williewonka
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| Anybody out there re-cantilever their cartridge with a Soundsmith Contact Line diamond ? @thehorn - I had the soundsmith upgrade to the ruby cantilever with the optimized countour contact line stylusThe results were excellent compared to the conical stylus of the original cartridge.However, as you get to the more advanced stylus conto... | |
| Rega RB250 Tonearm Upgrade Options/Opinions @bdp24 ... A whole industry evolved out of the owners of Rega RB300 arms A whole industry eveloved out of every part Rega used in their Turntables!- platters, subplatters, bearing, arms, balance weights, plinths, belts, single wire harness - jus... | |
| Rega RB250 Tonearm Upgrade Options/Opinions @butzchan - I upgraded from an RB250 to the Autiomods Classic II with the micro VTA and one piece silver litz cable with the beadblast finish and the results were amazing!Get the KLE Innovations Absolute Harmony RCA’s installed - well worth the mo... | |
| Doing the Power Cord Thing @Erik_squires - I use a Panamax M4300 conditioner on my A/V gear. But I could not tell you if it is "effective" in any way - I use it more to isolate (i.e. turn off) the system when away on vacation :-) FYI: I recently built a 14 gauge helix pow... | |
| Doing the Power Cord Thing @Erik_squires - I forgot mention that I had tried a couple of entry level power conditioners a while back, but found them to compress the sound and made little to no difference in the noise in the system.Since they had better outlets, there were... | |
| Doing the Power Cord Thing @Erik_squires - I do not have a conditioner - i run straight into the wall outlet. But I do notice a considerable improvement over some very well respected commercial cable products.I have to ask - how did you come to the conclusion that the helix... | |
| Doing the Power Cord Thing Erik - a power cable using the wire you have selected was one of my first DIY projectsIt's performance was better than stock cables that came with components, but did not compare favourably to cables having more advanced geometries, like Braiding ... | |
| Why the fascination with subwoofers? @2psyop - perception, cost, wow-factor etc...Having said that - I do not have sub's, because I chose speakers that have pretty good bass performance, certainly good enought for most recorded "music" Whereas - if you like to hear LFE's that are pre... | |
| Fundamental importance of power management @knownothing - apologies for the delay in responding - been out of the country for a few days.RE: Interesting conjecture on tube versus solid state power cable requirements. Off the top, what gauge wire would you recommend for linear power supply... | |
| Which Sub-platter for my original planar 3 @millercarbon - WOW - that’s a nice lookig TT :-)Tweaking has undoubtedly taught us both a lot about good TT design.The problem I have with the whole tweaking process is all those intermediate tweaks that were tried and replaced. e.g.The Regar RB2... | |
| Fundamental importance of power management 18 gauge power cables were just one example for a modest amplifier. If you have an amplifier that draws 10 amps, 18 AWG won’t do, and you’ll need to step up to 16 AWG, above that, to 15 amps use 14 AWG, then up to 20 amps use 12 AWG. While ... | |
| Fundamental importance of power management After years of trying power cables of different cable geometries - here is the basics of my observations...Source Components with poorly designed power supplies (generally, most source components under $1000) can benefit the mostMore pricey source... | |
| Which Sub-platter for my original planar 3 Groovetracer https://www.groovetracer.com/subplatter_groovetracer.htm Tang Spinner http://www.tangospinner.com/products.php?id_cat=15&categoria=UPGRADE%20KITS%20(Subplatter%20+%20ZrO2%20bearing%20+%20pulley%20+%20belts),%20BELTS Perkune h... | |
| Ugrade-itis - is there a cure? Thanks guys for some very interesting and diverse views.I'm glad to see so many of you seem very happy with your rigs as they are, with perhaps only some minor tweaks being considered..I think one of my favourite responses was from @blindjim: if ... | |
| Power - where to start? Mains, chords, conditioner, filter? David - thanks for the update on the YETI - Good to knowBut it does seem to offer a more affordable opton than the $$$AUDIOPHILE regenerators, provided your listening session is less than 4-5 hours (depending on system)I think we will see more un... |