quincy
Responses from quincy
| I give up on new vinyl Even new records need a good quality cleaning.Please see the information posted below for the benefits of clean records.Thanks, Benefits of Proper Vinyl Record CleaningThis web site has been an excellent source of information and knowledge sharin... | |
| RIAA, Questions only please "Roger, I think you would make more headway with those of us who are not engineers by dumbing down your statements so as to make your point more clear to those of us who are not steeped in the jargon. We are not stupid, just ignorant."I second tha... | |
| An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ... Some equipment manufacturers preamps and amps are 'out of phase' by design. The easiest way to get them 'into phase' is to reverse the wires at the speaker posts. One such manufacture is Conrad Johnson. There is a plausible explanation as to wh... | |
| Help- Review on Phono Stage Ok, thanks for the honest opinions from group. I am currently running a C-J EF1 phono stage and it is still performing well. No reason to take a step down. Thanks again. | |
| How is 'stereo' created by just one single stylus? stevecham....this one did it! Thanks for the link. The animation helped perfectly! I appreciate the enlightenment! Happy New Year!!Lou | |
| Replace CJ with new equipment belance1 .....You are going down the same path I did back in 2009.The Premier 11 Amp has very fine mid range detail, sound stage, and presence!That said the bass response is very thin and lose. Great for classical, not so much with rock. This ... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Thanks for offering your tribal knowledge to the group.I really like vacuum tube audio equipment. Both Pre Amp and Amp.It just sounds better. (Ha....I have all C-J equipment.)My design question for you is.....I have always wondered if vacuum tub... | |
| Do you have a favorite vacuum tube? Had a C J Premier 11 amp with Sevtlanta 6550's. I loved watching the blue violet plasma swirl around at night time. It was surreal. I'm | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? Thanks Al, this helped quite a bit! The link was of particular good help as well.Quincy. | |
| Would someone please explain how 'gain' functions? Hi, this is Quincy again.Thanks to all who posted their helpful responses.So, I have a few more general questions.....1. Gain is measured in Voltage dB....what is SPL dB?2. Equipment has different Gain voltages. CD player may have 1 volt.Why ... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... OK. Thanks very much for the answer to my question.Synthetic motor oil is OK to use.Change oil every 2 years or so.Clean platter grooves where belt rides every 2 years or so.(good tips - I dampened a few cotton balls with distilled water and then... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... I don’t believe you can post a photo on this site....I have only one ’O’ ring drive ’belt’. Not really a ’belt’ as one would think of it. A very large diameter ’O’ ring.DC drive motor has two different size ’pulleys’ on it. One for 33 1/3 and the ... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... best-groove. Thank you. Your english is just fine. I understand you perfectly. I may try a gentle soap type cleaner on a few cotton balls and gently press them into the platter grooves where the 'O' rings runs. I'll let you know how dirty the... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... Thank you to both members for such a succinct and detailed reply! I am currently on a 4 year bearing cleaning/oiling plan and will bump that down to a 2 year schedule, at the minimum.It is my understanding that the small ball bearing at the bottom... | |
| Falling out of love with tubes Look for a C-J Premier 17 LS gently used pre-amp right here on Audiogon. You won't be disappointed..... |