albertporter
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| Wilson watt puppy 3/2 with Wow sub? I heard the combination you are asking about at the CES one year in the Audio Research room. It was one of the few rooms where I sat down and listened to the music rather than stand and listen, then leave. I agree that this speaker gets very mixed... | |
| Snake oil and tweaks that work! The Rush erasers and the TI shield were both available from Mike Percy Audio Products, the last time I spoke to him. You can access him on the web at www.bainbridge.net/percyaudio His parts catalog may be downloaded as a PDF, or search for product... | |
| Snake oil and tweaks that work! There is a fiberglass brush, sold by Rush eraser in New York, that will polish metals to new bright condition. Using them on the AC (male) plugs on all your power cords, and on tube pins (obviously, only if you have tubes), will immediately improv... | |
| Best sounding RCA jacks..Cardas Silver? The oxygen free 6-9's linear crystal copper RCA jacks from Vampire are extremely good! They have no faults that I can hear, extremely low distortion, no bunching up of any particular frequency and especially beautiful on the extreme highs. They ar... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help Dan2112, you've got a lot of auditioning to do. If you do get to compare a number of the amps that were suggested here, I for one would like to get your report on the results. | |
| Class Action Suit against UPS? I have not had the problems that Soupcon has had. In the South, where I live, UPS is almost guaranteed to lose or destroy any fragile shipment that they handle. By contrast, I have had 4 pair of mono amps (8 boxes!) and three tube shipments sent v... | |
| Stylus Cleaners? Sdcampbell, I too use the LAST record preservative, and have for many years now. I find that if after LAST is applied, if you rewash the LP, there are contaminates that are dislodged by the action of the preservative. The final wash removes them, ... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help Dan, all of the amps you are considering are excellent quality. If Wolcott is not for you, then the Lamm would be my first choice. I have heard most of these products, and although the Rowland is terrific, particularly considering your speakers pr... | |
| Stylus Cleaners? Rcprince, no I have not had the opportunity to try the Needle Nectar. I have used several other brands, and all of them are much better than leaving the stylus dirty, but I really did hear an improvement in resolution and imaging after my fist goo... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help I am for the Wolcott mono blocs as well. Not only does this amp have the midrange that you want, the control of the bass is adjustable with a switch and dial on the rear. This is not black magic, but rather a direct intervention into the feedback ... | |
| Stylus Cleaners? I have used the Record Research LP#9 cleaner with great success. I examined the diamond and cantilever of my Koetsu Rosewood Platinum, using a 20 power magnification, and cannot see any build up or problems at all. This has been my exclusive clean... | |
| anyone with a 'system' near me? I am almost embarrassed to post here now, considering some the comments made before me. Actually, I think Audiojerry is completely normal in his quest to learn from others. I have an audio group that has met almost without fail, every Tuesday even... | |
| long interconnect cable suggestions? You did not state whether you need single ended or balanced for this run. If you are using true balanced, the impedance would be 600 ohms, and technically may be run almost any length, from any good manufacturer. If you are using a single ended (R... | |
| Who 'won' the show at CES John, sorry, I did not notice. I can call one of my friends at ARC and find out if you wish. I do not own Vandys or ARC products, but think they really had their "stuff" together at this showing. Really great sound for a CES. By the way, they were... | |
| Vinyl or wait for the new stuff?? I am certainly one of the most dedicated analog guys at this site, but the new Sony 9000ES, that will play DVD movies with progressive scan output, CD and SACD for about $1100.00 puts real pressure on me to buy one. The opportunity to purchase a t... |