westcoastaudiophile
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| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @duketbrd88 great, your system at y9our usage mode is not sensitive to power connection resistance increase! Surge protection (xtra) is good, I’ve seen damaged equipment w/o it! enjoy the music! | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? @duketbrd88 congrats with very nice Accu integrated! -before using power conditioner, have you tried to pluf it into wall outlet directly? I have Accuphase pre and PA, and found as Accuphase is the best on SN ratio among many other devices I trie... | |
| Where to go next with the turntable if you want new TT, try technics SL1200G (GAE). DD system there pretty much the best you can get! Belt driven systems have significant speed fluctuations. Older restored Technics SL1000MK2/3 also are very good, EPA100 (MK2) arm can be dialed for s... | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN @waytoomuchstuff "So, some systems may sound better with PC upgrades.” I debugged many PC problems, mostly were related to bad contacts, some to dielectric degradation, etc. From electronic device prospective, PC is not different than any other fu... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @glupson "...buy American so your home don’t burn down.” I am guilty, :-), I am buying “made in China” Apple iphones, computers and many other things.. as of HiFi related cables, typically China’s brands require some additional work to do to make ... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @webking185 +1 I have one Accuphase A-70 “inspired” Chinese amp, A class, it’s very good, measured and sounds! But.. it took me two months discussing with them what need to be done in details.. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? @davetheoilguy +1 Chinas power is built by “stupid and greedy” US/.. companies! | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? @joshindc if Dynavector 20x2 impressed you so much, I would guess Audio Technica AT-ML170/180 (even AT24) will change your mind about MC carts magic! AT MM carts sounds better at 1g track force, vs 2g tf MC carts.. On top of that, MM carts are not... | |
| Going from MM to MC @mal11963 there are couple of technical differences btw MM and MC 1) MM cart is high output impedance driver, vs low output impedance MC. MM cart will sound better with most tonearms and phono higher resistance cables, while MC will require low... | |
| What are the audio differences you hear with turntable Mats. heavier resonance damping mats sound better | |
| Premium Power Cable Survey: The Results Are IN "Always fun to see cable deniers in the cable forum." Always fun to see expensive cable promoters / sellers marketers without showing reliable data. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? cause good quality gear is manufactured in much smaller quantities! question is too broad. specifying what exactly you’re looking for would help to share some findings. please define "better quality used gear" | |
| power cable @guitarlenn55 why do you think’ replacing PC will change sound? | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? @curiousjim "I have bought six or seven different power cords, none over $500 and have noticed little or no change in the sound of my system" correct! good quality equipment must supply sufficient power cable, some brands like Esoteric have “upgr... | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge MC carts have fundamental problem of coil wire' affecting moving part resonance etc. that’s why MC carts typically require higher tracking pressure, which is no good for diamond needle etc. try to find M Audio Technica AT-ML170 for heavier on ba... |