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| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? With the Lamm ML 2 amps, you can definitely hear a difference as you play music for the first 45 minutes-1 hour. A gradual opening up in almost all aspects. If it is something else, then it must be the tube line stage or the tube phono stage, or p... | |
| Quad ESL 57 playing Prince I recently had my old pair of '57s restored by Kent McCollum, and he added a protection circuit. (I actually don't know what would happen if that kicked in). I'm using a freshly restored pair of Quad IIs with really good glass. I'm playing all kin... | |
| Dedicated Outlets - The Latest Recommendations If you look for an electrical contractor that does commercial work, not just residential, you may already be in the ballpark in terms of dealing with some of this stuff (less arm-twisting). At least that's been my experience. Good luck. | |
| Dedicated Outlets - The Latest Recommendations While awaiting @Jea48’s response (and I agree that he is always superb on these issues), here’s what I did, within code in Austin. recently.Subpanel off main panel- mainly to give me more room for breakers. I installed a big outdoor isolation tran... | |
| Finding Pure Water for Record Cleaning - very long I think Elvis left the building about 12 years ago. I tried tracking the author down to no avail. I agree that it is a helpful article. If anybody does know how to reach the author, I'd be delighted to make contact.Hey Dusty, I remember you (I thi... | |
| Austin Record Convention Inna- I agree. I do have quite a few records that are worth a lot of money. I bought them when they were cheaper and sometimes, just got lucky. Once a record gets that valuable, you also have trepidation playing it, and that defeats the whole poin... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? many thanks Henry. I will copy this list for reference when I start playing around with the new/old rig. best,bill hart | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Halcro- name a few if you don't mind. When I get my vintage tabled system up and running, with a removable headshell arm, I have no reluctance in trying a variety of vintage MMs. It will also relieve me of the need for a step up. The Airtight was... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Miura or early Countach? | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? @wspohn - I agree about the difficulty in meaningful comparisons as a consumer; most dealers aren't set up to do that, and few would take the time. The other alternative- even with modestly priced cartridges- is to buy the lot and make the compari... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Halcro- have you compared say the Airtight (not even the Supreme, but the original PC-1) to the comparable Lyra (which at the time, was a Titan i, except for the "limited" production Olympus)? I did, on my turntable, tonearm and system, and though... | |
| Moving a 5,000 vinyl LP collection safely Congrats on your new home. I don't envy you the process of a gut renovation of an old townhouse, but if you can deal with it in liveable stages, i'm sure you'll have a great place to live when you are done. We found that living in a place for a wh... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? @syntax -so nice to see you here. Been a while. I hope you are still having fun. I am! regards,bill | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? @inna-I wasn’t really looking to upgrade cartridges, my comment was simply that the cost of replacing the high end ones was starting to get ridiculous, but as mentioned, I’ve never tried a retip on any of these.if I were to upgrade anything, it wo... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? A new Bugatti is not a real Bugatti. :)Yeah, i’m sure there are some less outrageously priced cartridges that can deliver top tier performance. I had Lyras for a while (the Parnassus with the fancy magnets and a Titan i when it first came out). I ... |