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| Steam Cleaning - RCM or not? Btstrg: No major tecnique..Just go to Wallyworld or any discount type store and find a hand help steam cleaner..I found the Shark works very well with the ( aprox ) 4"wide attatchment..I try to keep the steamer about 3"-4" away from the record suf... | |
| Steam Cleaning - RCM or not? I Tell ya! I am totally amazed at how well my little Shark Steam cleaner works and even though I built my own RCMachine I have no intention of using it ..Now its a conversation piece.I am that happy with the Steam cleaning..I set up a jig in my ba... | |
| What to fill Skylan stands with for Harbeth SHL5s I used sand on my Skylan stands ( 20" high 4 post ) filled aprox 2/3..I used construction sand ( in tubular bags )...Its a larger sized sand and works great..The real trick is to not over fill...You can over do it..I found 60-70% worked best for m... | |
| Cable & Interconnects for a Plinius 9200 I might suggest trying a used pair of Paul Speltz Anti cable speaker cables..Very low cost and could help you out considerably..Being the are cheap on the used market if you like them you can always buy a new pair after demo ing..If you don't like... | |
| Overall opinions on Harman Kardon In my opinion H.K was a much better product back before JBL purchased them..Harmon Kardon of years ago was a very high quality product..I am not an expert on the JBL/H.K. product my guess is its pretty much a trickle down product now...Just my gue... | |
| low output MC phono preamp for Audio Research pre I recently purchased a used Eastern Electric Minimax and was amazed ( after tube rolling ) how gorgeous this little phono section sounds..It took a few different tube roles to dial in but once dialed in with the right tubes,for the price this is a... | |
| What connectors for DIY cable? Why not just go bare wire..? Works just as well and cost no money........ | |
| New preamps making new claims. One thing some people fail to realize is that some ( not all )companies just change to for the sake of change to incourage people to think its better becuase its newer ..Companies change a resistor or change locations of connectors and call it "B"... | |
| New McIntosh system problem... need advice You may want to consider changing to a fresh set of tubes ..Its possible the person who sold to you sold them at the end of the tube life>>>That would be my first assumption...A fresh set of tubes would be a good idea anyway... | |
| New preamps making new claims. General Motors says the same things about there new cars........Look what its getting them............ | |
| Challenging Speaker Situation How about 4 corner horn Klipsch ??? That would sound awesome in a Pool Room..... | |
| Where to start?? The first thing I would consider doing is trying to borrow a Cardas interconnect and make sure this is the cable you need..It kinda sounds like a sideways move to me ,but I am not an expert on Merlins needs..I would though make sure Cardas is the ... | |
| ICs with great natural sounding highs? I would suggest Ridge Street Audio "Poiema" i/cs..Check the reviews first and go from there......... | |
| Troubleshooting speaker Try flip floping the drivers in each cabinet..That should tell you right away if its the driver or not.......... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? This is just my gut feeling and may not be what you or anyone else may think..To me the better and more resolving ( or better built,and more $$$ ) the piece is the more you will gain in performance with NOS tubes..Thats not saying you won't have s... |