terry9
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| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? Why not stay with Tom Fletcher's sound?When I heard the spacedeck (1997), I ordered the Mentor (now Dais). It is notably superior. Pear Audio is also a Fletcher design. I also have the Wave Mechanic power supply - another improvement.IMO the tonea... | |
| Any good reasons to use transistor phono stage and line level preamp instead of tube ? Positron tubes are hard to come by. At least, harder than PNP transistors. | |
| ETI Research Cable Pods any one recommend this? I use them in DIY, on all 6 of my monoblocks. Also ETI RCA connectors.I also use WBT on my Quad ESL's. These are also good, but are more costly. I can't say whether either of these make an immediate improvement (maybe they do, maybe they don't). B... | |
| If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers Voice, especially Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine, played on an array of Quad 2905's (heavily modified: Plitron transformers, air gap capacitors, disabled protection circuits). The array of multiple speakers makes any volume easy without overdrivi... | |
| Specific question choosing Duelund vs Mogami for affordable interconnect Heresy alert: depends on your electromagnetic environment.If you get good cel phone reception, or there are radio or TV transmitters nearby, chances are that you have a lot of electromagnetic radiation in your environment. Some cables may act as a... | |
| recommendation for speaker wire to soften the highs if possible ieales has some good suggestions too. Lots of soft things in the room, like carpets, can help. | |
| recommendation for speaker wire to soften the highs if possible I suggest thinking of your audio system as a whole. Something is causing harshness. There are two ways to treat that.First, as Elizabeth suggested, attenuate the offending HF with ferrite beads. Cheap, easy, and probably effective, unless your spe... | |
| Platter mat insanity @slaw I use a custom spindle for the air bushing (thrust and radial air bearing), which supports a cast iron platter and the graphite mat on a machined stainless taper. Part of the design is an extension of appropriate length to serve as a record-... | |
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| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? I have been in love with the Koetsu sound since 1976, but my first one was a gift from wife a few years ago: Rosewood Signature Platinum with diamond cantilever.The cantilever and stylus are ground from one piece of clear white diamond. So it is p... | |
| Platter mat insanity My search stopped with graphite. I use a 1" slab of graphite atop the platter, like Nottingham Analogue (Tom Fletcher design).Does two things - couples to vinyl, and deadens the platter. | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. @cleeds I should have said, "TEND to hum ..." | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. One more thing about isolation transformers: they replace the need for lesser devices such as exotic power cords or regenerators.I did the experiment years ago. 5 conditions: Isolation transformer alone VS isolation transformer plus exotic power c... | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. You describe serious issues with power, Mike.I have reasonably good power out of the wall, but even so I use Siemens in-panel surge protectors as well as isolation transformers. You could probably do with lightening arrestors as well. Talk to a lo... | |
| Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics. RE Chinese theftIf I remember correctly, the Chinese were handed modern technology with aerospace deals under Reagan. It was all in the open, above-board and, what must now be obvious to everyone, was not to US advantage. |