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| linn catridge Well it's not going to be a Linn cartridge. For $200 look for an ortofon or Grado. The Grado may hum, though | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? I suppose ex spouses would be off topic | |
| Pass Labs Int Amp: Volume Control Step I had a Pass integrated and now have a Pass preamp. Never wished for any finer steps on the volume control | |
| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? One poster said no one here ever admits to owning Bose. I own a pair of Bose noise cancelling ear buds, which I use on airplanes. And they are EXCELLENT for what they are designed to do. Are they high fidelity? I have no clue, but they do cancel o... | |
| Cartridge Recommendation for Dual 1229 If you can find one, Shure V15 Type 3 with a new stylus.I curse the day I sold my type 3 | |
| Has there been any inexpensive item that enhanced your system's sound? If you like Blantons, suggest you try Jefferson Reserve. I like Blantons and think the Jefferson Reserve is better still | |
| Thoughts on my Sim Moon 260D CD player The drive became occasionally temperamental. Happily Sim was superb and quickly replaced the drive with a new one that works perfectly | |
| Cartridge Loading for Pass Labs XP-15 If you're interested in conspiracy theories go to the 6th floor museum.Otherwise, for your cartridge, load it with at least 47 K ohms. You don't have a moving coil. 47kohm is soundsmith's recommendation. How to find optimal setting? Manufacturer r... | |
| Revel F208 by itself or F206 with a sub? One benefit of going with the F206's is that you can optimize better- sub location and mains location. | |
| Power cables for PassLabs preamp and poweramp Very pleased with Cullen Crossover cables with my Pass gear | |
| Subwoofer My experience with a sub is that even if your speakers have good low end response because the sub is going to be placed in a different position in the room, you will get more pact and generally a broader soundstage | |
| Velodyne sub with loose allen bolts? Of course they should be snug. | |
| equipment break in period Do not leave tubed equipment on for hours unattended! Type of music during break in is irrelevant and for goodness sake, just use a reasonable volume | |
| Is 74 dB too much gain for the Dynavector XX2mkII? Try thishttps://www.kabusa.com/pregain.htm74dB is too much | |
| Suggest a digital cable- Turns out I'm more than pleased with an AES/EBU cable from straightwire |