elizabeth
Responses from elizabeth
| Furniture polish vs. Walker ultra vivid on cd's I now use Meguiar's "Scratch-X" auto finsher cleaner.It works well. | |
| Will high price HDMI cable makes a difference? Depends on your other equipment.For any normal setup, the cheap one will do.Usually the middle price range is best. The cheapest may be very poorly made. The expensive one are selling something extra for expensive systems. | |
| Audio Alchemy DDE v.3 Dac problem It is trashed. It is not worth the money to fix.Start looking for another DAC.(usually when they say don't do something... it is for a good reason!) | |
| DeOxit and ProGold The biggest thing about using these is to wipe the surfaces off after applying. In this case only a very thin invisible layer is what is wanted left on the connections.Wipe off the stuff thoroughly with a dry cloth or swab.Leaving more that the tr... | |
| Speaks for sensitive, tinnitus-y ears? Try turning the tweeters away from you, even if it means turning the speakers so the backs face you.Or, place an object in front of the apeakers so the objects block your view of the tweeters.Cheapest alternative.The tweeters are beaming the highs... | |
| DVD outputs, best picture S-VHS is a lesser connection than component.The low to high...Lowest Coax into antenna. (old VCRs..)next worst: composite (everyyhing in one coax)next least worse: S-VHS (great with S-VHS and Laserdisc players)better: Component: three separate coa... | |
| Fix drawer mechanism on Denon 1560 On another thought, if the machine can open the drawer, then it is far more likely that a switch is broken, or bent out of position, than a belt. my $0.02 | |
| Fix drawer mechanism on Denon 1560 1990? no way can you buy parts.I would just live with it, or open it up to see what that belt looked like and fins a sutible substitute.The cost for a repair shop 'just to look' is more than the player is worth. | |
| Do you say Thank You? I have replied to questions sent via email sometimes.I do not expect a thank-you.I AM, however, in person a cold, cruel, indifferent to the plight of humanity.. nasty bitch... and thus wouldn't worry about being polite. | |
| Balanced in phono stages preamp? Yadda yadda.. chiming in with I have the Audio Research PH-2 also. PH-2 balanced in, balanced out. The balanced out to my balanced in pre is good.Theoretical stuff aside.. Sounds better than my PH-1. | |
| Buying HiFi at credit, anyone? Kennyt. I got the CD300 for $350. each instead of $1000. each, And the CD360 for $200 each. all new in box.My local dealer was having a blowout sale at the warehouse!And it became an offer I could not refuse! (too bad I did not buy the Vento sub a... | |
| Industrial Strength Disc Polishing The best, like at a used CD store, are just big high RPM electric motors with jewelers buffing pads on them (They may have a common type wheel, but use ?? jewelers rouge. (they are usually pink from the polishing agent)The staff who get good at th... | |
| Buying HiFi at credit, anyone? Since this thread has turned into a seminar on credit, I will add my two coppers.The interest on credit is the SAME as renting the item, only much,much cheaper.Say you want a car, spend $22,000. @ 7%That 'rental' costs $128.00 month, with every mo... | |
| Getting into Vinyl... OK:First thing, the TT is fine. Whatever cart comes with it is cool.Then buy a small pre-preamp. Many are available new and used for $100 to $200. Any will do.Then LPs.You need a source of used LPs.Big cities have em'Estate sales sometimes have th... | |
| Transcriptor-Skeleton-Turntable-Asking 4 opinions? The Skeleton is a 'show' type TT. That is it is basically for showing off to your friends that you have a really strange TT.Plenty of better sounding TT out there! |