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| Measure My Turntable Speed Why don't you use a strobe and neon light? | |
| Wilson MAXX 2 vs Watt Puppy 8 Some people like Wilson speakers some people don't...I'm in the "don't" camp so encourage you to listen to other speakers in this lofty price range to make sure you know what's available. | |
| Pop on turntable startup What kind of table do you have...sometimes its just normal operation...sometimes when the manufacturer addresses this little problem, they use a circuit to prevent you hearing it. In any event, dont let it trouble you unless the thump is quite lou... | |
| VPI balanced junction box installation So glad that the Anti-Cables are working for you. Regarding the static charge. I have not noticed any increase in static charge either here in Arizona or when I was living and listening in New Jersey where the humidity is quite high. I dont have a... | |
| Cables for my system? The bottom line is that cables are extremely system dependant. A particular line may be excellent in one system and garbage in another. You must play with many brands and decide which one is for you. I use Anti-Cables which are cheap and work in m... | |
| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 I do believe that the SME also has damping in the arm tube itself..as do others. | |
| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 With the SME V, the Ebony sounded closed in and lifeless compared to either VPI's. Of course, I tried various VTA settings, dampings, etc. If you have nothing to compare it to, the SME sounded fine...only in comparison to the VPI's were the proble... | |
| How to remove an errant label from surface of LP? Steam the sucker off...follow the way it's done on other threads on Audiogon about steam cleaning records | |
| Replacements for Quad 989's ?? I suggest that we all try our very best to select, install, and set up all of our gear with great hopes and desires, however in the end, it is all hit or miss. I certainly would try the sub woofer route...I know this is time and energy enefficient... | |
| VPI balanced junction box installation Scousepasty..I never mentioned dimensions of the box..only how to remove it. Yes it is easy once you understand how it comes off, and yes it is worth the effort to modify it to a balanced configuration | |
| Spades or bananas connectors? SPADES!! | |
| Anyone send back Magnepan MMG's? The MMG's and indeed the whole line of Maggies are great at what they do right, but have severe limitations. They are woderful midrange speakers...don't expect too much in the lows or highs. You have to be sitting directly in the sweet spot (don't... | |
| Subwoofer Advice For Stereo Music System, Not HT ...just for the heck of it, try the system without the power conditioner - not for additional low end, but for clarity. You can always put it back in the system if you find that it does help. I never met a power conditioner that didn't screw up so... | |
| bass in the room L-shaped rooms are bad for proper acoustics, and cathedral ceilings are bad for proper acoustics. You have 2 bad strikes against this setup. If you can't move the system to a different room, you have to just work with what you have. I had the same... | |
| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 I had an SME V and the VPI 10.5 outperformed it - actually, so did my 9 Sig. |