swampwalker
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| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms All else being equal, a 12" inch arm should be better than a 9" arm (who can argue with more inches is better, guys?). The trouble is, there is no way to make all else equal.it is a matter of designers making their choice of tradeoffs. But, to say... | |
| Phono pre for ZYX 100 Yatra high output ZYX Artisan. mm &mc inputs. very impressive. | |
| Second failure of new amplifier If it works fine with the stock tubes, then I do think that have to look elsewhere for the problem (i.e., something wrong with the NOS tubes (a short, etc). I can't imagine that the amp would work fine with new tubes and not NOS. I also agree with... | |
| Silliest audiophile equipment of all time? Dgarretson- Actually Marco is referring to an actual product that was for sale at about $500 each at one time. Exotic wood knobs for the rotary controls on your pre-amp!! IMO, these have to rank up there with the rocks, the phone call, and the alu... | |
| What's causing distortion at musical climax? I think that the first thing to check is tracking force. You probably should start at the upper end of the manufacturer's range and then work down until you hear distortion (=mistracking) on heavily modulated areas of the LP, then go back up a lit... | |
| Silliest audiophile equipment of all time? Is Peter Belt the guy who sold a little piece of aluminum foil that supposed had "magic" properties? I think you were supposed to put it on top of your CDP, TT, CDs themselves and anything else that crossed your mind. But at least you got an actua... | |
| Direct from amp headphone wires... There is an ASL product that takes your amps output and provides a headphone jack and there are also the AKG K1000 phones that are designed to only run off of an amp. The AKGs are discontinued and getting very pricy. | |
| Details of Beatles Vinyl Master Recording BOX Set? Its supposed to be better (virgin) vinyl, heavier vinyl, half speed mastering, scarcity, and of course, don't forget fleabay mania. The quality of the mastering varied from LP to LP in general in the Mobile Fidelity series in general. I have not h... | |
| How do I go about bi-amping Martin Logan Ascents *Do I need a external x-over?*Do I need new ICs?*Do I need new Speaker Cable?*Is this whole thing just dumb?1. Yes. This will require extra i/cs2. If your pre has dual outputs you will need a second set. If your pre does not, you will need Y cable... | |
| what can I get by with? Conventional wisdom says no way with 300b. 89 dB with benign impedence and phase angle worked OK for easy material but began to be congested if you wanted to boogie a bit, in my house, in a 23 x 14 x 8 room. | |
| What do you think is the best sounding metal album this is a trick question, right ;~) | |
| UPS Shipping/Damage Claim policy experience Don_s- I assure you that no carrier will pay the full value of a pair of speakers or monoblocks, if only one is lost and even if they cannot be purchased singly. And they will not pay the insured value if it cannot be justified with a bluebook or ... | |
| Horizontal bi-amping for 3a Signatures Nickword is correct in terms of terminology. Vertical bi-amping is using one stereo amp per channel and wiring one channel of that amp to the tweeter terminal and one to the woof/mid terminal. Obviously, the amps have to be identical in either cas... | |
| Ars Sonum/SBAM hook-up I talked to Bobby. It turns out that this one was actually special ordered to not have a true tape loop; the person who ordered it used their CDP as a pre-amp. I assume it works the way David described. Ars literature says it has a tape loop and o... | |
| Any reason to spend $$ on hi-end ICs for an iPod? And the key is lossless or better vs. OP who has them compressed at various bit rates. |