elizabeth
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| Analog care -- what do we NEED Only as much as the user wants. I USED to wash LPs. No more. Now I just use a standard vacuum cleaner witha brush att. To suck the dust off. Then sometimes I use a carbon fiber brush. I use Stylast and THEN brush the stylus before play. I use a co... | |
| restoring a technics linear tracking turntable it would need to be VERY slippery. Any grease heavyness will ruin the arm function.i would try a sewing machine oil, or a transmission fluid. | |
| Does Newly Soldered Cables Require Run-In? Agree wires that have been moved around a lot, or unused for awhile, need to settle back in. | |
| Phono preamp gain setting WAIT: read: If you are comparing the linestage level if your CD with the Phono level: DO NOT TRY TO COMPARE!The output level of CD player or DAC is very high, and confuses plenty of folks when they use a Phono section. The phono section is an olde... | |
| Two prongs power cable Just use standard three prong and ignore the ground wire connection.NO high end A/C connectors have a two prong. | |
| Is it OK to place speakers behind me ? I would think about rotation of the speakers. I would try facing to the wall behind you, so they bounce off the wall. Or, try angling to the sides almost at right angles .Just some ways to try for sound you enjoy.Or, even upwards, not straight up,... | |
| what percentage of us really knows sound The 'mine is better than yours' school of thought. "they" cannot do it right. "I" can. (contrast). Sorry, not much sympathy from me. Instead of being interested in these folks as "like minded individuals" you write them off as incompetent.As some ... | |
| ARC Reference Anniversary preamp in 2011 $25,000 is alot of money. If I win the lotto...Uncle PowerBall... can I have some cash? | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? Well, if "I" had a really expensive tube with a broken pin.. I would solder a wire to it, and use the tube outside of the socket,with an adaptor, or some makeshift rig. | |
| Favorite HDMI cable under $100/M? For under $100 Pangea. Why. Cheap as hell. works. decent cable. Did I mention they are under $100 | |
| How much accoustifill is full? Correct. Good luck! | |
| Benz Micro needle life? Ekobesky covered it pretty well, i would add the cleanliness of your LPs is a BIG factor in cart diamond life.if your LPs are clean. the cart will last a LOT longer than if the LPs are dirty.Dirty as in from Goodwill and they are covered in dust, ... | |
| How much accoustifill is full? If you like crisp 'hard slamming bass, use only stapled on the inner sides. If you want a smoother sound, with a better sounding midrange, fill it up loosely. | |
| MFSL Gold cd's Agree worth and price are different to different folks.Years back I found Cream MFSL Wheels of Fire locally for a buck over the common Cd set price. Now it is worth????Personally i would not pay more than a buck or so over the standard CD price.. ... | |
| NOS DAC question Nitrous Oxide SystemNew Old StockNational Ocean ServiceNot Otherwise SpecifiedNetwork Operating SystemWhat DOES NOS mean in relation to your question? |