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| Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) Acoustic Treatments - A Question I decided to take the plunge and get a sheet of 1/8" MLV to see what it was capable of.From an acoustic perspective it is an inert material, i.e. it does not resonate at all. It is somewhat pliable, but it does not like any kind of shape that is ... | |
| What Cartridge please? Alas - soundsmith has stopped selling the wood bodied version due to supplier difficultiesAlso see the latest news on Soundsmith herehttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/fyi-soundsmith-pre-modified-denon-dl103-and-103rRegards... | |
| What Cartridge please? Shawn - since you are using a Denon DL110 successfully - you might be able to switch to a Soundsmith Denon DL103 or 103R - but verify the compliance firstI was using the stock 103 for a couple of years - then upgraded to the Soundsmith version of ... | |
| Mass Fidelity Core Mezzrow - thanks for the feedback.I've bee waiting to hear it for myself and I have been in touch with Mass Fidelity that assures me it will be in one of the local store very soon.You are correct in that they have a separate sub woofer, but it's s... | |
| Which has higher priority, overhang or VTA? Isn’t the cartridge/stylus type being adjusted also a prime consideration here?My personal experience - my standard Denon DL103 seemed to perform very well - setting it up using the free protractors that are available on the web - overhang was clo... | |
| Questions About Bulk Power Cable, Sugestions Needed Stereo5 - electricians are "generally' more concerned about how a cable services the continuous power demands and as such, your friend is not wrong. However, in the audio world it's all about how good a cable can respond to the extreme power requi... | |
| DIY AC Cable advice DVAVC - Apologies for the delay in respondingRE:...Hello williewonka and thank you for your extensive insight on DIY power cables. Could you please be more specific as to which power cables you compared yours? Have you compared your cables to a H... | |
| Questions About Bulk Power Cable, Sugestions Needed +1 for DH Labs Power Plus - I've used is many timesPerforms as good as 10 gauge Furutech, but much much cheaperOnly $8/ftRegards... | |
| Im over Tidal B_Limo - If you are using Wi-fi - I just changed my Wi-Fi adapter due to issues with the old one and Windows 10.The Old adapter was very "glitch-y" but according to the stats displayed in Windows there was not a problem.I ruled out the Router, sin... | |
| Mass Fidelity Core I've tried to find a retailer in the Toronto region - I called 12 from the MF web site - I was told by a couple of the retailers Mass Fidelity has had trouble getting the units to them. Even some on line customers were left hanging (again, from th... | |
| How to tell if your dog is involved in a Sex scandle Dave - the cat was pretty funny - but this one really tickled my funny bone :-)What's next? How about Horses.Just keep em comin - we need more humour like this!Cheers - and a Very Humorous NEW YEAR!! | |
| Im over Tidal B_lino....Are you using wi-fi or ethernet?If Wi-fi - Are you in a neighbourhood with lots of routers?Does your computer have a fast Wi-Fi card?Where is the router in relation to the computer - my router was in the basement and the computer was on ... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna Honashagen - I agree - they are a lot of money :-)I had the advantage of trying them first. When I received the gZero2’s for review I could not believe how skinny they were.I had tried some "skinny cables" before and found they lacked bass perform... | |
| Audio grade USB cables Rob....Williewonka, the operating principles of USB Disruptor would suggest that the type of USB cable from the computer into the Disruptor would not matter, so long as it's a certified USB 2.0 cable. In my case, I tried several cables attached t... | |
| Audio grade USB cables Jaybe - not a problem - I had to search all over when I started looking at why different USB cables perform differently.I originally "assumed" USB transfers would error check and resend - just as a computer communicating to a USB drive would - bu... |