sugarbrie
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| Awful sound from B&W's: Break In needed? I was just going to post that you should check the polarity or phase of your system as Rtilbury writes. If the speakers are out of phase, the sound will be harsher than normal.Check every component. Many preamps are out of phase. | |
| Why not use a PC style UPS? You could ruin your gear. Some UPS only produce a "Square wave" electrical signal. Cheaper to make. Computers don't care. You need a good sine wave otherwise your gear may suffer damage.APC (American Power Conversion) who is one of the largest mak... | |
| Awful sound from B&W's: Break In needed? Yes, give them time. If B&W is still using Kevlar drivers, it is pretty stiff out of the box. They also use a rubber material for the surrounds instead of foam, which needs to loosen up.I own 5 pairs of B&W speakers (out of many more pairs... | |
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| Kenwood tuner alignment Not aware of anyone in your area, but here on this website is a list of quality technicians who understand vintage tuners..http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/#repairsYou could also try posting a question on this FM Tuner Club's Yahoo discussion group. The... | |
| Any GREAT "sleeper" amps? I've heard of cats that will sleep on a warm amp, but I am not sure what brand they prefer. | |
| Can I build an Linn LP-12 piece by piece? No suggestions, but sure why not. Would be easier to buy one, but it sounds like a fun project.An Uncle a long time ago spent years building a Chevy Corvette for next to nothing, just using what he found left over at the local salvage yard. The ha... | |
| Help Cartridge too heavy Need to add counterweig I would question whether the cartridge a good one for your tonearm if you have to modify the tonearm to use it. | |
| RACHMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO 2 The best Rach 2's are rated by most people by performance quality. If it happens to sound good, then it is a bonus.I could recommend a few great ones, but I cannot comment on the sound.My favorite Rach 2 by far is the 1971 Ashkenazy / Previn Londo... | |
| Analog tuners in the digital age How many people do you know who have digital radios (not counting satellite)? If people won't buy them, then analog will be around for a long time. Even new cars still come with analog radios. It is possible, that if most urban areas become one bi... | |
| Why would you risk it? It all comes down to what risk you can take, the cost, and volume of shipments. On small items what if you skimp on the insurance to the tune of $1 and ship a million packages. You saved $1 Million. How likely is it you'll lose a Million on lost p... | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? Yes all CD player/transports can read the data, but the problem is timing and distortion. Imagine what happens to the sound if the speed of the data flow is off and/or it fluxuates because of vibration, irregular speed of the platter, poor cabling... | |
| Blue-Book for Magnepan MG1.5? $500 for MG-1.5Q/RThese speakers were made for a number of years, so a single BB price is probably not too reliable. Not sure how to adjust for age and condition. | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? I love, I love it, Rcprince !!!! If you listen to vinyl then you have to get the Blue Circle BC27pi phono stage, even if only for the reason it's a two box phono stage !!Do you have separate mono-block amps ?? 6 separate cables for each tri-wire s... | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? Yeah Rcprince 4 boxes !!! In the Blue Circle product I mentioned (BC501-OB), the separate power supply while in one box is actually two supplies. There are two umbilical cords between the power supply and the DAC, one the digital supply, the other... |