williewonka
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| How to flatten Vinyl Albums In the last 2 months I have been seeking out 180 gram albums at around $45-$55/albumI'd heard that not only were the "recordings" superior, but 180 gram albums were much better quality "finish" compared to the "flimsy" albums of the past.From this... | |
| How to flatten Vinyl Albums Well, thank you all for your responsesI think the Babes are out, I'm married, butt then again my wife has a cute little... never mind.Sounds like a breeze if one lives in a desertAs for the truck - did it have off road tyres? - the big FAT ones?No... | |
| dedicated electrical line From Rf_gumby: I've only heard a few times that conditioners made the sound betterWhen I added my power conditioner to my AV setup I noticed an amazing difference to the picture quality and the bass tightend up considerablyWhen I added one to my h... | |
| Tacet Recordings: The Tube Only Night Music Why can't domestic labels meet this high standard?Money, Demand (or lack of it) & Record Executives - that's whyThe smaller labels like NAXOS, CHANDOS, TACET etc... - seek out the lesser known artists to save money. - attract the best sound en... | |
| dedicated electrical line So, if you cannot install a dedicated line, is the next best thing a power conditioner? It is supposed to filter out all of the noise from appliances - isn't it?I know power re-generation is probably the ultimate alternative, but it's BIG$$$What a... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Not sure if this counts as a tweak...one guideline I picked up off of the Web for speaker placement is the 1/nth rulePlace the speakers 1/nth the width of the room in from each side wall - where n=odd number i.e.1/3, 1/5, 1/7, 1/9 etc...So in a 12... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Oooops - I forgot one...20 amp Hospital or Lab grade power outlet - $7-$10These are sooooo much better than those generally installed in houses and way way cheaper than the audiophile grade for a great performance improvement.Get the 20 amp versio... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Here's a coupleMarbles - if a component has rubber feet with a hole in them the marble sits in the hole (cannot roll off) and isolates it very well - not sure it it works with hard plastic feet - My Rega Planar II performs very wellSquash Balls - ... | |
| Rega upgrades/tweeks Mikkysix - I have to ask - what is PRaT???Thanks | |
| Raysonic SP120 Integrated Amp Tube After reading some other reviews on this forum I decided to elaborate on some of the details within the music that this amp brings out...Vocalists are definately in their own very focused "space"...Andy Bey - has a nice velvety deepness Salena Jon... | |
| Rega upgrades/tweeks Over the years I have tweeked my Rega to the point where I now have a really nice detailed, tight, airy sound with excellent imagingMy turntable is a 25year old Planar II - the one with the melamine covered particle board plinth (Not a winner!) an... |