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| Decisions, decisions.... In analog you will find endless turntables in various price ranges which have one in common: They sound more or less identical and the owners recommend anything to anyone because they don't know it better.... I would support the answer from Dhcod,... | |
| XLR to RCA Adapter Dilemma ... the sound is much fuller than when going from RCA to RCA. Could this be because the XLR output has a higher gain than the RCA?Yes, that is normal. The sound quality has nothing to do with RCA or XLR Design, when you have both it depends on mat... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge Matching The general opinion is, that it is fine when the result is between 8-12.It is overrated and I don't give much for it. Today you have different materials in the Arms (Steel, Aluminum, Wood, Titan etc. etc.)These materials all have different resonan... | |
| Do you use a microfiber cloth to wipe LPs? I tried that years ago and stopped it. When you can't afford anything, it is better than nothing but no comparison to a Record Cleaning Machine.Surface scratched disturb the eye but have no influence to tracking, the diamond is deeper in the groov... | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value "Burns In" Time is the Time Frame from the owner to align his ears to his latest Investment. To be more precise, the time he needs to deny that he does not like it... | |
| ARC ref 3,5 OR Lamm LL2.1 for my ml2.1 My experience with ARC Preamps is some time ago, when I am honest, they never moved me. When I listened the first time to Lamm LL2.1 I was floored about its realistic reproduction, sold my more expensive preamps and it was done. I use it with Lamm... | |
| How to improve on Audioquest SKY I dip my Sky cable into Holy Water...that is a cheap but tremendous upgrade...so much more controlled in the high frequency area with an endless soundstage ... | |
| Graham phantom MK2 /. Simon Yorke S10 Rilou,the Phantom works very well with a wide range of cartridges. Are there some you are interested? An excellent combination for example is Zyx Universe ... | |
| Mag editors and interviewers could do better ... that they mentioned issues on the older ones. Why don't they comment on a products noise and other real world issues?...This business runs different. Any reviewer writes for the manufacturer, not for the customer. They don't want to write som... | |
| Graham phantom MK2 /. Simon Yorke S10 I had all Grahams in all lengths, the best one is Standard 9" with Graham mount. All mounted on the same table, used with same cartridges and compared / controlled each one to correct geometry, best tracking results with various pressings. | |
| Aesthetix Rhea or Manley Steelhead Yes, I listened to both and the Manley is better in every aspect. | |
| Record clamps: do they really make a difference. 11-03-13: MosinActually, a heavy weight will make a noisy bearing run quieter.It is Nov. now and I can honestly say, you gave me the laugh of the year. Thank you. | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Klyne 7 Preamp good sound, adjustable Gain, can be matched to any amp | |
| What brand is most recognized by non-audiophiles? Coke? Chips? | |
| Is Benz Micro no longer in business? ..... they simply offer cartridges which do not produce headache. |