williewonka
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| The new Rega Planar 3 CZ, like everything else these days, it’s a starting base with some very nicely engineered aftermarket ad-on’s that improves upon an already impressive performance.The ad-on’s allow you to install progressive upgrades over time as budgets allow. P... | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 Viridian, agreed on the metal subplatter, I found the Isokinetik ISOSub GT 2 S sub platter to be a very good investment.BTW - The actual brand of acrylic platter that worked for me was the SRM/TECH Acrylic PlatterThis is one of the 1" or thicker ... | |
| The new Rega Planar 3 The good - there are a whole host of third party upgrade options you can install yourself to get much better perfomance.The bad - the glass platter should have been ditched years ago and replaced with an acrylic platter.Rega - two changes that sho... | |
| Tannoy? I've followed Tannoy line for many years, The higher end tannoys, i.e. those having 10" drivers and bigger, are best suited to larger spaces.They can be a little challenging to setup, but very rewarding once good setup is acnieved. Toe-in is impo... | |
| #8 AWG spade connectors?? Google FUREZ.High quality all copper or silver plated copper crimp or set screw terminalsRegards | |
| Is it all worth it? Yup :-))))Can't believe that was 16 years ago :-(Time flies when you're listening to music ;-) | |
| Is it all worth it? When we turned the century, I had a party and ended up shredding the foam surrounds on an aging pair of Magnat Ribbon 5's.So I refoamed the mid and bass drivers. Like you I thought they sounded pretty good.Then I had the crossovers re-capped - if... | |
| Your jaw dropping cables If you are into DIY - give these a try....Power Cables... http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.htmlInterconnects...http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.htmlThey are outstanding - bu... | |
| Complete rewiring of SME IV - opinions I had the Cardas Upgrade completed to my RB250 and it improved things significantly over the standard Rega offering.I now have an Audiomods Arm, which I believe uses the same Cardas one piece loom also.The one other upgrade I have made to the loom... | |
| Upgrading power cables Treadman, the range of improvement that cab be achieved is quite varied in different ways...Very modestly priced components, like my Schiit Bifrost DAC, achieved a significantly higher level of performance with good power and interconnects nectcab... | |
| What is the perferred material for a TT shelf? My TT and sits on a 3/8" thick piece of granite. The granite sits on a 3/4" thick MDF shelf. Between them is a 1/10" layer of foam - i.e. the type with holes that you put under a rug to stop it slipping.- this kills all vibrations in both the MDF ... | |
| Do you rely on RAID as your NAS backup? One other strike against RAID - you need to use "server grade" drives which are more expensive - the more affordable drives on the market will fail much quicker in a RAID configured NAS drive.The company that I’ve purchased all my computers from o... | |
| Where R U????? Richmond Hill, Ontario, CanadaI’m very fortunate to have around 6 Audiophile stores within a 30 minute drive - a couple are extremely high end and a real treat for my ears.Needless to say - I get out often :-)Cheers | |
| Debating separate power supply or Take a look at these links - they explain some of the basics pertaining to power related issueshttp://image99.net/blog/files/d0a1214beb039672ed95ed07cabf69dd-22.htmlhttp://image99.net/blog/files/af7344cfd857b845519b34ad829c12d0-3.htmlBut the abrid... | |
| Learning the hard way about AC power solutions Kenny - A number of years ago, so a different system back then, I heard subtle but definite improvements when I inserted my new PS Audio Power Plant Premier regeneratorExactly how many years ago would that have been ?Electrolytic capacitors will d... |