vair68robert
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Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Now that you have a lot of peoples favorites or suggestions ( I gave suggestions because my favorites would not necessarily be your favorites ) you have to now consider pressings . So here are a few thoughts from my experiences . For rock I l... | |
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? There is a lot of good suggestions , some of which I would agree with so I'll give you 3 different ones from 3 different genres ( plus 1 ) . Jimi Hendrix "Electric LadyLand " Joni Mitchell " Ladies of the Canyon " Solti & CSO Beethove... | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? The follow up to Van Halen was "Jimi Hendrix at Monterey " and Leo Kottke "6 & 12 String Guitar " | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? @dabel I just picked this up on the recommendation ( a good one at that ) of my guitar playing friend who grew up listen to VH , he can play Eruption and all of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin . I more of a Moody Blues , Pink Floyd & Jimi Hen... | |
Whats on your turntable tonight? Van Halen. " Diver Down " 2022 release My first Van Halen Album | |
Cable elevators I once read a recommendation from Mapleshade Audio to keep cables elevated at least 8" (? it could have been 6" ) off the ground , @nonoise and others interested in the wall hanging Mapleshade makes good looking wall cable holders . | |
Wall outlets @shtr74sims I apologize for responding to a post that I think is just being a contrary , I've never bothered taking the time before but today it just got to me . From your post you are leaning towards going with the Furutech GTX-D NCF that co... | |
Wall outlets @mc1969 Again you have stated your opinion so what is your point by repeating yourself 3 times other than being argumentative! You are not convincing anybody that they aren't hearing an improvement in their system just because you don't . I wil... | |
Wall outlets @mc1969 As a retired Biomedical Equipment Technician I understand a little about electricity and electronics . As an ever improving DIY type audiophile I heard a difference , I'm not sure what your point you're trying to make ? But thanks for re... | |
Wall outlets @mc1969 I too did an outlet shootout test using a 4 gang box , used a Medical grade double cryo'd , a lower grade Pangea , a P.S. Audio and an Audioquest NGR Edison , plugging in the amp only . I had the opposite experience than you , each had ... | |
Cable elevators I think along the lines of malpai about static electricity , also 51514brad said the more you lift the cable off the floor the less capacitance was measured , I remember Maple Shade recommending cables be at least 8" of the floor . I don't thi... | |
Thiel Owners https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/smc-audio-mccormack-dna-1-upgrade-experience-r948/ Great review for upgrading your DNA-1 , Does your Sota have the vacuum hold down ? | |
Weak Link in Vinyl Playback @owl9113 The VTF recommended is usually a good place to start , you should experiment with a little lighter and heavier , also the anti-skate is controversial issue where you might want to try setting it lower that the VTF , look up Audiogon fo... | |
Front or Back wall diffusers Which walls are the front and back. 14ft or 24ft ? Do you have windows on any of the walls ? Floor to ceiling bass traps as others suggest , then in my opinion buy 2 @ 2X4 2" thick absorbers and 2 of the 2D or curved diffusers , then place the... | |
Thiel Owners I too had thoughts of the " speaker " being black anodized aluminum , which would have looked very cool since I do take the grills off when listening . While the bright aluminum coax's don't look so bad the bright white woofers stand out like a so... |