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| Stroboscopic disk sets wrong speed for turntable? Sorry my memory was a bit faulty, it was a proposal by the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC), an pro power industry organization. There is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which made Time Error Correction mandatory in 20... | |
| Stroboscopic disk sets wrong speed for turntable? I read sometime last year that the regulatory agency for the utility companies relaxed the standard for 60 Hz, because it was too expensive and time consuming for the utilities. So some type of device/app is now needed, that is not dependent on p... | |
| Let's talk Tweeters! Let me throw in an unmentioned ribbon tweeter. Newform Research produces a 30 in and 45 in ribbon tweeter. This is a true monopole line source. I have owned a couple of module 30's including an no holds barred model. Different radiation patter... | |
| Soliloquy 6.3 spikes If you still want spikes for your Soliloquys, try this DIY trick. Go to your favorite hardware store and buy Grade 8 bolts of the same thread. Have a friend who has a grinding wheel cut off bolt head and sharpen to a point. To harden tip, heat ... | |
| A new mat for my Linn LP12 Hi Peterdamroth, I have an Linn LP12 circa early 80s. I have the original Linn mat and the new Herbie 2 mat. I read on the forums here how most prefer the original Linn, but I decided to give the Herbie's a try anyway. Most who had tried the ... | |
| Possible sound deterioration adding subwoofer between amp and speakers broadstone, I have a Pinnacle Baby Boomer sub (acutally 2). I run them with Newform Research monitors. I tried the speaker level route and the sound degraded horribly. The crossover and slope are It is much better to run at the rca line level i... | |
| Sota Star series III questions There is an adjustment on the MX110Z to equalize the loudness of the phono and the aux input to the tuner. I found this on a google search on your tuner/preamp. The adjustments are on the top behind the front panel if the article is correct. It ... | |
| Riser for record player on top of receiver? There are wall mounted turntable shelves available. Check and see how they attach to the wall and if it suitable for your needs. Google turntable wall shelf. They are $55 and up. | |
| Ribbon speakers You might take a look at Newform Research. A variety of ribbons in 15in, 30in and 45in lengths. Unusual setup but work well. I have owned two different pairs. Imaging is and resolution is great. | |
| Caution re Origin Live motor upgrade kits I am not sure how you got the information on the install of this motor. The Origin Live website has table listing what you need for the install on Thorens under fitting motors.. You were supposed to buy a tall pulley along with the motor kit. T... | |
| Strategic Mid-Fi upgrade You should consider picking up a graphic or parametric used equaliser for cheap. The Forte probably has a tape loop you could insert it into. | |
| Amp for stereo subs The sale on the Crown amps is interesting as it would be an inexpensive solution for subwoofer duty. Has anyone tried the integrated crossover function for the sub duty? Does it work well? I would like to avoid the outboard crossover as I would ha... | |
| Parasound JC-1 variations The impedance of the speakers is different, therefore load is different. Replace center JC-1 with one of the others and run your system. If the new center amp runs hot, then it is the speaker load making the difference. If it is not hot like the o... | |
| Quality pre amps with home theater by-pass I have a Parasound JC-2 BP. You can configure any of it's 6 inputs as a home theater bypass (or more than one). That also includes the XLR inputs. This is only on the BP (bypass) version and is $500 option.Ben | |
| Analyzing the power from the outlet You can do this rather easily using a modern Oscilloscope. You will need to play with the resolution, try several different Hz, from 100 Hz to several thousand per division. This is easy to see. I am an electrical engineer and this is a simple thi... |