swampwalker
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| Top two channel pre w/HT passthrough XLR best VAC Ren Mk2 should be on your list. I think it meets all of your criteria. | |
| CD/SACD/DVDa player for new system I'm w Sfar. | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions If you use the Mint, there is no need for the Feikert since the Mint is manufactured specifically for your table/arm combo. You set spindle-pivot distance with a ruler to get is approx. correct and then get effective arm length dead nuts on by adj... | |
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Jim S.- Same scenario w GD in Springfield w my GF. She is small and claustrophobic. It was miracle we didn't get pushed through the glass or trampled. She was picked up off her feet and "popped" through the open door into the lobby backwards! Prob... | |
| Authenticating Autographed Items? Only a minor revision to Davt's advice:Nothing is worth more than what someone else is willing to pay for it. That equation changes frequently, based on a variety of factors. Those "collectibles" price books (including Audio Bluebooks) should be t... | |
| 11 Amps, 1 TV, 3 Components...1 Receptacle Help Check to make sure your ground loop isn't caused by the cable TV co-ax. If so, an inexpensive ground isolation transformer on the cable line will solve the problem. | |
| Newbie For a quite decent low cost speaker wire, try DH Labs Silver Sonic. | |
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments 2 Grateful Dead "worst moments: ca. 1971; young teen vigorously pleasuring himself right next to us in Hartford. ca. 1972; open seating at Springfield MA Civic Center; large crowd waiting to be admitted, some moron opens 1 of a group of about 15 d... | |
| How good is the phono stage of the VAC sig.II pre- Bill- generally good advice from Bill. However, neither the VAC internal, nor the ZYX Artisan are adjustable so that makes them equivalent in some way (although the VAC can be modified/pre-set at the factory). In my case, the VAC was pretty darn g... | |
| How good is the phono stage of the VAC sig.II pre- It depends. I've got a Ren Mk2 (not Sig) which I used with the a ZYX Airy2 0.24 mv. The built-in phono w/step ups IS very good but it does not have adjustable loading. If your LO cart is sensitive to loading, you might not be getting the best out ... | |
| Help Driver replacement. Try Madisound or Partsconnexion. | |
| Suggestions on an integrated w/ digital inputs? Music Hall Trio used is at about that same price point (used, not new). I'v heard one and it made a 15 y.o. mid fi CD player sound pretty good through its internal dac. | |
| Hum in Subwoofer with trouble shooting issues To drain the line, just unscrew the RCA plug on the interconnect that attaches to the sub, and pour the electrons out into a cup. Then you teach them the words so they don't have to hum ;~) But seriously now... You've eliminated the IC as a cause ... | |
| Micro Receiver/CD Player for Bathroom NAD has a mini size all in one. Make sure that the speakers are "moisture resistant" at a minimum unless you have a very good exhaust fan. You might even want to consider "outdoor" rated. | |
| Music Hall Trio / Arcam Solo / etc.? FWIW, NAD also has an L-70 all in one. |