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| dead quiet Eldarford... The object of the game here in Audiophilia, is to get the purest signal devoid of any artifacts of any kind. One of the reasons that a 15000 dollar amp is better than a 1500 dollar amp is that the parts are better...that is faster (do... | |
| Easy and simple, with great sound.....HELP If you could stretch your budget just a bit and get a VPI Scout and a high output Benz or Dynavektor cartridge, you'd really smile. | |
| Turntable lamp suggestions? If it were I, and you are talking about spindle oil, I would use spindle oil. There may be viscosity/additive issues that may or may not be good...oil is cheap in those amounts. | |
| The Better Table? Call VPI. They are intimately familiar with both of them, have heard them with a variety of cartridges, and are the best people to know the differences. I always found them very reliable in their assessments. I have a Superscout with rim drive and... | |
| dead quiet Atmasphere..Yes I know now, and that's what I was saying. With the slight hum gone(and no one could tell it was humming unless I brought it to their attention) the sound field had greater depth, air, clarity, etc. that we all like.Eldarford...I do... | |
| What happens when? In fact...a component is designed either balanced or single ended. If the other system is available in the unit, it is very usually a compromise. What I'm saying is that components can sound better either way. I am using Ayre components which soun... | |
| Tightening loudspeakers screws... ..regarding Narrod's question. B&W require specific torquing for some of their speakers. The drivers have a foam gasket which if tightened too tight can squash the gasket and nullify the good research that went into the speaker itself. There a... | |
| about to jump into the power cord foray Just because you swapped out a component for another that someone says is better does not guarantee better performance. The whole system is just that...a system, and you can easily swamp some very likeable abilities with a component that has diffe... | |
| B&W 801 Series 2 tweeter I replaced faulty tweeters on my 802d's. I couldn't get to B& W either, but my dealer got them in 2 days. | |
| Tightening loudspeakers screws... Check with the speakers designer on this. Sometimes they want it loose, sometimes tight, ( you need a torque spec. on that). Jeffsefu...in your post above, when you say "remove front baffles" if you mean grills, I surely disagree. Some companies v... | |
| tonearm accident I'd send it back to the factory. | |
| LP shipping Maybe the record wasn't mirror flat before it was shipped (probably). Well, you could either send it back for another try, or get a vacuum table, or a VPI with a peripheral weight and a spindle weight. I live in Arizona and store my records in the... | |
| dead quiet ...except that noise, hiss, hum, growling, yodeling, etc. marks its imprint on the total sound. I had a Grado Sonata in a Rega P-25 that hummed ever so slightly - I couldn't hear the hum when the record was playing. When I learned how to get rid o... | |
| Magnepan MG20 tweaks ? Lolo78...I very strongly advise that you try many cables and find THE cable you like the best. I had Cardas in my system and it was terrible..just ruined the sound. Consider the quest fun (I know it's work) but do try lots of brands because they a... | |
| aerial model 7, both speakers completly smoked Wow... and Arials can take a lot of abuse without damage. What amp were you using..and is the amp ok? I am a bit skeptical that you fried EVERYTHING. Is this repair person legitimate ..or is he your next door neighbor? Does your amp and/or speaker... |