terry9
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| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Correction: substitute "particles" for "gaps". Should read "For particles the size ..." | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @jtimothya Don't see why a mixture of frequencies should be better. There was a graph posted in the DIYAudio thread of cleaning efficacy vs frequency. For gaps the size we see on records, 40KHz is only marginally superior for the largest gaps, and... | |
| Amplifiers weight Two fans! Yikes!! | |
| Amplifiers weight As noted, the size of the transformer is important. Inductors too, and heat sinks are heavy. The bigger the heat sink, the lower the operating temperature, for given heat dissipation.The amount of real estate inside the enclosure is also important... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? @tweak1 Terry9, and anyone else who thinks cables are least important:you couldn’t be more wrong"So you think that cables are more important than the speakers? Amplifiers? Preamp? Phono? Turntable? Tonearm? Or cartridge?And what is your evidence?... | |
| MoFi - Are You Kidding Me? Just got S&G's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', limited edition. Flawless. Played my mint, rarely played original pressing, and it was no contest at all - MoFi all the way.Sorry you had a problem, but my experience was excellent. | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? Deschutes, why not DIY your electronics? I would say that the main thing is to stay away from teflon insulation, because when teflon heats up past about 450F, it begins to decompose into some really evil gasses. And unless you have a fume hood or ... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? What @almarg said. I suggest not spending disproportionately on anything that (1) wears out, or (2) has low benefit per unit cost, like cables. | |
| confused and don't know what to do COOL IT, why don't we?Right now the OP must be regretting asking his question. Let's show him a little respect, shall we? | |
| best phono stage under 10k Always listen to Ralph (Atmasphere). I used his stuff before I went DIY, and it's very nicely designed and made. | |
| New Place - What Would You Do? Room size has been investigated scientifically, and I can tell you that it works. I've built my own room to conform to scientifically determined specifications, 1/8" (3mm) tolerances, and it's the best room I've ever heard.Precise room dimensions ... | |
| confused and don't know what to do Blades - haven’t heard them, but I entered high end by spending 80% of my budget on Magneplanar Tympani 1a speakers in 1973. The first speaker to be awarded Stereophile’s Class A.System didn’t quite sound like all mega-buck, but it was 90% of the ... | |
| Audio Rack Selection Just constrained layer damping, nonoise. That, and an irregular shape.Some few materials have constrained layer damping built in, like Panzerholz, or, to a lesser extent, slate, or Baltic birch plywood. The trick is to put two materials with diffe... | |
| Audio Rack Selection One of the best racks I've ever had was a tall, thin rack with a 70kg turntable on top. The trick was simple: the rack was extremely rigid with plywood skirts (glued and screwed) on three sides, and fixed to the wall studs with 4" long #12 screws.... | |
| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? Clear, a copper pivot screw is a mod to the particular tonearm that we both use. |