terry9
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| Best Record Cleaning Fluid Several people have written about the importance of rinsing, if you use a surfactant. I agree.I use a commercial US cleaner. It's better and cheaper than many audiophile alternatives. I also use lab grade surfactant for a whole bunch of reasons, l... | |
| Cartridges that get strings right? I should also add that I upgraded cartridges, then tonearms, then table, against expert advice, which was, table first, tonearm second, cartridge third. I should have listened to that advice, and saved myself some money.Thing is, a TT generates no... | |
| Cartridges that get strings right? Don't forget set-up. Until I got serious about set-up, my higher end Koetsu was rather disappointing - not that much better than a higher end MM.But when I got serious - no - actually fanatical about set-up (like azimuth in 10 minute of arc increm... | |
| what is it in audio that you dislike most? Audioguy, that's a depressing story. I wouldn't have thought it possible. | |
| (Brutally) Honest Audio Reviews The review of the big new Technics turntable seemed to say, "Wow, that's almost as good as top digital!"Sounds like some deep insights on offer. | |
| Preamp caps Jupiter copper foil or Jupiter HT worth double the money? I like the MIT Multicap RTX, which are styrene and tin foil. They sound very neutral to me - better than various teflons which I tried - and half the money.Good luck. | |
| Help with crossover capacitors Those are modest figures - I think you should be fine. I would not bother. But if you want to do so, the rule is twice the resistance for two resistors in parallel. | |
| Help with crossover capacitors Just one caution: how hard do you drive your speakers? The 300R, 12 watt resistor may get hot when used hard, in place of a 15 watt. Have you considered doubling up in parallel? I would be sure to meet or exceed all voltage and power specs, and ma... | |
| External Linear Power Supplies Auxinput, you have a point. I like the old stuff, and kind of assume that's all there is. If my supplies from the 70's are switchers, they sure do act like linear! | |
| External Linear Power Supplies I suggest that you compare used lab grade supplies (e.g. HP / Agilant) with 'audiophile' stuff, spec by spec. Bet that used lab equipment gets you far more quality for far less money. | |
| turntable choice Buy the whole thing from a dealer who can set it up well. That's the most important variable.Good luck. | |
| Taking Power Conditioning to the Max? @Elizabeth Thanks for reporting that plasma TV's are noise generators - I had been wondering if that were true. Useful information based on actual measurements. Thanks again. | |
| Taking Power Conditioning to the Max? I use isolation transformers, regeneration, and batteries as required. Big isolation transformers run three 12-2 AWG lines for sources and amplifiers. The amplifier transformer powers a central power supply using 100 kg of chokes. Ripple is about ... | |
| New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down? That could also be your phono stage. Ralph (AtmaSphere) has posted extensively about this. | |
| which car is sitting in your listening room? Ah, reliability through redundancy. |