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| Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad? Let it Bleed. Get the UK boxed blue Decca, or the unboxed if you can find and afford one. Beggars Banquet. There's a boxed blue Decca reissue on white vinyl that sounds good. Can be had for about $20Sticky Fingers. The USA copies can sound good if... | |
| Surface Noise - another question Have found that when my vinyl rig is dialed in including VTA & VTF, that the surface noise is less than when not optimized. | |
| A couple of questions about testing 12AX7 tubes. Regarding the first question, the glow indicates they are likely rebranded Philips or another brand which flash on startup. This is normal.My guess on the second one is that you have excellent tubes. If the reading was wavering back and forth, I'd... | |
| switching from isolated ground receptacle Thanks for your answers. The outlet was installed in the early 90's and I wanted to be sure it was safe to switch to a grounded receptacle. I will have an electrician review. | |
| ground noise isolation I had the problem before I purchased this regenerator. I previously owned another regenerator without the battery. I had too hoped that the regenerator meant clean power. It has been suggested to me that house wiring is not properly grounded but n... | |
| I HAVE A SECRET TO TEL After reading this post, I bought some deflex wrap (no ridges) to experiment with.I treated my speaker cables first and experienced much of what 76db did. My system became lush sounding and I was hearing musical details I'd never heard before. The... | |
| How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system I'm in total agreement with BlindJim. Often enough, it's not the gear but how it's setup. | |
| Aestheix Calypso owners,tube advise needed I have a Rhea and Calypso. I can attest that tubes that would otherwise be too noisy or microphonic can often be quelled with Herbies dampers (but you do have to experiment sometimes to get the damper positioned correctly). You should always have ... | |
| How much are your speakers toed in? I found this interesting but was unsure about the safety of disconnecting live IC's, even if muted. I used my balance control instead. I have my Kithara's facing straight ahead.http://mintlp.com/wild/taihup.htm | |
| I HAVE A SECRET TO TEL My speaker cables really vibrate during loud music. I had been looking at using AVM to paint them but this looks interesting.How tightly do you wind the panels around your cables? Do you glue them to the cables or can you use velcro or other faste... | |
| AM Antenna I use the Terk Advantage. It works well but the drawback is you have to adjust it when you switch stations. | |
| Power Plant Premier making sound worse? I tried the LessLoss PC from the wall to my PPP and did not like it. I preferred the PS Audio cords in that position. Different story using the Lessloss from the PPP to my preamp. Liked it a lot.Similarly using a PS Audio Duet, I did not like the ... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? I use the AV Extreme and have found it to work as advertised. I only use it on my RCA's between my pre and amps and it really brings the music to another level. I would not put it on my RCA pins again as it caused problems in my amps that manifest... | |
| How much fluid do you guys use? I get a lot of LP's which have mould but are otherwise near mint. The mould is usually on the first few tracks where the the vinyl was more likely exposed to the air when stored. The mouldy sections of these LP's sound noisy.I use AIVS and like to... | |
| How to diagnose the need for room treatment? Try playing something that should have lots of bass. If your system should be able to play deep bass and you can hear it, and are happy with it, you are probably be OK.If the bass is lacking or muddled, you may need bass treatments in the corners ... |