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| Record cleaner Record cleaning, alas, takes time. You need to wet the record, use a proper cleaning device, for me that is a Disk Doctor pad with some cleaner on it, give it a good scrub, about 3 or 4 times around, then put it on a machine, for me that is a Lori... | |
| Determining actual impedance The latest Stereophile (July 2007) has an article called "Heavy Load" dealing with just your question. He tells how he did it, which gets into computereze that is beyond me, but comes up with real world impedance figures and why some speakers are ... | |
| Mono LP's? Only to play them at their best. For me, the Sumiko celebration works fine on mono lps and can only imagine how much better it could get. My phono stage has a mono or stereo switch so that takes care of any problems down line. Some preamps also ha... | |
| SME Needs good Head... are you sure this is the right area for what you are looking for? | |
| Review: VTL TL 6.5 Tube preamp Absolutely wonderful, while not a musician myself, my wife was, viola, and her ear and help in delvolping my ear was very nice. Great review, more should do as you did.I look forward to other reviews by you. | |
| Record Care Question If you leave even an inch or so of space the shelves are not going to contract that much, tightly packed records on a shelf regardless of wood, stone, whatever is not a good thing. | |
| stereo amps and preamps for rent,what do you think The cable company charges 5% of the retail price plus shipping both ways. That 5% is put towards the price of a cable or other item if you buy it. Your percentage may have to vary but this may give you a view of how to charge. A good reliable way ... | |
| Why are we so passive? Xiekitchen, while it is beyond me to speak for all musicians, the ones that have come accross my path, have tended to be players of music, and listening was reserved for live players, anything else was just background, so it may be incidental what... | |
| cartridge output level As an aside from the current discussion:The Thor Cantantus has a fixed resistor that you can specify, is best for cartridges at .65mVolts but my Sumiko Celebration at .5mVolts works fine. My preamp lacks a phono preamp so it was necessary to get a... | |
| Going into the dark side.....please help Along with the above adice, if you do not leave the kid alone with your equipment, keep an eye on her, she will most likely grow up knowing how to act around good stereo equipment, great pre-training for her future boy friend :).Also, after my son... | |
| Audiophile TT article in Forbes Anyway anyone can limit what the government takes from them is fine with me. If there was a way for me to deduct this hobby as a mental health deduction, it would happen in a hot second. Just be happy someone can get something they want and make i... | |
| Does a good sounding surge protector exist? Sound Applications devices work for me | |
| Buying Someone's Records: An Ethics Question Have you considered the idea that he offered them to you becuase he could see your love of music? He may have valued them having a good home, with someone who would appreciate them as much as getting rid of them.You'll have an idea of what they ar... | |
| Inner sleeves versus none? The reason for the inner sleeves is DUST. Another four letter word. If s/he lived in a well cared for and cleaned space, sans kids and animals with fur, poodles allowed, had racks for the albums, and placed them with the open record end on the ins... | |
| Recommended one make systems? Audio Note, you can begin with their basic system and upgrade to your hearts, if not your wallets, content(s). |