psychicanimal

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Preamp recommendation pre amp
Again, this is the cables forum... 
How to fight dirty power - I need your help
I would only plug the CDP to the Isolation transformer...it really needs to stay in solitary confinement. The thing about the ONEAC brand is that they use a patented "virtual ground" which isolates your house's ground from that of the isolated com... 
shielded cables & IC's or not?
I recently switched from Phoenix Gold interconnecs (shielded, twisted multistranded design & cooked for a week on a Mobie) to Tice Audio (solid core, unshielded, TPT treated). Simply no comparison...so much music, smoothness of sound and openn... 
How to fight dirty power - I need your help
Q: "What is the best way to solve the problem?"A: No such answer, except for having your own generator...It takes several tools and approaches to tackle noise. I would buy a used little ONEAC isolation transformer (2 amp) from eBay and plug your C... 
budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records?
Here's the other DIY record cleaning machine I know of:http://www.teresaudio.com/haven/cleaner/cleaner.html 
budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records?
I have seen at least two different DIY plans...The vacuum is only necessary to extract the cleaning fluid from the album. 
budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records?
There's a few DIY vacuum record cleaning machine plans--one of them is in www.enjoythemusic.com. Thank Steve Rochlin, the DJ... 
Aopen AX4B-533Tube Motherboard monoblock?
I think they're VERY serious:http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTAyMzE0MTM4MmFRVDh6SHlEY0xfMV8xM19sLmpwZw==I would like to have one with an AMD chip... 
How much should I spend on cd transport
Why don't you ask Frank Van Alstine? He demo's his $1399 DAC with a very cheap CDP... 
B&K with bryston?
Listen to the Psychic...and read my threads on 2 channel HT.I used to own JMlab speakers (Tantal 509). If there's something you don't want to do is to mismatch that inverted titanium dome with a bright and/or harsh amplifier. If you want movies an... 
best used amp pre-amp combo for a grand
"I do want to be able to run speakers in 4 locations."Better check Audio by Van Alstine's integrated amp. The professor knows what he's doing...and his amps are designed for long speaker runs. I heard his stuff at the Chicago Audio Society last No... 
Analog Expert, please help me
Preamp under $4K---Klyne Audio Arts. 
turntable madness
Kt, I helped pay for college working at audio stores--I know how to make things work right w/in a tight budget...run a search on Radio Shack, or email DeKay. He's got SET amps and is successfully using two Rats. People in the Asylum say it beats e... 
Alignment Protractors
I have the turntablebasics protractor. Pretty accurate I'd say... 
cables 101? The brands and differant sounds?
For the money, I would try a pair of Tice interconnects. They're being heavily discounted--1.5m pair @ $137.50. I got two sets and am *very* satisfied...