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| RoHS legislation impact on the high end industry I was told by a small manufacturer that the biggest problem with lead-free solder is a quality control issue. It is hard to do a visual inspection and immediately see a cold solder joint. | |
| Changed preamps. Seems like less power now? As others have noted, it could be the anthem has lower gain. It could also be an issue of the type of profile for the volume control (linear vs. logarithmic).With regular potentiometers, it is actually preferrable to be working toward the higher r... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? I've used a Black and Decker steam cleaner on records with problem spots. I had no problems with warpage. You would have to apply the steam for a very long time to actually heat the vinyl enough to have any sort of problem. I have done this as an ... | |
| "S" shaped tonearm ? One can get the proper geometry by just bending the head of the arm (like most tonearms), so that is not the reason for the S-shaped arm. I believe that the S-shape is an attempt to balance the mass of the arm about the axis drawn between the pivo... | |
| Is setting VTF on Graham Phantom fussy? Sirspeedy,What, if anything, is the issue with arms with the older magnetic stabilization device? I am just curious because a friend has a Phantom bought somewhere around five months or so ago. We have tried it with several different cartridges --... | |
| SME 20/2 Faulty Silicon Oil Plunger My guess is that you are referring to a syringe that is used to put the dampening fluid into the trough near the base of the arm. I don't know if that sticky goo is silicone or something else, but, if it is silicone, it won't corrode anything. But... | |
| DC Metro -- New I am interested in attending the Saturday, September 22, 2007, meeting. I live in Alexandria, Va. A friend, who lives in Falls Church, might also be interested.This sounds like it could be a lot of fun. Thanks for organizing this affair. | |
| LO MCs carts with RM-9/Shindo pre? Paul, You really need to find out, perhaps from the Shindo ditributor/dealer, the electrical characteristics of the step up transformer. Unless the step up transformer has multiple windings and taps, it really will be optimized for only cartridges... | |
| Speaker life expectancy: How long can you buy used I would guess that a 7 year old Avalon that has not been abused should be fine for a long, long, time. Some foam surrounds on woofers had a short life, but, that was discovered a while back so your speakers should be safe. I know a lot of people r... | |
| Biamping with tubes and SS: Input sensitivity key? Isn't input sensitivity a measure of input volts needed to attain rated output? In that case, it is NOT the measurement needed for matching two amps for biamping, unless both amps have the same rated output. I think GAIN is the more relevant measu... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object Fcrowder,Does the Einstein use separate input tubes for each input instead of just switching inputs and running everything through the same amplification path? If so, that would allow someone to customize tube choice for each source component, but... | |
| SS Pre Recommendation Why would a solid state preamp necessarily be the answer. While some do have somewhat big and mushy bottom ends, that is not always the case. I find that you lose a bit of what one looks for in tube gear by using a solid state linestage (large, op... | |
| How should you treat your tubes? Raquel,That is interesting information from a manufacturer. But, how would one keep the small tubes (input, driver, phase splitter) of a power amp, like the VAC 140/140, on while the output tubes are not on? Does it have some sort of standby featu... | |
| How should you treat your tubes? For a stretch of an hour or two, I would not turn off either, certainly not the preamp anyway.Beyond that kind of time, a lot of different considerations come into play. Not only is the life of the tube at issue. Heat can damage other components, ... | |
| TV's... what does the typical audiophile have? 70" Qualia -- Utilizes Sony's SXRD version of LCoS technology. |