swanny76109
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| Adding Tone Controls? To add to Almarg's always helpful post above--About the DSPeaker--it looks like you can special order input impedance to whatever value you like for slight up charge (not specified). Standard is 10k ohm. I have been kicking the tires on that unit ... | |
| Switch from Parasound JC-1 to Bel Canto Ref 1000? To Rower, The Ref1000 m is NOT 8k per pair. They list at 6k. I bought a new pair for close to half that. Have you heard them? They sound really good. They aren't perfect but they do a lot right for the money. Your posts make you sound like a real ... | |
| Caution Monster XP Spkr Wire The acoustic zen satori blows this away. You can find 8' pairs here all the time for 375 bucks. No comparison. I used the monster xp for years and can say now that I have tried others in my systems over the years that you can do much better and th... | |
| Caution Monster XP Spkr Wire I will also caution that this is one of the poorest sounding cables on the market. Do yourself a favor and try something (anything) else in your rig. Your speakers and your ears will be glad.... | |
| Hooking everything up for the first time FYI, IC means "interconnect." You could probably find the emotiva owners manual online.....but hooking up the amp should be pretty straightforward based on the advice above. Good luck and enjoy the sound. | |
| HDtracks American Beauty I hope it sounds better than the Workingman's Dead 24/96 that I purchased in Oct off HD Tracks. I really don't like the sound or the mix. They remixed many of the tracks for this reissue, completely changing what I consider an essential record for... | |
| Superzero fans....sub suggestions..... The newest nht10 and 12 subs are no great shakes (pun intended). They don't go down very low and are relatively underpowered. | |
| Moving up to MC Carts or upgrade other component? I am getting great results with my Classic 1 with a Pass XP15 phono stage and a dynavector xx2 mk2 Holographic in spades with outstanding bass and everything else you could want. I spent about 3800 for both and I would think you could get a good p... | |
| Dynavector XX Mk II Bruce--this cartridge needs a lot of gain to sound it's best and most dynamic. It has a low output impedance of around 6 ohms I believe. I run a total of 80 db gain between my pre and phono pre and load at 100 ohms. It's a great cartridge. I don't... | |
| Cardas Hexlink Golden Five : IC with RCA Sounds like you have a phono cable. The extra wire is a grounding wire. You can just. Leave it unconnected if you are using this as a regular interconnect. I wouldn't cut the wire as you could sell it later as a phono cable. | |
| A nice evening with Neil Young I am reading it now too, about half thru, and he definitely could have used an editor (I work in publishing). He repeats a lot of the same stories, sometimes on the same page! I am especially annoyed that he continuously interrupts the narrative f... | |
| VPI Platter Spinning SLOWLY Does your motor work with no load on it? Does the platter spin with the belt on, with no belt, etc? Trying to isolate a frozen motor as the problem. I am sure you could get someone at VPI to look at it. | |
| PS Audio Elite help, please. just call PS Audio, they are great. | |
| VPI Platter Spinning SLOWLY Use a qtip to clean out the shaft on the platter. You can use a little 91% isopropyl alcohol. Get out all the goop all the way up into the bearing cup. Use a few more and clean the thrust next. Wipe it all down so there's no grease anywhere. Clean... | |
| VPI Classic Azimuth Seems to Change -- Normal?? Bifwynne, you might want to check the antiskate collar that attaches at the tonearm, the one that holds the fishing line. Sometimes if that is off, it can affect the azimuth, especially as the arm moves in. I have noticed it on my Classic 1. Let u... |