terry9
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| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I wrote a long response, which seems to have evaporated. The jist of it was, I tried an exotic cord and an exotic conditioner, but the Plitron Medical Isolation Transformer was by far the best. Also, you can buy factory direct. | |
| Conditioners? Hello Ptss.I am a big fan of isolation transformers, so I have been using them for about 10 years. Isolation from lightening, not to mention all the line garbage. When the electrical inspector certified my installation, he said that he had never s... | |
| Conditioners? Hello PTss.I like isolation transformers: better performance, lower price. Plitron makes superb ones. | |
| Amplifier for Martin Logan CLX Hello Aws.I auditioned CLS, but then made a bad decision and bought the ML Prodigy 2. They are now in storage.When in the main system, I biamped the Prodigies with Atmasphere M60's and Bryston 4 SST, until I got tired of the cone/panel mismatch, a... | |
| Cleaning new/sealed records? Sorry to be obscure, Doug. I too have admired your posts, and did indeed mean to speak in the manner of Yoda.Taking too much on myself, I think I was. | |
| Cleaning new/sealed records? To DOUGDEACON you should listen. Mould release compound is often present on sealed records. Add a little dust, and the result is a very fine grinding tool to reshape your stylus for you.I use 80 KHz ultrasound, which represents a huge improvement ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? I tested this hypothesis, and found that isolation transformers work better, for less money. | |
| What is best sub to match with Magnepan? LS, you seem to have a case of the planar bass blues. This is caused by your having discriminating tastes, being able to appreciate what planars can do for you from mid-bass to treble. The fact that you find your sub to be too slow is just further... | |
| Multich stereo w/ combo electrostats & reg cones? I use all Quad ESL's of the same generation. This provides a coherent sound, in which a 32Hz C clearly differs from a 36Hz B. Not much bass below 30Hz, but everything above that is sublime, and that's 99% of the music. I suggest that you try it so... | |
| Burn-in and Equipmemt Value IIRC, a leading cartridge guru says that a few hours is sufficient for mechanical "break-in" of a cartridge. The next 50 -100 hours is necessary for the cartridge's guts to be bent into the shape required by poor installation, which accounts for t... | |
| Audio Desk Record Cleaner My US cleaning process is:1. ultrasonic bath, 15 minutes2. reverse osmosis rinse3. distilled water rinse4. air dryA simple frame with slow motor provides for the cleaning of 4 records at a time.Total cost: a bit more than 2K.Suteetat, the fact tha... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? It's turning into Monovember for me.Oboen-Konzerte, by Handel, Telemann, Dittersdorf; Philips A 02233 L . | |
| Audio Desk Record Cleaner I second Wntrmute. DIY for less money. I spent half the potential savings on an industrial grade 80 KHz machine, which puts more energy into tiny crevasses (like record grooves). The improvement over the 16.5 is huge - one Archiv record went from ... | |
| Your Favorite AC Outlets Have you considered an isolation transformer? Plitron sells good ones; see the Medical Isolation line of transformers. For $500 or so, you can do yourself a lot of good. It might have been Absolute Audio who did an article on this 10-15 years ago.... | |
| Second Cartridge With Transfiguration Phoenix I have been living with a Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum with diamond cantilever, for six months now. Wonderful.I was a little apprehensive after hearing and reading that the diamond cantilever "destroyed the Koetsu magic", so I was primed to ... |