williewonka
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| Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) Acoustic Treatments - A Question Slaw - I have tried many different speaker positions and their current placement provides the best SQ - and minimizes the booming - but it is still present on some albums that have very deep bass linesAs for the properties of vinyl - from what I h... | |
| Audio grade USB cables Jaybe - the phrase you quoted RE: "But one thing for certain..." is from one of my posts - so in response...I read it here...http://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/HW/USB_Trouble.htmIsochronous (continuous) transfer mode uses error checking but no... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna honashagen, i guess the only other thing I can suggest is to try the KLEI gzero6 speaker cables. They really are excellent.When I heard them ffor the first time the depth and control of the bass left me speechless and their smoothness in the top ... | |
| Skewed cantilever - Opinions? Swampwalkler - with a very powerful Loupe and a MINT Best Tractor. Using these tools it is very simple, since the lines on the tractor are extremely fine and misalignment can clearly be seenBut it does require a very steady hand and an extremely g... | |
| Skewed cantilever - Opinions? I have also received a cartridge from Soundsmith, where the cantilever was a little "skewed" to one sideI contacted them and they explained the this sometimes occurs and that the cantilever was in fact correctly aligned to rest of the internal com... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna Was that with the SS or the tube amp? | |
| Need Inexpensive Digital Cable RSA - since you are retired and have time on your hands can you make a solder joint?If yes - take a look at ....http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373b-74.htmlI use one with Pure Harmony RCA's, but you could opt for the ... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna Question for Al - I think you have probably nailed the issue in your second-to -last paragraph.The question I have is - would it be possible to match the amp to the speakers via some type of custom built "matching transformer"?I did have an issue ... | |
| Audio grade USB cables Rob - I've just looked at your web site and at the pictures of the Disruptor and "in principle" it is very similar to the Doukmall cable...in that there is one cable for the digital signal and a totally separate cable for the power supply.Basicall... | |
| How important are speaker cables to the sound emanating from the speakers? I'm with Doug - I had the same experience with a $350 mini system where upgraded power and speaker cables made significant improvements in SQ. And the cable used was not that expensive.Regards | |
| How important are speaker cables to the sound emanating from the speakers? Warmglow - another factor in speaker cable choice...speaker cables having a high capacitance, can cause "SOME" solid state amps to oscillate resulting in poor performance and in the most severe cases resulting in internal damage.For those amps - a... | |
| Why use ground wire from preamp to amp??? Arcticdeth - rprince is correct - they are using the ground lead to ensure upstream source components do not cause hum.Case in point - I had a Pioneer ELITE DVD player and a NAIM amp. NAIM’s "architecture" assumes that all SOURCES are correctly gr... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna Honashagen - what speaker cables have you tried?Which sounded the best?Thanks | |
| Where did you sink the most cash into? In descending order - Cables, Speakers, Turntable, Amp, Phono Stage, DAC, Tweaks & Treatments.Music is in there somewhere, but I can even to begin to assess what it's cost.What fun ride it is :-) | |
| Turntable for life The Turntable I purchased a lifetime ago and is still with me (sort of) - the Rega Planar II - way back in 1981.Since then I've applied several upgrades - to the point where the only original parts left on it is - the lid/cover and the on/off swit... |