terry9
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| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? Back in the day I was blown away by the legendary Magnepan Tympani IVa , when the dealer insisted on showing me the ARC SP8 (phono/pre). The phono made more difference than the best speaker made !!! So yes - get the best phono you can stretch to a... | |
| Quiet Enjoyment: right of audiophiles neighbors to NOT be annoyed Nice to review the above posts, and note that, for the most part, civility is not dead. | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? Didn't you hear the groans, Ozzy? | |
| Recommendation for input coupling caps In my experience, DA (dielectric absorption) is negatively correlated with sonics (higher DA ==> worse sonics). Similarly for dielectric constant. Think electrolytic caps: high measures and low sonics. Vacuum caps: low measures and high sonics... | |
| Recommendation for input coupling caps Itsikhefez, I for one applaud you for trying different components. My experience is that MIT RTX styrene caps were most neutral, but that teflon caps imparted some brightness. The two teflons which I found most refined were Solen and RelCap teflon... | |
| Vinyl vs high def audio i.e. 24bit / 96 or 192khz @schubert , you write: Tha'ts how a conductor in his 90's who can't hear 5k on a machine testcan correct a player at 12K . I have seen them do it .With greatest respect, could you elaborate? The highest fundamental analogue note that I know of is... | |
| Vinyl vs high def audio i.e. 24bit / 96 or 192khz I have an emotionally satisfying digital player. It is satisfying in every way - except that within an hour I always turn it off.Not so with my analogue system. | |
| Honesty is How This Tube Dealer Built His eBay Business Right on, dob. | |
| I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments? MIT styrene capacitors. Opened up the whole modification trail. Then the DIY trail. Now everything practical is made of air gap or vacuum caps and nude Vishay or nichrome wire resistors. | |
| Any advice on buying quality vinyl dynaquest writes "Scientists and audio engineers way smarter than you and I have trumped that notion."Not scientists. Marketing types may say that, but it's not true. Some scientists can read a theorem and understand it. | |
| merits of allocating $ to 2.o channel vs 5.1 Sorry Zabor, I moved north long ago, so I have no current knowledge of LA.. I suggest that you find a dealer for Magnepan or Audio Research or Mark Levinson. Anyone carrying those brands has a reputation to uphold.When you find a dealer or two, I ... | |
| Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment Right on, @cleeds . | |
| Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment Mr. Miller, I venture a quotation:"But one thing is certain, never before in my life have I troubled myself over anything so much, and that I have gained great respect for mathematics, whose more subtle parts I considered until now, in my ignoranc... | |
| Any advice on buying quality vinyl I agree with the consensus. Clean, clean, clean.I use an ultrasonic lab grade machine, running at 80KHz, in a 45C chemistry of lab grade detergent, followed by heroic rinsing in distilled water.Yes, it's expensive, but the results can be quite spe... | |
| merits of allocating $ to 2.o channel vs 5.1 In my experience, a good dealer can do a LOT more for you than a box store.When I was a penniless boy, I went to Jonas Miller Stereo in Beverley Hills. Yep, one of the best in the world. Treated me like a Hollywood mogul. Showed me the best, sold ... |