whart
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| Dust Removal I would start by trying to solve the problem of dust entering- that might be sealing windows with appropriate materials and looking at other places where dust or detritus enters the residence. I am now in an 1880's wooden house that is tight as he... | |
| Best place to live for good quality power In my experience, it is a hit or miss proposition. I think you have to start with a serious audit of the power coming into your playback room. I live in a single family house. I had the meter pulled, made sure there was no corrosion (it's a 2004 r... | |
| Anyone See Downside to an Ionizer blowing on Turntable? Look for the source of your static. Are you playing records on carpet with socks- huge cause. Once my records are cleaned, no static charge. I work and play in bare feet. There are ways to discharge static on a record, but my suggestion is to figu... | |
| Effects Of Power Cords On Electrostatic Speakers I used "audiophile" power cables on my Crosby Quad 63s. Once my ’57s were restored I used good quality standard power cables (part of the restoration by Electrostatic Solutions was converting the connectors to more standard types). They sound fin... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" Neil (@Antinn) is good because his approach is cross-disciplinary- materials science and chemistry, applied. I don’t use alcohol to clean records and would certainly advise against it in a US machine due to risk of vapor explosion. There is no "b... | |
| Vacuuming after ultrasonic vinyl cleaning I do this with the Monks, simply by switching out mats. But I had a VPI for many years. Help me remember- can't you adjust the wand holder height with a set screw (or Allen/hex nut)? If so, you could do the mat switch and swap out the wand for a s... | |
| Give Jeff Beck's 'TRUTH' another listen I've had copies of this album for years. It was only when I got a uk first press- on the blue/black Columbia/EMI label, that I could actually hear instruments and stage depth in a way that sounded real. I know some people have lauded the recent M... | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. Apropos hearing loss, mine is age-related, not due to damage. I don’t go much beyond 12khz, which is normal for a male approaching 70 years. This does not affect my hearing or judgement of the midrange, which is where most of the critical musical ... | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. @hilde45 - I don't disagree with your observations- the amp-speaker synergy, the acoustics of the room and effective placement of the gear (I don't rely heavily on room treatment) and noise- both ambient and inter-component as well as the quality ... | |
| I Hate Moving It's funny, we haven't moved that many times since adulthood, but in some ways I find it cathartic, even though it leaves me exhausted. If you are anything like me, you throw stuff in a box that makes its way to the basement. Ten or twenty years l... | |
| I NEED A 16 INCH CORK TURNTABLE MAT There is an outfit from Portugal that sells a cork/rubber 16" mat, die cut, for around 25.00 US plus shipping. They claim that they will do other versions. Might be worth contacting them. They are on E-Bay. | |
| Just got back in the vinyl community Welcome back to spinning LPs. I think @bkeske ’s suggestion to build your collection is a good one as is @bdp24 ’s observation that all LPs are not created equal. In my experience, the more different records you play, the more you hear the strengt... | |
| Has anyone tried to launch a for sale ad here, lately? @lewm- don't you think it is worth reaching out to Tammy? It could be a software glitch here - not uncommon. | |
| How best to eliminate LP warps There was a period where the Furutech DF-2 was no longer being shown on websites. I had the impression Orb had discontinued it and Furutech was no longer carrying it. Within the last year, I noticed a bunch of Furutech DF-2 units for sale- new. Pr... | |
| What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan? I never considered myself a die hard Beatles fan though I remember seeing them on the Ed Sullivan show back in the day and of course have a fair number of their albums, not the early Parlaphones but the Blue Box, the Mono Box and a few others. One... |