terry9
Responses from terry9
| Audiophile Receptacle question I'm with GS. I just did what you are proposing - and HG all the way. Put your money into Quietrock 545, which will soak up lots of $$$ real fast. | |
| Worth pursuing analog sound from digital? I sometimes enjoy high quality, high res digital - for about 30 minutes. Then I want it to end.I listen to analogue for hours. | |
| Interconnects and Speaker Cable, What in your history hit your pleasure button? Right on, uberwaltz. I make up my own cables too - Eichmann connectors with Canare starquad. Speaker cables out of nichrome wire, so that my ESL’s don’t need a loading resistor. And so, I can afford ESL’s. And no, Godel’s incompleteness theorem ca... | |
| Advice on SUT for Koetsu Rosewood - EAR MC-4, Slagle/EMIA, other Please read Ralph's comments with attention - that's atmasphere. | |
| Advice on SUT for Koetsu Rosewood - EAR MC-4, Slagle/EMIA, other I like to add as little gain as possible. My phono/pre has a LOT of headroom, right on the edge of using no boost at all (accomplished with multiple devices in parallel). For many records, that is sufficient. For some, the Lundahl is useful, and e... | |
| Advice on SUT for Koetsu Rosewood - EAR MC-4, Slagle/EMIA, other I use the most revealing Lundahl silver SUT with my Platinum. That's the 1931AG IIRC. Not cheap - but they are almost as good as a noiseless gain stage. | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Sorry Ledoux, I seem to have misled you about the Fozgometer. Ledermann suggests that matching L and R output may not be appropriate for all cartridges. This mirrors my experience. That's all.Yes, wand in situ. No watchmaker, but I abstain from ca... | |
| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning @slaw Didn't see your July posting until now.The Elma has the drain on the right hand side. Since it is very finely controlled (down to drop by drop), I clean my solution by (1) arrange a clear plastic drain line with a dip in the middle (2) let t... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @ledoux, my air bearing TT is DIY. New Way thrust bushing, custom spindle, 45kg platter. | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update If I remember correctly, the Fozgometer helps to equalize channel separation. This is helpful on cartridges which do have equal channel separation, but not on higher end cartridges which might be quite different. Peter of SoundSmith writes about t... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @harold-not-the-barrel @ledoux I have a Fozgometer, but don't use it. For me, it's both easier and more effective to set azimuth by ear. YMMV | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @slaw About your appliances - if you do decide to move, let me know if you want to sell your compressor. I've been thinking of upgrading mine. | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update I've been using the Terminator for 5 years now, for the last 3 on an air bearing TT. Interesting about the brass manifold - though I've never had a problem with the aluminum. I use a HighBlow air pump with a cotton buffered surge tank, precision r... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought As for stylus wear, I am sceptical. I suspect that the cleanliness of records is extremely important.I recall a study which indicated that the gunk in record grooves was equal parts fluff, grease, and diamond dust - pretty much an ideal grinding c... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought I suggest a quality torque screwdriver. Yep, I'm serious.My higher end Koetsu was disappointingly similar to my old MM until I bought one. Then it blossomed into Koetsu Magic.What did it do for me? Most importantly, both screws could be tightened ... |