dlcockrum
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| $20 XLR cables that sound good Good point Shadorne. I am sure that I have not found (and cannot afford) the best cables, but the good part is that every cable upgrade (in lieu of upgrading componentry) brings a solid improvement in the sound of my system and a smile to my face.... | |
| $20 XLR cables that sound good Shadorne and Clio 09,I have a Krell FPB-600c amp, an Ayre K-1xe preamp, and an Ayre Cx-7e CDP - all differentially balanced. I don't think anyone (who is rational) would question the quality of the design, components, and assembly of these product... | |
| Need Expert Help for a Gift It appears that the silver model is out-of-stock at Crutchfield. They do have black. If this is okay, use them - they are great to deal with and have free shipping.If you want silver, order here:http://www.musicdirect.com/product/82178?gclid=CKvcl... | |
| Need Expert Help for a Gift This is supposed to be the best one out there:http://www.crutchfield.com/p_727170I/Wadia-170iTransport-Silver.html?tp=238It comes with a digital cable to run to the Onkyo. I would just go with that. If your husband wants a better cable, he will li... | |
| I want to add integrated amp on my Rotel RSX-1055 You should be able to use any line-level input on the RA (do NOT use phono jacks) including the tape loop. Just plug the L/R RCA cables from the L/R line-level output of the RSX to the 'Tape In' jacks of the RA. Then select tape (or whatever input... | |
| Thiel 3.7 Placement Right on Pops. Good post! | |
| Thiel 3.7 Placement Unsound, I had my Thiels positioned well away from the sidewalls (5 feet) with 1/4" toe-in for years. Recently, I took measurements of bass response that showed, in my room, the bass curve was flatter with the speakers closer to the side walls (st... | |
| Thiel 3.7 Placement Stevecham is very right in emphasizing the distance from the front wall with Thiels. My Thiels work best 6 feet out from the front wall. Moving them back to 3 feet reduces the soundstage significantly. Minimum is four feet for them to work well at... | |
| Dedicated 20 amp/ground loop question Excellent advice from NSGarch. Especially:"Make sure you tell your electrician you want all dedicated circuits on the same phase (i.e. all the dedicated circuits' breakers on the same side of the neutral buss at the panel.)"In addition to this, ha... | |
| anyone use ikea for lp racks? I have this exact IKEA Expedit 25 cubicle rack in the brown/black finish (as it looks more expensive that the lighter finishes IMO). All 25 cubicles are chock full of LPs. It is excellent and as solid as a rock. The trick is to do four things:1) B... | |
| Apogee stage with VTL MB250 sig According to the spec sheet on the VTLs, you should be in good shape with the Stages impedance wise:http://www.vtl.com/pages/mb250specifications.htmlOutput Power20 Hz 25 kHz ± 0.1dB < 3% THD (Stable to 2 Ohms)I imagine the tubes would sound w... | |
| Apogee stage with VTL MB250 sig It is not the power output but the amplifier's ability to handle low impedances that is so critical with Apogees (and many other fine loudspeakers). I learned this lesson the hard way with, coincidentally, Apogee Stages. Way back in 1990 when the ... | |
| Who has dumped the power conditioner? Just sold my Furman IT-Reference 20i. Like many of you, I had relegated it to HT-only duty after I installed dedicated lines and Teslaplex receptacles (and a Shakti Stone or two along the path between the panel and the receptacles). I finally deci... | |
| Annoying Sibilance Problem I have a Grado Statement Reference low-output cartridge on my TNT with JMW 12 arm and I get excessive sibilance on some LPs, especially female vocals. I think that this is a known trait of Grados if I am not mistaken. Jaytea is right - trying diff... | |
| Hearing protection I recall wearing something similar to these at NASCAR races years ago:http://radio.about.com/od/nascarradio/ss/blNASCARProScan.htmThese would seem to do the trick for you. |