whart
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| Best indoor FM antenna, your experience. I reached Audioprism, which referred me to C. Crane Company. They sell what looks like a cheapo folding dipole but in reality is a pretty substantial antenna- it sells for under 20 dollars. It seems to work very well- got stronger signal than ever... | |
| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? @blindjim - the horns are Avantgarde Duos which I have since around 2006- so they aren't one of the newer models but benefitted from some of the running updates prior to the Omega modification. Their internal woofer system is augmented with a pair... | |
| Sonic qualities of SET output tubes? If you are asking about SET amps, I don't think the question of speakers is a secondary one. I've heard speakers that can play with SET amps but aren't really sustained by them and benefit from greater power. I think you have to treat the amp-spea... | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... @geoffkait said: "Every thug is relative."Especially true in the old days of the New York Families. | |
| Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if..... There is an avid following of Beatles fans on the Hoffman board who are constantly raising similar questions about track arrangements and perfect sequencing for the songs within the various albums. I've never been a huge fan of Sgt. Pepper's, and ... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? 1970-ish AR Turntable1973-Technics SP-101980s- Well Tempered, heavily tweaked1990s- sorry, too busy2005 Kuzma Reference/Triplanar2006- to date Kuzma XL/Airline arm2017- refurbished SP 10, see 1973. | |
| Dedicated Line Noise Filter? Not that it will help, but gotta say, @jea48 is just so generous with his knowledge- he helped me with some questions I had about an isolation transformer install, and I had a big electrical contractor do the work, open a permit, etc. There is a g... | |
| Best indoor FM antenna, your experience. @swampwalker That may be the direction i go in- attic mount-- our location is a mixed bag, we are right in town in Austin, but on the south city of the river, so it is fewer skyscrapers but there is a lot of density here; a few large old apartment... | |
| Best indoor FM antenna, your experience. Timely thread for me. Just got a restored MX 110z to use as the preamp in my vintage system; I have the small Magnum Dynalab antenna, which is an odd set of rabbit ears that converts to what looks like an omni. I don’t know enough about my new loc... | |
| Oldest gear still for sale is . . . Tannoy has been around forever (since 1926). I don’t know what the oldest model is within their line that has a modern counterpart.gdnrbob- my recollection is that "we" (the Allies) got tape technology from the Germans after WWII- the Magnecord,* ... | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? Thanks, wntrmute. | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? @marktomaras : my experience was limited to the original ADS, not the Pro version, and at the time I still had an old VPI. The ADS was life changing in several respects: no more labor, records came out clean and dry (except for some odd water spot... | |
| Would anyone be interested in a timeshare on an Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaner Pro? @wntrmute2 - can you check that link? It didn't work for me, and I'm curious about the formula.I use the Hannl concentrate mixed with Reagent Grade 1, for most records, and if they are troublesome, use the AIVS # 15, both with a pure water rinse. ... | |
| VPI is bringing back the Magic Brick! @salectric When we sold our house in NY, we left many items for the buyers at their request, along with tools, garden equipment, extra filters for the HVAC, etc. I had my music room totally cleaned up- pulled out the large equipment racks, replace... | |
| VPI is bringing back the Magic Brick! @bdp24 - yes, i think so. You don't want to drop a magic brick on your toes. |