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| Adventures in Table Shopping A good inexpensive cartridge can out perform an expensive one if it is well matched and set up properly. Take the lowly Denon Dl 103. Slight mods, well matched and set up well and it will out perform many much more expensive cartridges. Yea,... | |
| The best coupling caps in power amp ?? Mundorf, Infinicap ?? Do your homework, as you’ll find that one or two expensive "boutique" caps mentioned are very likely just re-branded Solens (which are far cheaper) compare diameter/length/lead length for the same uF and voltage and you will see why. Cheers Ge... | |
| Anyone know what these are Perhaps MIT / Transparent Cable prototypes :-) | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is @ptss wrote "testpilot it's my understanding wire shouldn't be heard... "So your objection is merely with the price and is without regard to performance. | |
| A speaker that looks like a driver or a driver that looks like a speaker? Looks like something that you would pick up at a tacky souvenir shop. Not for me. | |
| 845 You don't need the side nipple but you still need to respect the tube orientation to ensure that you have the right pin aligned with the right conductor. | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is Have you heard it? | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years @slaw wrote...This will be my last post here.Finally, enough of the whining. Your ADS is working correctly. The ADS centre indentation represents 60hz, with your particular pulley, belt and platter combination, your table’s motor needs a frequency... | |
| Anyone Know the fuse size in the Joule- Electra VZN100 and LA-300 pre amp Don't the fuses in the amp and preamp have values stamped into the metal end casings? I would assume so, but the OP does not have the amps yet and wants to pre-order the fuses an advance of the delivery of his amps. | |
| Taralabs cables Someone needs to be issued a restraining or a cease and desist order. | |
| Anyone know anything about any of this equipment? LINN, AYRE, TICE, ETC. What's your priority? Easy and done with it, or maximize the resale value. Two completely different paths | |
| More 845 tubes Forget the Z-845 and wait for the ZZTop-845 tube in which I am told will really rock. Maybe we should get those early adopter Elrog tube users to try out the Z-845?? | |
| RCA connectors-how to tighten them up. Back in the day you just bent the center pin ever so lightly to one side. | |
| Out of these two cartridges which would you choose? The low output Dyna 20xl is a much better sounding cartridge than the HO version. Trying to get more output from a MC cartridge is a design compromise which "typically" translates into lesser performance. I am not saying the HO Dyna is a poor soun... | |
| How come only 1 or 2 cartridge makers offer a tune-up after run in? Perahps, there is better QC with modern cartridges which negates the need for a follow up tune-up, or there is not enough cartridge artisans within the manufacture to perform a follow up tune-up. |