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| Should I keep my Well tempered tonearm? 240z4u saidI would prefer to keep this thread rolling just for the info of the next poor guy who is having trouble.Good thought, thanks for that! (From a reader who is considering a WT setup.) | |
| sound quality from CD to CD Some CDs are indeed produced badly. Bad production can happen in the studio, when dynamic range is erased to produce a hot recording... and it can happen at the mastering plant, when the digital nasties creep in.I have just been getting to know ... | |
| To tube, or not to tube, that is the question Another voice to agree with the first three posts, especially Atmaspheres. I have heard smaller Totem floorstanders sounding very good but they were in a small room and driven by SimAudio solid-state gear which delivered considerable current.You ... | |
| How to replace stolen music? Ive had two music collections stolen.I found some of them in used record stores not far from my house. Wow, I hadnt realized how negotiable used CDs are. I found others in an ex-girlfriends collection (she had made an insurance claim).I suggest... | |
| product you use for dusting equipment I use this great big soft fluffy thing on a stick. It could be the tail of a very large Persian cat. Its made of synthetic fibres that are supposed to be very good at picking up dust. I dont know about that but it works great and it doesnt scra... | |
| Considering Int. Amp w/ limited features NEED HELP The Qinpu A-1.0X has tone controls, puts 100 WPC into 8 ohms and 160 WPC into four, gets stellar reviews and has a tone control. I think it may also have an output for a sub. | |
| Considering Int. Amp w/ limited features NEED HELP The Qinpu A-1.0X has tone controls, puts 100 WPC into 8 ohms and 160 WPC into four, gets stellar reviews and has a remote. I think it may also have an output for a sub. | |
| Hi-fi digital front end suggestions for my system The Apogee Mini-DAC is another excellent USB DAC in the price range you are considering. | |
| music recommendations Alan Hovhaness. You might also like early music: a capella vocals performed by The Tallis Scholars, The Clerks' Group, the Paul van Nevel ensemble, Cantus Colln, The Sixteen, and others. | |
| ground connection on dedicated line? Out here in the sticks we like to use BX in the walls, in case we get squirrels. | |
| Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH Good for you, Rauliregas, for coming out and saying that you had not heard the Monaco.Mr. Fremer, thanks a lot for taking the time to post the horse's-mouth info this discussion needed (and outing your nick). | |
| iTunes config & Backup software for Mac Nycjdc, there is more power available on the FireWire bus than on the USB bus. To work properly, some USB drives may require an extra power takeoff wire from the other USB port or from an external (wall wart) supply. This situation appears to be m... | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton Alan Hovhaness has a solo disc of shorter piano compositions called "Shalimar". I think it's sublime. It's not jazz or pop, so I suppose you might call it classical but it's not what most people think of as classical."Shalimar" at Amazon | |
| Buying from Canada a hassle for you too? I'm a Canuck. I don't think it's the weak dollar that provokes anger. Instead I think the weak dollar provokes acquisitiveness in many Canadians these days. But if I had felt myself to be tarred with the OP's brush (Canadians are slow, casual, sel... | |
| Small, tube-friendly speaker suggestions needed I have an Audio Space AS-3i integrated, EL34s in push-pull (although right now I have KT66s in it). The room is very small. Speakers are Triangle Titus ES. |