wlutke
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| What is meant when someone says a component is lacking soul "Soul" conveys the emotional impact, affecting your mood. Like a good movie that plays on your emotions. | |
| Phono stage gain too high??? Should I return it?? There’s nothing wrong with the PH-7 other than compatibility with your cart. I have the PH-7 and the gain works well with .5mv to .8 mv. The 60+ dB rated phono pre you mention is for the MC setting. You’re no doubt using the MM setting which has m... | |
| Balanced cables Thanks Al,It really helps (me at least) to have all that info in one coherent explanation. | |
| Balanced cables Is it true that the XLR cables carry both an inverted and non-inverted signal, and that the inverted signal is re-inverted and additive, resulting in the 6 dB gain and good for long runs? Any externally induced noise in the wires is then out of p... | |
| Low-heat-output amp for Devore O/96 The Pass XA25 is a spectacular amp worth looking into. I run it with AZ Crescendo 2's, a 90 dB speaker, no complaints. At 96 dB the Devores would both rock the house and play low with finesse. The XA is 240 W at idle while my 125 W (tubed) ARC... | |
| Record Cleaning Machine – Recommendation Please! If it's like the vacuum cleaner motors of old, the brushes on the motor may have worn out. That or the switch are cheap fixes. | |
| Acoustic Zen Crescendo I've had the Crescendo 2's for about 8 months and love them. My Ayre V-5xe amp was a real mismatch - glare, over detailed harmonies and light bass. I was scratching my head on where to look first, cables or amp (It turned out to be both). I the... | |
| Best Audio Writing of 2017? If this guy isn't a pro audio reviewer, he could be one if he wanted.http://theheadphonelist.com/pass-labs-xa25-vs-first-watt-f7-the-two-newest-nelson-pass-amplifiers-go...I have the Pass XA25 and he has nailed the sound and what a read! | |
| Amp for Acoustic Zen Crescendo 2 ? debjit_g,Placement in my living room is dictated by the rooms use. They are where they are, I'm between them. Within the small footprint each speaker is allowed, there is one elusive placement and toe-in where tone, balance, focus and imaging co... | |
| Who has heard the new Pass XA25? I have the XA25 for about three months now. Here’s a review that says it all about the sound:http://theheadphonelist.com/pass-labs-xa25-vs-first-watt-f7-the-two-newest-nelson-pass-amplifiers-go...and another:http://www.moremusic.nl/reviews/passlab... | |
| How to polish Wilson Audio speaker Wizards Shine Master. A breathable polish and sealer that effortlessly wipes on and off, smells like cherries, shines like a mirror, and lasts years on my garaged motorcycles. Plexus is good. This stuff blows it away. | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 -> Line Magnetic 508ia? Good move passing on LM. I found two LM retailers (Texas and California) extremely condescending. I bought the Pass XA-25. Great match with the Acoustic Zen Crescendo 2. | |
| Flat vinyl records... Please chip-in to insite! I tried a couple albums in the Vinyl Flat heated pouch at 2 1/2 to 3 hrs and nothing happened. Then I upped the time to 3 1/2 hrs for standard vinyl and 4 1/2 hours for 180 gram. nice flat records, no downside. | |
| Where can I find a VPI SAMA (600 or 300 rpm)? There is only one bearing, at the top of the shaft. A couple drops of Super Lube will work its' way down into the bearing. I may have moved a top plate to get access(?) I don’t remember if that was actually necessary but no need to disassemble. ht... | |
| Where can I find a VPI SAMA (600 or 300 rpm)? You could try lubricating the motor bearing. My HW-19's SAMA got noisy earlier this year after 20 years of no problems. Two drops of oil and it runs like new again. |