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| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? I am 51 and have been an audiophile of sorts since the early 70's when I was in high school. When I was in college almost everyone had a component stereo. I hit the audiophile bug when I got out of school in 79 and have had this sickness ever sinc... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I have 2 cars: A 2003 BMW M3 for the back roads and a 1984 Nissan Sentra to keep the stupid miles off the M3. As you can imagine, there is a slight difference in performance. | |
| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours People that rip products without having any experience with them. | |
| Mono blocks are better or Stereo power amp? I agree that all things being equal, with the bigger power supply afforded by the increased room, as well as less modulation between channels, monoblocks will sound better. However, I have some Essence Emerald III monoblocks and an Emerald II ster... | |
| Stereophile - MF Supercharger article-add 550W/ch. I agree with Audiobb. Merely putting in a passive volume control will change the sound of a system. I could buy the idea that the sonic change is minimal compared to the increase in dynamics and bass, which could overwhelm any change in tonal bala... | |
| Amp suggestionsfor Wilson Watt Puppies/Sophia There was recently another thread on this subject. I have had both Sophia I's and now have Watt Puppy 7's. The Sophia is an easier load than the WP, so it responds better to low-powered amps, especially tube amps. I didn't like what SET amps did w... | |
| Aerial SW12 or JL Audio F113 music/surround sub I had a REL Storm III sub to augment the low end of my Wilson WP7's and rolled them off at 30 Hz as I do with my JL Audio F113. IMO both subs do a great job on blending in with the WP7's, probably because I only use them to pressurize the room. Th... | |
| Is setting VTF on Graham Phantom fussy? I have a Phantom and noted the bearing shift you described, but only when I moved the table from my dealer's. He set VTF at the recommended 1.85g for my Audioquest AQ7000Fe5 cartridge, but when I got it home I noted that it would not track highly ... | |
| Where to start with vinyl I would go with one of the VPI turntables or the SME 20/2, which is what I have, assuming you could spring for the $11K. I would also recommend one of the SME or Graham arms--I have the Graham Phantom. And my experience with very low output MC car... | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? I agree with the above posters who say that not having an antiskating adjustment will not harm your records. I have a couple of test records that test for antiskating, one with a blank side and another that has a test tone track, and Stringreen is... | |
| Loud bad noises I had a similar problem and someone suggested the lens was dirty and buying a CD that has a little cleaning brush on it. I tried it and cured the problem. So you might want to try this cheap possible fix prior to sending in your unit. I think I or... | |
| SME 20/2 Faulty Silicon Oil Plunger I have a 20/2 but have never had that happen. Was it a suspension tower? I used to work with a silicone supplier. The oil is actually a low molecular weight polymer (plastic) and is not corrosive. In fact, it is used in food, packaging, and to coa... | |
| Power Cords and Power Conditioner, How to arrange? I have a PS Audio Power Plant and I find that the power cord from the PS to my preamp and phono stage is the most important one. Intuitively, it could be explained that the power plant is fixing a signal fed to it, so why would the plant power cor... | |
| Tube amp speaker output 4 ohms VS 8 ohms No, you should not get any damage from connecting either output tap to your speakers, unless, of course, you send a clipped signal to your speakers or overdrive them. Yes, the sound will be different from both taps, especially if your speakers are... | |
| SME 20/2 & Graham Phantom issue Jaytea, I believe your description of your "SME" base is the same as the one I originally had. Yes, my newer "Graham" base was developed shortly after I had the SME base and yes, it is stationary. Since I did not have to change the holes in the pl... |