photon46
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| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? Al, I wondered about RFI myself. I experimented with making a copper shield that grounded to the mains plug connection and used Stillpoints ERS cloth to further shield things. There was a very slight decrease in circuit noise, but nothing really n... | |
| Does phono stage noise drive you crazy too? Thanks for your responses. There is no mismatch as to loading or capacitance. In fact, Grados are unaffected by capacitance if one believes factory guidance. I'm running around 250pf of capacitance (cabling + preamp) & 47k loading. Tonearm cab... | |
| Enclosed cabinet? How good are the fans ? How loud are the fans? Would you be able to hear them from your listening position? That would be a major factor in my decision. | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? The block you found should work fine. One additional thing I've done to mine that has increased it's functionality is to install 1/4" x 20 threaded brass inserts in the bottom. Then I installed BDR carbon fiber cones with threaded brass rods into ... | |
| Upgrading a Scout II, Best bang for the buck?? From the many posts over the years about the Scout, Gingko platforms and maple butcher block type platforms seem to be the preference of many. I was very happy with the sound of a 3 1/2" maple block under my Scout, I thought it was essential to br... | |
| Is this Placebo or something real? I've no experience with the Nordost product, but I've had a similar experience with Boston Audio's Tuneblocks under my SACD player. I didn't need to do any A/B-ing comparisons with those, it immediately was as obvious as could be that the footers ... | |
| Dynavector Karat or Grado Statement Reference 1 In my limited experience, there are few things more variable than our perceptions of which cartridges are winners and losers. Written reviews can give you a general idea of how they'll likely sound, but be prepared for surprises. FWIW, I'd used a ... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices Ok, in retrospect, I ripped on Chad more than he deserved. He didn't directly call anyone anything. Sometimes the way language is used in these forums does offend people who may not speak with such casual abandon. Sorry to come off like a fussy Su... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices Chad, I've re-read these posts several times and I don't see where anyone has said anything that should prompt you calling anyone "Dbags."It's offensive and it makes you sound overly sanctimonious. What's so hard to accept about the fact that some... | |
| Playing the wifes music choices We'll usually listen to what she likes in the morning while having tea. She'd rather not actually use the system herself though. Thankfully, we have pretty similar tastes in music and don't offend each other's sensibilities. Well, there is that th... | |
| Do power cords make an audible difference? Geph0007, You have to always remember that audio gear is built to a price point. The fact that a component was voiced with a given power cord, tube, output connector, op amp, wiring, or whatever only seems relevant from the standpoint of a designe... | |
| Not JS but CPE Bach I don't know if you are familiar with Heinichen, but he's another composer of similar musical disposition worth getting to know. (Although he was more a contemporary of Bach Sr. than CPE Bach.) These recording caused something of a critical stir w... | |
| Not JS but CPE Bach This is a great recording of some of my favorite symphonies. http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=512&name_role1=1&comp_id=33804&genre=64&bcorder=195&label_id=1076 This is a reissue of an earlier release on th... | |
| Do power cords make an audible difference? Sidssp, You're either pulling our leg about the "mid-fi" system or you know some folks with rarefied tastes in audio. | |
| Has anyone compared the Nola Viper IIa's.. 6550c, as I recall, the Nola Vipers I heard were paired with Cary equipment. Both amp & preamp were tubed. It's been too long to remember the models, although I think the preamp was the slp98. As to "speakers I think are better." what's the po... |