tom_nice
Responses from tom_nice
| Record cleaning machine The Keith Monks machine was good in its time but it's ancient, and the only one I klnew about was always broken. See Michael Fremer's discussion of record cleaning machines in the current Stereophile: he covers Nitty Gritty and VTI and doesn't lea... | |
| Acoustic Treatment I have 8 single-spaced pages on how to build three RPG-type diffusors. I use Styrofoam, which is lighter (by far) than wood or medite, say, and easy to mount, and even looks nice. You need a table waw to make it, though. You could get a millwork p... | |
| Best matching speaker for Alepha 3. I'm using an Aleph 3 with Quad ESL 63's in a room 19 x 14 x 9, and getting plenty of volume, good dynamics, and so on. I don't listen at head-banging volume levels, but high enough for realism. I'm using it with a Cinepro 10 Line Balancer, which m... | |
| Speaker Cable & Power Cord advice? All Stealth cables come with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so the only risks in trying them are (i) paying shipping, and (ii) wasting your time. I guarantee you won't be wasting your time: these are highly competitive cables at their various pric... | |
| Tube Amp Kits does anyone still offer. I'd ask The Parts Connection (part of Sonic Frontiers). Get their 800 phone number at www.sonicfrontiers.com. They may have kits, they certainly have low-price tube amps that are good value for money. | |
| phono pre-amp I have an Aragon 47K phono preamp with upgrade power supply, and like it a lot. For economy, look for a Parasound phono preamp for under $100 used, not too much more new. Michael Fremer (Stereophile) likes the Lehmann Black Cube (?) a lot, and I'v... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation I'd look at www.interlinkhouse.com for a Stealth cable promotion, on Premier speaker cables or any ribbon design of fairly large gauge. I've tried Premier and liked them a lot, but settled on Ultimate Ribbon. Not much to lose since they come with ... | |
| Passive Preamps I use a homemade passive built around Shallco "true ladder" attenuators from The Parts Connection, and use a Cinepro Line Balancer, and have plenty of dynamics from a Pass Aleph 3. A good digital output stage is doubtless part of the story of this... | |
| Interconnect Help--CJ, Wadia & JM Labs I used Kimber KCAG wire (called AGSS) for many years in a braid like KCAG's, and I now have well over 100' of this wire just sitting around, because after trying Stealth CWC and CWR interconnects, see www.interlinkhouse.com, I came to realize that... | |
| Am I deaf? I agree with another writer that a passive preamp would clear up your problem. I have a CAT SL-1 III with signal path simplified (several switches removed) at the factory (when it went back to have a phono stage added), and my homemade passive (bu... | |
| Cable recommendations Why not check out Stealth cables at www.interlinkhouse.com? They come with a 30-day money-back guarantee and there are often promotions and special prices. Even at regular prices they compete, in my experience, with "name brands" costing several t... | |
| Isolated Grounding I did what you intend to do, first (foolishly) with 12 gauge solid wire, then with 10 gauge, and upping the gauge made a big difference. I had no ground loop problems, but I'm using a Cinepro Line Balancer. Its designer, Eric Abraham, could advise... | |
| Richard Gray's Power Co - ...that bad? A friend of mine was delighted by one of the Monster line conditioners, around $200. I think it got good reviews. Do you know a dealer who would let you try out various ones? | |
| Please help: Speaker wire ? Check out www.interlinkhouse.com for Stealth speaker cables, and contact their designer for a particular recommendation. No risk since there's a 30-day money-back guarantee. I've used two more expensive than you want, Premier and Ultimate Ribbon, ... | |
| Best customer service? Mondial designs! I had a good experience with Mondial too. I short-circuited my speaker cables on one channel and burnt out a little device sitting where the power comes in. They sent me one free and I was quickly back in business again. Thanks Adam. |