abstract7
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| advice for an old newbie A friend of mine recently got the Pro-ject. I gave him a used Van den Hul 10 cartridge. It's an excellent set-up. I think the Pro-ject is a real value in the $1k range. Enjoy it--and welcome back to vinyl. | |
| Multiple Copies Of LP s Same Title I've bought several record collections from people and have wound up with multiple copies of many things for this reason. I also purposely buy multiple copies of albums I really like (same label and everything), in the event that something happens... | |
| Passive bi-amping works ? 1953 makes a good point which may have not been clear in my first post. The input to the amp is the full bandwidth (as 1953 correctly stated), but the load is only the hi/low that it is going to, so the demands on the amplifier as I stated in my f... | |
| Passive bi-amping works ? Martin Logan's cross-over (not sure which speakers you have) with passive bi-amping allows each (hi / lo) connections to only draw power in that bandwidth. While active bi-amping usually yields superior sonic results, this passive bi-amping is ver... | |
| Best AES/EBU I agree with "no best". I have used Cardas, Illuminations Orchid, and AudioTruth Falcon. In my system the Falcon was the best followed by the Cardas and then the Orchid. If you were to do a survey on these 3 I would expect the Orchid would come ou... | |
| Men/Women/Audiophiles If you ever figured it out--it would soon be re-wired and you would be required to figure it out all over again. | |
| Stacking power amps mono blocks Detlof: I routed the aluminum plates, just two routes per plate. They are about 3/8" wide and almost as long as the plate, stopping about 1 inch from either end (long being side to side in this case--if that makes sense). Then you have one with th... | |
| Cartridge Setup? David, once you've done it once--it's not that difficult. It takes time, patience, and a little practice to get the overhang, VTA, azimuth (not all tonearms have this adjustment), and tracking force right. Then you also need to load (impedance mat... | |
| digital volume control vs preamp vol con Digital volume control occurs in the digital domain. It is done by truncating bits of information to reduce the output level. Analog volume control occurs after the D/A process and is done on the analog signal. Is one better than the other? It dep... | |
| sfcd 1 best tubes While I have not had a SFCD, I do own an SFP-1 signature. I have used the Siemens (70s vintage) gold pin and they have been the best I've tried--clear well defined and very open soundstage. I have not had the opportunity to use the Amperex, but gi... | |
| How much do you listen? Sometimes much less if I'm travelling. | |
| Stacking power amps mono blocks I had the same problem with solid state amps. I stacked them using 3/4" stock aluminum, 1/8" stock plate, that is routed and sandwitched with marbles. This works similar to Symposium Rollerblocks. Not only does it help with heat dissappation it al... | |
| TUBE....Starting with Power or Preamp ? I'm having difficulty with this, but thought I should add my comments anyway. The problem I see is that the EAD theater master is being used as a D/A and a pre-amp. It may also be used as a surround processor as well--I don't know if this is the c... | |
| LPs - display/storage etc ideas As for the wife--she is a keeper. We agreed on a dedicated audio room and I can pretty much do whatever I see fit for that room. She of course has the rest of the house. | |
| LPs - display/storage etc ideas Thanks for the kind words. I haven't lived in California--but if your near an epicenter, maybe the Billy Bags is the right thing. As to the length of the sections that's pretty arbitrary, you can just pick whatever length of wood you want. As you ... |