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| Is it time to just quit? Maybe it is time to quit buying stuff if you’ve reached the point with your system that you really enjoy listening to it. It’s not surprising you’d start to think about this, especially if you’ve been in the hobby for a long time.From the number o... | |
| Review: VPI Industries HW-19 mkIV Turntable I've had a VPI HW-19 MKIII w/ SAMA, Walker motor controller, sorbothane pucks, more or less since the mid 80s. A couple of years ago added a Phoenix Engineering Roadrunner & Eagle PS and updated the bearing to an Applied Fidelity GENIII cerami... | |
| Magnepan .7 review Great review!We have things in common. I have 3.6s, a 14’ wide room, and also used REW extensively for set up (see my All out Assault REW plot - Oh, I need a little more toe in....). Surprised about the treble as many complain their ribbons are to... | |
| Need advice on subwoofer for maggies Rythmik. Extremely well made & good value. | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? NO ONE'S done a more systematic comparison of tuner performance than these guys at Tuner Info Center including mod/upgrades:http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/ | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable I don’t think there’s a simple answer to this question. It depends on the floor, the rack, and the turntable. I’d try different things. I have 2 turntables. My equipment rack has 3" wood maple shelves that sit on small sorbothane bumpers and it si... | |
| Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp There’s no discernable difference in the basic circuit besides the microelectronics. The output film caps and the original PS 6550C tubes used are different. There’s a noticeable difference in sonics between the REF40’s SED Winged "C" 6550C and th... | |
| Testing 6H30 tubes You could try to find someone with an Amplitrex AT-1000 tube tester or also a Maximatcher preamp tester. They have settings for the 6H30s and test at actual equipment voltages. Some other testers may work if you can adjust the plate and grid volta... | |
| Testing 6H30 tubes While they are both novals, 9 pins, these tubes are not equivalents. Good luck. | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? "Once you get to know your digital rig I think it’s the quickest, most dependable means of assessing the overall tonality of your analog rig. "Terrific advice Thom!"Personally, loading any Lyra down to 65ohms is killing it. It ius supposed to be l... | |
| Doh! Modding vs. Selling "Personally I have learned, that except for my DIY work, if I get an itch to mod a piece of gear, I am better of trading it in."Personally, if I get an itch to mod a piece of gear, it had better be worth modding to begin with, or I’d trade it in. ... | |
| VPI SAMA Flywheel (small) vpi already gave you the answer - ditch the flywheel. It’s noisy! Try it without it and you won't hear anything. | |
| What position is your balance control set at and why? Excepting hearing loss or unmatched tubes, the most common reason not to use a centered balance control is if your room’s rear or side walls are not symmetric with regard to placement of your speakers. This also happens if one side wall has openin... | |
| Have anyone replace VPI SSM belt with string? I tried this a couple of years ago on a VPI HW-19 MKIII using silk thread. You will need a motor controller to get the right speed (I used a Phoenix Engineering Roadrunner). Ultimately, the set-up was too much of a PITA. Although I liked the soun... | |
| Audio Education The bible is here and has never been equaled IMHO: Audio Cyclopedia by Howard M. Tremaine, 1969. A little expensive (~$120) and huge at 1,700 pages, but it has EVERYTHING including audio designs and history. Also found on eBay.https://www.amazon.c... |