elizabeth
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| Beginnners question - Phono stage Just a comment.All external "thingys" to connect to a receiver or preamp wayyyyy back in the dark ages (before CD) usually had a output voltage BELOW one volt.When CD players arrived. The manufacturers used that old scam "that what sounds louder, ... | |
| What do you hear? I have a cure.Take a BIG gun, 45cal or whatever, and have a buddy shoot it repeatedly (say 200 times) right next to your ear, each side.Afterwards, you will not be bothered by those other noises.If they do come back after awhile, repeat the gun ti... | |
| Power Conditioner and Current Question You only need a high power outlet for the amp.I have several power conditioners and only a tube preamp might want more juice than the low level outlets on a conditioner (besides an amp) | |
| What constitutes an AUDIOPHILE recording An AUDIOPHILE recording was one "audiophiles' loved to play to show off the system or to reach the highest level of audio heaven.The "HP LIST" was a good selection of audiophile recordings.Then the word became a commodity.Slap on a label with the ... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System I think Centurymantra pointed in the right direction, but for myself I have to say part of the enjoyment of a "badly recorded" disc is just that. Experiencing the trashy recording quality of P.J.Harvey's Eight-Track Demo as if one was actually lis... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System On of my favorite "take to audition" artists is P.J.Harvey.Talk about strange sounds emanating from auditioned stuff.I explain how her voice, scratchy and screechy as it is, with bad miking and all is a genuine test of a system's capabilities!! Th... | |
| What equipment would your carry? MacAudio ResearchDenonMagnepanThielB&W | |
| Powering off vs leaving on If you do switch on and off many times a day you ARE better off leaving them on.The heating/cooling cycles DO reduce the life expectancy of electronic components.If you need to.. turn off only the amp.The small CD and preamp electrical use are ver... | |
| Denon DVD2910 vs Denon DVD3910 Some reviewers have, and they comment that the 3910 is NOT worth the extra price.I now own the 2910 so before I purchased it I was doing some research on the model line and the result was getting the 2910 for $585.00 AT A LOCAL FULL SERVICE DEALER... | |
| A Very Long Primer on Record Cleaning Fluids Great post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am glad to have read through it and printed it out for future reference.Well done.Thanks(as to the molecules left behind, I always play immediately after washing as the LP stays in better (sounding) conditio... | |
| Do Dacs have error correction? If you are wondering how much signal correction is needed..Connect your output via the cable to your computer. upload a disc to the harddrive with Exact Audio Copy or some such program.The program TELLS you how much error is being fixed.And believ... | |
| Can I run my CD Player through a Phono Preamp? If you are asking about the "pre pre" phono stages, (which are exclusivly for amplifiying a phono cartridge signal to be stronge enough to be used by a Line Level preamp) no you cannot, for the reasons mentioned above.But if you are writing about ... | |
| Is the Jolida jd 100 as good as the dealers claim? Nothing is as good as the dealer says!And nothing is as bad as the dealer who is trying to sell you a compettitive item says it is.A "RULE" | |
| Speaker Stands Filled With Kitty Litter? TRUE??? I filled my new TV stand and Stereo rack with sand and sealed around the various openings with tub caulk. (DAP Titanium silicon has NO SMELL!!!)The play sand from Menards was wet. I dried it out on my stove. | |
| Ferrite beads/clamps as a tweak? Use them all over the place.Too much and the high frequencies dip. (on interconnects)On poweramps, too much and the bass gets "thin" |