jameswei
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| figure this one out...a new pop Strangely enough, I think you might have some kind of grounding problem. Perhaps the chassis ground on the Outlaw is the ground/external contact on its output RCA socket. If it is not buffered, any switching in the control functions could generate... | |
| Mark Levinson 390S There has been some talk of Mark Levinson (the company) developing a universal player. I believe this is more likely than another upgrade for the old ML 39 platform, even though I don't perceive any insurmountable impediments posed by the tray/tra... | |
| Tweeter height - how to compensate? I think you were on the right track tilting the speaker forward, a la WATT/Puppies. The breaking up of the soundstage could be due to increased floor reflections. Consider putting something on the floor to absorb reflections, like pillows, a stuff... | |
| Recommend a good Monitor for my existing system The ProAcs go well with my Aleph 3 and subwoofer. They've got the midrange you're looking for but might give up a little to the Maggies in high end delicacy. Perhaps the following forum might be helpful, if you haven't seen it already: http://foru... | |
| Which Classic Componets Would You Collect? Check out Stereophile's Hot 100 Products at http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?709 from the magazine's fortieth anniversary issue (November 2002). It lists what the editors consider to be the 100 most notable products in the history of th... | |
| What makes different amps produce different sound? There are a multitude of different design philosophies, each seemingly providing the silver bullet to fidelity. Nelson Pass has his own philosophy and mentions a list of amp fads and design issues in his owner's manual for my Aleph 3. The link is ... | |
| I need a physically flat or small subwoofer.... Sunfire makes a nine inch cube powered subwoofer, the True Sub Super Junior. I have an earlier version, the True Sub Junior, and it seems to put out mid bass pretty well, although it is challenged in the low bass. It works fine for almost all musi... | |
| Any worthwhile indoor FM antenna's? Anyone? I'm using an AudioPrism 8500. It's an indoor antenna that is a large black column with multiple elements inside. An offboard switch determines element sensitivity combinations that make the antenna directional without having to physically rotate t... | |
| So what sub are you using for your Home theater? I'm using two Sunfire True Sub Signatures. They're fast, go all the way down, and put out all the volume I need. Intellectually, I admire their technology, too. | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Yes. I've shifted toward acoustic jazz from pop rock. With my system, I can hear the engineering on rock recordings and it bothers me. I can also appreciate the quality of good acoustic jazz recordings. I like putting on a well produced jazz recor... | |
| newbie turntable/speed control question Check out what can be done by power line conditioners. For example, VPI's SDS operates by taking wall power and generating its own output sine wave, much as an amplifier creates music from wall current. The SDS allows the user to vary the frequenc... | |
| Shelter 501 questions/concerns I had a 501 (known then as the "Crown Jewel," distributed by Sounds of Silence several years ago when I bought it) mounted on a Graham 1.5 t/c (medium mass) unipivot on a VPI HW19III. I had no problems with it, and it sounded pretty good. I don't ... | |
| Exposed tonearm cable source of hum?? How do you know the hum isn't from upstream of the exposed cable, like from the cartridge or in the arm? | |
| Exposed tonearm cable source of hum?? I had a bad hum from a VPI PLC power line conditioner until I relocated it away from the turntable and preamps. The SDS is OK.It should seem that five or six inches of unshielded cable wouldn't pick up that much AC interference unless there were a... | |
| VPI SDS....? The SDS provides higher voltage on turn-on, then reduces the voltage to 72 volts. The turntable motor needs more power on start up, to accelerate from zero up to 33 rpm. After achieving 33 rpm, less power is needed to maintain speed (i.e., to over... |