williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| Upgrading my beginner setup and not sure how to allocate funds. New cart, table or amp? Personally, with your setup - I would recommend one of two approaches…#1. an external phono stage and replace the cartridge...Something like the Simaudio Moon phono stagehttps://simaudio.com/en/product/110lp-v2-phono-preamplifier?v=3e8d115eb4b3htt... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? I’ve just read through this thread and it would appear there are people in both camps.I am not surprised some people hear a difference and others do not, because we are all using different cables The one omission throughout the thread was - NO ONE... | |
| Cable septic @mmporsche - sorry to be a bit late to the party here, but to answer your original post question - which cables will make a difference - any cable from KLE Innovations will improve sound.I have used/reviewed several models, from entry level to top... | |
| Affordable cables @millercarbon - re:...Wait, I got a better one: how is this even slightly controversial? Just assume, for the sake of argument, it really is possible to assemble some off the shelf parts and get truly outstanding performance. Your DIY cable, (sorr... | |
| Turntable mat options RE: ...On the subject of Rega TT's, is there a clamp preferred for the short spindle of the subplatter on these? I use one of these...https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=thorens+stabilizerSeems their popularity has soaored since I bought my some 2... | |
| Turntable mat options Many years ago I ditched the glass platter in favour of an acrylic platter.I would have to guess that ditching the very heavy platter from the RP8 might not be a good idea, so I would recommend you try an Acrylic mat.There are many out there, so t... | |
| Affordable cables @unfairlane - just to clarify my post...RE: You are wrong there Steve. My simple diy ic`s are cheapI was actually referring to my DIY cables being a bit pricey, not all DIY cables :-)As for...but I can guarantee that you`ll never find anything be... | |
| Affordable cables Since DIY has been mentioned - here's some advanced DIY cables that uses a slightly different approach...http://image99.net/blog/files/54c02c12532d31f960ee85a6ed674b01-83.htmlThey are NOT what many people would consider "cheap", but then again not... | |
| A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner @benjie - what machine are you using?How many watts?What is the vibration frequency?There seems to be a few "variables" and would like to get an appreciation of these attributes of your machineMany Thanks | |
| A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner WRT cleaning Time - with this combo I have only used 10 minutes, but time is something I plan on experimenting with - also I plan to experiment with % of Alchohol as an additiveFor the most part just plain distilled water removed greasy fingermark... | |
| A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner @effischer - RE: The rotisserie is higher quality too, but isn't powered. Mine is :-) - it came with a Wal-wart power supply and there is a small button-switch on the top of the motor unit.You can see the socket for the power supply from the rea... | |
| Soldered VS ...everything else When it comes to termination I tend to use eutectic solder when attaching RCA's and Banana plugsFor mains cables I crimp first and then solder a spade connector because I want to be certain the wire is not going to come out of the plug under any c... | |
| Good Materials for Curtains Vinyl is very good for sound absorption - I have used a vinyl roller blind behind the listening position and in front of a window with great success.The blind only had to be extended about 18-24 inches for optimum benefit/effect.I have also tried... | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance WRT:the amp + speaker combination will affect the sound as the cable capacitance gradually changes. It’s not something that happens abruptly, like a 90 degree cliff. Well, there is always the exception to "the Norm" - I know a guy that fried his A... | |
| Power Cords - Equipment Priority? @jea48 - I sorta generalised - I should have said DO NOT use ROMEX solid core wire. A case could be made for higher quality solid core wire being softer - as in the case of Gutwire cables. But I prefer not to use solid conductors at all because ap... |