elizabeth
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| Best solvent to clean Vibrapod marks? Agree that ruber foot marks never come off. (except off glass) Best to use a sheet of card or thick paper cut to fit under the feet.Usually trying to remove them makes things WORSE. | |
| Question regarding cartridge outputs... Curious. Then the output of a cartridge DECREASES as the needle follows the groove spiraling into the center??? As the outside velocity is at least twice the inner velocity?(my thought was the different velocity measures given referred to the cart... | |
| Preference for large drivers? Big drivers had their day back in the 60's JBL and Altec Lansing were the 'masters' of 15" bass drivers.Infinity had its monster bass panel 12" by four or six drivers.. in the 80'sNow the biggest driver is 12" and they are RARE. Most real-life spe... | |
| seek advice on hum problem from phono preamp Is your TT grounded directly to the phono pre? Without a solid ground between the TT chassis and the phono stage, a loud hum is almost always present. | |
| To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question?? I HAVE biwired several sets of speakers (Infinity RSIIa, Magnepan IIb, and my current pair B&W 805s)Biwiring does have an effect of making the image and sound clearer.I had, long ago, bi-amped the Infinity RSIIa, but without much success (prob... | |
| Best Small budget speakers for girlfriend Computer speakers.Logitech Z4Great little system, I use it all the time when I am not using my 'big' system. And it is great sounding for $90.00(I am a girl... This is the sort of thing that is 'just right' small, cheap, and sounds ok enough that ... | |
| arguments against starting a vinyl collection? The biggest arguement for staying away is that vinyl is just another 'thing' to get into, "it's so hip"... So, first off: do not get into vinyl unless: you can't stand living with your system since you heard a friends who has all analogue. Or: You... | |
| Help me identify my Audioquest Speaker Cables Agree $100 or so... | |
| Are tv's made in 4:3 aspect ratio any more? Ahhh yeah, stretch, just grab the corner of the 'window' with the mouse and move it until it looks 4:3. You could even measure it and leave a small tab on the panel edge to do it fast. | |
| How important is HDMI? I have to agree that the HDMI connection SUCKS! It is too fragile, and both the receptacle and the cable ends are easy to permanently damage!! And it falls out way too easily. The cables' own weight can pull it loose over time!I have juryrigged a ... | |
| Question about an external crossover An unbalanced electronic gizmo is hard to make balanced. You could 'fake' balance it with some cheap parts, but it would be no better (or it could be worse) than the original unbalanced unit.A true blanced device has TWO equal parts mirrored aroun... | |
| 8 ohms or 4 ohms settings for my B&W 803s? Using the 4 ohm tap for nominal 8 ohm speakers will not hurt you amp or speakers.(the reverse: using the 8 ohm tap for 4 ohm speakers is NOT WISE)You may get a bit of a difference in the sound from the change in impedance match. | |
| How important is HDMI? IF you want the 'upscaled' DVD signal. or BluRay full resolution signal to be transmitted to the screen you MUST use the HDMI connection.Even BluRay will DOWNREZ to 420 or so via component or S-VHS connections.This is to "protect" the content prov... | |
| Pioneer stop Plasma production....... I own a Sony plasma. It was manufactured by someone else to Sony standard.The same will happen to Pioneer. The maker will build it exactly as Pioneer wants it to be. The Kuros series will still be the same. | |
| Are tube watts equal to solid state watts? Agree that the subjective appearance of 'more power' from a tube amp is due to the fact of "soft clipping" (the amplifier when pushed to the limit of maximum power distorts in a friendly way) vs the solid state amp's tendency to sound dreadful whe... |