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Turntable in 20 K$ price range - Design & Music
Johnnyb53,I did not read the whitepaper, seems instructive.And they have changed approach from:"We can design and produce arm boards for other tone arms as required by our clients"Since :"What we learned was that the Monaco Turntable is fundamenta... 
Turntable in 20 K$ price range - Design & Music
Downunder,Yes indeed, so I guess that Alvin Lloyd forgot that one, thanks for pointing out. If any other have experiences with other arms that ones quoted it would be instructive.Tim 
Turntable in 20 K$ price range - Design & Music
Just one word of caution regarding the Grand Prix Monaco. Be aware that one has to accept that there are only a limited choice of tone arms that can be used. I was very surprised to learn during my conversation (April 2009) with owner/designer Alv... 
XLR to RCA adaptors
Hi,One of two ways http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-rca-1.htmlAs Oldears says check how the XLR is wired, but likely all is okay as pretty standard stuff.Made mine with Neutrik XLR (silver contacts)> AN silver litz cable > Ca... 
Horning Eufrodites
Alexsee,Spoke with Jeff, very helpful and really nice person. Intend to drop in and see him when I am in New York. He has a clear view and gave great advice for me.Thanks for everythingTim 
Horning Eufrodites
Alexsee,Thank you very much.From the Kondo amps what were your impressions, Kegon vs Ongaku? Do you think the Gaku-on would be an "overkill"?I will be auditioning the Kegon, Ongaku along with the Gaku-on very soon.(all of these are Kondo not AN UK... 
Horning Eufrodites
Alexsee,I wanted to know if they suited larger rooms or not. My listening room/lounge is 6.5mtrs X 7 Mtrs with a cathedral ceiling. I will be auditioning them in a smaller room so will hear how they sing.Thanks for any other comments you would fee... 
silver spades on copper cables?
Consider the quality of the spade also. The better the contact is machined the better the contact. I consider that this is more of a factor than the contact material itself. Tim 
Non-functioning Tweeter.
Hi,Could be the xover, cabling or the tweeter. Check list:1/Connect the speaker to the cable of the speaker that works just to make sure the problems is coming from the speaker (you may have already done this)2/Open the part of the speaker that en... 
Cleaner for volume control
This should do the job http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.293/.fBetter get a local electronic shop can change the potentiometers , the replacement potentiometers are easy to source you may even upgrade from companies like Goldmoint, Tkd, Dac... 
Voltage differences Europe vs Japan
Gsm,You may want to investigate power products from PS audio &/or competitors. When you move back to France you can use it as filter/regulator as they have adjustable voltage settings.You may have to change your Schukos to US standard but that... 
How Many Turntables Have You Owned
Rega 2Rega 3Linn AxisLinn LP12Garrard 301Raven ACSo that = 6 
840C and MHDT Havana
Mapman,Sorry I misunderstood.The Reimyo betters all over, Bass, mids, treble, sound stage, harmonics, inner detail, imaging you name it. Above all it really makes the whole music come into play (no pun intended...)When you compare it to LP played ... 
840C and MHDT Havana
Mapman,The MHDT havana does nothing better than the Reimyo. On a scale of 10 (the Reimyo being 10) I would give it (the MHDT) 6.XenithonThe bass is not sloppy in fact it is not bad, only when compared to the Reimyo on A/B basis do matter become ap... 
840C and MHDT Havana
X,I have the MHDT Havana for Home Cinema setup.For the "fun" I compared the Havana to my Reimyo CDP-777, connecting the Havana using the CDP-777 drive (output with digital RCA). All of this on my revealing system, Nagra, VAC and Magico.Well despit...