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Oct 22, 2002	Where do I position 4 speakers for 3D stereo sound The best place you can position 4 speakers for "3d-Stereo sound is stack one pair on top of the other pair. Try the best you can to match the output levels. Remember, stereo is a 2 channel format. It never was meant to have more than 2 channels, n...
Oct 21, 2002	Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Gregm, my very first fine wine was a 71 Ch. Ausone. It was in 1982. It really rocked my world. Even though 71 was only a good year, this Ausone lives in my memory. The bouquet simply filled the dining area. That was when I realized what fine wine ...
Oct 21, 2002	Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Gregm, you should have been around during the summer when we opened up the 1927 Chateau D'Yquem! Lovely butterscotch color, and strong notes of pear and caraway. Of course, the 1940 and 1955 Ch. La Conseillante Pomerols were wonderful, and the 196...
Oct 20, 2002	Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? Viridian, we can't help unless we post what we think, right? There are conflicting posts on just about every thread on the forum, including the Digital page. It's not just analog that is suffering from this problem of conflicting answers.Bwhite, a...
Oct 20, 2002	LP 12 Origin Live DC motor upgrade I can only tell you what I've read from others, because I've not listened to either of these myself. You may have read the same things. I've read that the Lingo is controversial for not sounding that much better, and throwing alot of hash out on t...
Oct 20, 2002	Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables Tom says, I've used all of these types of things, and they work. I use Bybees, and they work nicely. I use power conditioning and it works. I use decent IC's and Speaker Cables , and they work well. I think a combination of things is the way to go...
Oct 20, 2002	Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Way to go, Albert! That 86 Comtesse is a 100 point bottle! The last Beck's I had was an Oktoberfest Special. I think there is some still left in the stores. I haven't had a Bitburger in years. If I remember correctly the last Bitburger I had was a...
Oct 19, 2002	Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Last night, it was coffee. Because we finished the 1961 Brane-Cantenac margaux at dinner! I have to say that this was a wonderful Margaux from a great year, and was much more enjoyable than even the 82 Ch.Margaux I had a couple of weeks ago. The 4...
Oct 19, 2002	Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? Bwhite, many of the better MC phono stages have plug-in resistors to match the value that you want to load your cartridge to. This is the type of phono stage to get. Selector switches are ok, if they have the right values for you, but as you found...
Oct 19, 2002	Does subwoofer + bookshelve=full range speaker? It can almost do it, provided that you can cross your sub in as well as the designer of your speakers. With full cognizance of all the parameters involved. This is unlikely. But, is a possiblity. The other problem is, that subs, in fact, are direc...
Oct 19, 2002	Phono Preamp Help - 47K Ohms - 100 Ohms .. Huh? Bwhite, I personally think that you should try a slight raising of your VTA, and leave it at 100 ohms. Recessed mids are a trait of a too-low VTA. Raise it up, a little. If there is a percieved brightness, it's probably in the Cube. Running the ca...
Oct 19, 2002	Analog Output Voltage I don't know about the spec on your particular preamp, but 8 volts would be extraordinarily high for a main output voltage. 2 volts would be much more typical. My amp only requires an input of .6 volts for maximum output.
Oct 18, 2002	Arm resonance and other questions.. Bill, there is a fine line in the amount of damping that should be done on an arm. If you do too much, it sounds dead. I recommend starting at the headshell, and even the cartridge. I used some self-stick black felt from Wal-Mart. I cut some very ...
Oct 18, 2002	Is Remote Control Important? Onhwy61, yes I'd like on-the-fly VTA. But I don't really need it to be motorized/remote. I could get up to do it. I think that part would lead to degradation of sound, because when you motorize something, it depends on the motor bearings for stabi...
Oct 18, 2002	Linn Ittok Arm Adjustments I had an LP12/Ittok with both Asak and Karma cartridges for about 10 years. I really liked it. However, I would say that on my present TT, the Denon DL103R sounds as good, and probably better than the Karma. Pretty amazing, since the Karma was ove...