whart
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| Experience With Linear Tracking Turntables @pgaulke60 - enjoy your new table and arm. I’ve been running a linear tracking arm (Kuzma Airline) since around 2006-7. The arm itself is pretty bulletproof-- I’ve had issues with compressor oil leaking and eventually switched to an oilless compre... | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions I think the hard part is not just composer and composition, but particular performance + recording sound quality. For example, DG had a superb roster, but I didn't like how most of their records sounded. Decca- often sublime and you can go down so... | |
| Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to Her first album is, if I remember, sweetened at Sear Sound, and I think I have a Classic Records copy. It is a very good album, but also the epitome of what gets played to death. Haven’t listened to it in years. There’s a funny thing in audiophil... | |
| Amp biasing question Yeah, the turn on/off sequence is mainly to avoid a nasty "pop" noise from preamp turn on or off going through the system. You got it, @immatthewj Separate issue from biasing in my book. | |
| Amp biasing question I think what you are asking is really whether signal should be playing when you are measuring and adjusting bias (" biasing should be done with no input from the preamp"). I only check bias after the amps have warmed up for at least 45 minutes wi... | |
| Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up I always enjoyed the process of hearing things open up- I'd say 45 minutes is sufficient for the Lamm ML2 SETs and a couple or three sides of LP for the cartridge to really come into its own (after initial settle in which could vary depending on c... | |
| Vendetta Research SCP-2a price out of line? I remember looking for one years ago and came up with nada. This was circa 2006 and then it was easily 2 grand, maybe a little more. I think there are some others that are highly regarded, but I’d have to re-research it. (Expressive Technologies w... | |
| Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? @grislybutter -fair comment and my observations may be dated. At the time I came up, it was possible to buy really good hi-fi without being rich. I depended much on used cast offs from the flavor of the month club. Now, that may be out of time. I... | |
| Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? Was it Julie Mullins from one of the legacy mags that recently described the trend of manufacturers targeting the "ultra" high-end? I know I commented on it, and thought it was here (though I'm not a regular reader of the magazines anymore). In t... | |
| Have you heard a VAS cartridge? I have one. Steve sent it to me after I had purchased another cartridge- an old Monster- that he had retipped. I generally use high-line cartridges in my main system and this was intended for my vintage system. I wrote about it here: Beyon... | |
| Does a brand new electrical circuit for audio gear benefit from burn in/break in time? Sonic memory is an ephemeral thing. | |
| Does a brand new electrical circuit for audio gear benefit from burn in/break in time? When I relocated from NY to Texas and had the fairly substantial electrical subsystem installed here (described in some detail in another thread you are on), I found that the system sounded bright at first. I know some audiophiles believe in burn ... | |
| Soundstage drastically worsened when I replaced a solid state AV amp with tubes. I've found things as small as a change of record weight/clamp on my TT to affect the overall presentation. Readjusting crossovers, etc made a big difference. You might find that repositioning your speakers with the tube amp makes a big difference.... | |
| Experiences with the Degritter RCM Couple things to observe: one, using these devices as workhorses may lead to failure. It depends on how heavily you rely on them. Note questions in the thread I mentioned above about transducer life. Some folks will use these machines as their so... | |
| Dedicated Line - Things to consider @Jea48 is one of the resident experts on Code and beyond. My experience: you eliminate some potential problems by running dedicated line(s) so your system isn’t sharing a branch circuit with noisy lighting, appliances, etc. The audiophile way sh... |