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| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Madfloyd...why are you letting opinions on the internet drive you nuts. Go listen on your own...if you are near Arizona, you are welcome to hear mine. You won't break anything if you buy your Dyna and put it in a VPI arm if you are resigned to the... | |
| RCA living stereo releases..... Reiner...Pictures at an Exhibition...Also Sprach Zarathustra | |
| What to fill Skylan stands with for Harbeth SHL5s My wife has acquired a taste for Native Indian pottery. She decorated an area in the music room with the expensive vessels. They had a tendency to hum along with the music, but after filling them with sand (2 dollars for 60 lbs at Home Depot), the... | |
| Ayre CX-7e vs. Bryston BCD-1 Try the Ayre C5xe...it will knock your socks off. Make sure you listen to anything with the name Ayre on it in balanced configuration. It makes a big difference. | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. Some of the best sounding records are manufactured with the Dynagroove process. If you have that much trouble with records, something else is wrong. I have records that were recorded poorly, however, the music shines through.. limited dynamic rang... | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used Madfloyd...that depends. If the internal weight is full forward, you can make the VTF lighter, or full back you can make it heavier. Someplace in between it is fully adjustable. In any case however, the azimuth will not be affected. Mine is fully ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scoutmaster Dyna and Benz cartridges work great with VPI arms. I would stick with these brands. | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. I have never found that getting better gear made records worse. It always sounded better. If you hear it worse, the "better" gear just isn't, set up poorly, or both. | |
| Turntable sound bad Narrod, Viridian, I disagree with both of you regarding the feet. On my Rega 25, I put Cardas blocks under the unit which bypasses the feet, and it made a huge difference for the better. | |
| Best Inexpensive Subwoofer I'm using an Outlaw Audio sub for my Home Theater with satisfaction.. | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used Sonofjim et al.. I've been futzing around with all settings since I've "Minted" the setup. The VPI arm as you know is a royal pain to change VTF since every change (VTA, VTF, ec.) requires careful resetting of azimuth. Right now I have the arm alm... | |
| Power Wedge 1 vs Furman Elite 15 PF At one time I used the Power Wedge and also the Power Enhancer...an auxiliary unit that brings the Power Wedge to a higher level. When I got a more refined system, I found that the Power Wedge actually did more harm than good and when I got additi... | |
| "Breathing" of the air You people who don't hear air at a live concert (classical music - no electronic enhancement) are sitting in the wrong seats. Get to the 2nd or 3rd balcony in the very first row with no overhang above you, right in the middle...you will hear air. ... | |
| Mapleshade cables?? v Anti Cables This just shows how cables can react to different systems. There is no worse cable on earth than Cardas Golden anything. They close in my system, add lots of grain, are brown in color, etc. I switched to Anti-Cables, my system now is a delight. | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used Temperature variation may be correct... I noticed that I track my Benz LP lighter than Sonofjim. I live in the middle of the Sonoran desert and keep my house about 82 which is comfortable with such little humidity while it's 115 outside. |