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| High End Myth Glossary. Actually, #2 I have experimented with. An interconnect shield is typically only hooked up at one end (except for some very obvious Kimbers, Nordost, etc.) and an old MIT sounded very bad the wrong way. Another really interesting test was done on s... | |
| Felice Bryant: you rocked my world How about "Love Hurts" by Gram Parsons, Nazareth, and how many others for a great song?I knew about the Everly Bros, Roy Orbison, David Lindley, Leo Kottke and Byrds spin-offs (Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Bros, Chris Hillman) but holy cr*p, look ... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? The sub-linked article is a kill:"As a rule of thumb, I recommend investing about 5-7% of your total system cost into cables and interconnects, with the following priorities:1. Video Interconnects (75 ohm, shielded coax) 2. Analog interconnects (l... | |
| Ground loop hum Melodious,To rid my tube system of hum (just so I could crank it to full gain to hear tube hiss with no stylus in the groove), I had to resort to grounding my tonearm separately to the preamp and then run a second wire from the 'table to the same ... | |
| Amps for jm lab mini-utopia - - any suggestions? Have you tried experimenting with aftermarket power cords with your Plinius and CD player? They can make a difference anywhere between subtle and surprising.I can't offer any specific suggestions; haven't had SS amps for about 15 years.Todd | |
| American made TT??? You could also try SOTA and RPM.http://www.sotaturntables.com/http://www.immediasound.com/ | |
| Phono Section Break-In CD ?? There is also this box from KAB:http://www.kabusa.com/preconlp.htmI purchased a PCB model with connectors (in other words, without a case) from this Hawaii source for less:http://www.hagtech.com/iriaa.htmlHope this helps!Todd | |
| Recommendation for guitar duo CD My fav: Cyril Pahinui & Bob Brozman, Four Hands Hot & Sweet.Hawaiian slack key guitar with slide-National Steel, Weissenborn that sounds relaxed and like they've been playing together for years.Todd | |
| What did you replace your DQ-10's with? A store-demo pair of Quad-63's. It was the first time I had ever heard them and couldn't pull away. I wasn't even looking for different speakers and went home with them. Then - tube amps! Different TT and arm and you know the rest of the story.Todd | |
| Electrical outlet upgrade worth it? I'm an apartment dweller, too. About 10 years ago, I switched to Hubbell 20 amp hospital grade outlets for my Quad-63s and Quicksilver Mono amps (tube). Watta grip! The AC cords no longer semi-slipped out. And it gave the Quicksilvers a boost in s... | |
| What would improve the soundstage of my B&W 802s3 Poloman,For something completely diffrent, you might also try completely covering your RPTV with a blanket or other padding when listening to music (sure won't help the viewing!). In some instances, the screen/box causes problems with imaging-cent... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Just another thought, Twl, that it could be a combination of your enhanced tracking stability and the lead dampening of any vibrations going to the gimbal/axis.On the market, there is some very thin self-adhesive 1" roll of lead that could be appl... | |
| Preamp-Tonearm Grounding Problems? Sorry for jumping in late so late, but I've lived thru some strange grounding problems, too, and have some different ideas to try.Since you have dedicated lines, we can assume that there is ground at the outlet. Having never seen Naim gear, have y... | |
| Suggestions of Excellent Hawaiian music? My favorite (out of about 5 slack guitar CDs) is Cyril Pahinui (Gabby's son)/Bob Brozman's: Four Hands Hot & Sweet. Listening to it with eyes shut, I forget where I am.http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=763848733/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/al... | |
| Girl diagnoses & solves mechanical problem Despite the title, you don't sound like a girl, but a full fledged woman! Good job!Please understand I've never even seen Coincident speakers, let alone looked inside them, but is there only one way to connect the tweets? You're in luck if there a... |