you smile. Try my first suggestion and then see where y... | |
| Dynavector 20X or Grado Sonata for VPI? Grado Sonata was very musical, however, I felt that there was a brown haze over everything. It wasn't that noticeable until I compared it to my Benz LP. | |
| Question for Pure Power 1050 users Yes..you will need power cords. No other wire is so influential on the total sound. |