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| Under speakers Vibrapod or Gaïa IME, Vibrapods are only effective when used with very light equipment. | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Some tubes like a lower bias. Some tubes like a hotter bias. You owe it to yourself to experiment lowering and raising the bias from nominal by 10-20ma to see if it gets you the sound you like vs flushing money down the toilet. Increasing the... | |
| 2019 300B tubes that are worth the money? Don’t forget that 300b tubes have a long life span, therefore, if you do find a pair that you like, the cost of ownership can be amortized over a greater period of time. | |
| Effective length of Origin Live Encounter Measure the tonearm's effective length by drawing a straight line from the arm's pivot to the center of the headshell slots. Please see the attached diagram. https://www.analogplanet.com/content/tone-arm-geometry-101The 9 inch will have an effec... | |
| Isolation Transformers Thanks Eric, could you expand on the semi-active ground lifter comment. | |
| Isolation Transformers I want to isolate both my pre and phono stage from the main lines to reduce noise etc. On occasions, I also get a ground loop issue. I run large power hungry mono block amp and I don't want to go the large transformer route. | |
| Isolation Transformers @jea48 given the choice between the hospital grade Tripp-Lite and the regular Tripp-Lite that you referenced in your post, do you have a preference? I am only concerned with front end equipment isolation i.e. low power requirement. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? It's your hobby, therefore, treat it as such and have fun. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? Leave your wife at home | |
| Furutech AC torque Sorry, I don't have a specific number but from my own experience you can really clamps down on the screw terminals to to the point of almost having a gas tight connection. I've never stripped a screw termination. | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? Pull out the Rolex, comb your hair and wear a sports jacket - that way dealers and exhibitors will give you the time of day. @testpilot - if I only have two out of three of those things, what will that get me? @kcpellethead, based on your us... | |
| What is the one piece of advice you would give about attending AXPONA? Pull out the Rolex, comb your hair and wear a sports jacket - that way dealers and exhibitors will give you the time of day. | |
| Anyone hear the SS Paua Mk.II ES yet? I believe that Peter has realized that people also buy with their eyes. His former cartridge were not the prettiest. Also, a Mk2 is always a good business strategy to boost sales | |
| Product purchasing decisions based on manufacturer’s proximity A brand's reputation is more important to me than origin of manufacture. All thing being equal, I will always choose a domestic product over foreign. | |
| Is it common for tubes to outweigh the cost of the amp or preamp? 300B tubes can often exceed the cost of the amp. |