rodman99999
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| break in tips Surrounds and spiders "break-in", Crossover caps "burn-in" and the better the caps- the longer they take. I've got an old receiver that I hook up to my system(tape out to a line level system input) for burning in components/cables/interconnects. I... | |
| Input voltage and your poweramp "Normal" at the Mains should be 125 to 130V average. You could have some voltage drop at your listening room outlets, depending on what else might be running off the same phase(high current draw appliances, HVAC, etc) at the time you measure, and ... | |
| cable doubter no more SO tiresome: Hearing from all the deaf doubters out there!! Then again- Look how big Stereo Re-phew's(GAG) subscription list was. Oh well- Freedom of Speech(and, in some cases: Ignorance), made America what it is. | |
| Matched tubes in preamps Any two tubes of the same family will work(one in each channel), but- if their transconductance is not matched, your channel balance will be off. How much off depends on how far off the tubes' gains are from one another. Even slightly off will aff... | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals SO- That's one reason in a row for being glad I'm in Indianapolis. Apparently there's no sulfur in the air here. I've got pure silver connectors on all but one pair of my interconnects and cables(my woofer cables), with no oxidation/tarnish what-s... | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals Eliminate the yolk, and bill it: Zero sulfur/zero cholesterol. | |
| Back to basics The pains that some go through to provide a better end product for us will go a long way with regards to your listening enjoyment. An excellent place to shop for high quality pressings: (http://www.elusivedisc.com/default.asp) No connection, just ... | |
| Back to basics An excellent, affordable machine: (http://www.vpiindustries.com/products_165.htm) | |
| Unbiased information on contact metals So don't fire any black powder, Berdan primed military cartridges or have egg fights around your silver plated connectors. Silver oxide will not cause any appreciable loss of conductivity. It still won't hurt to disturb all your connections once a... | |
| How do you level your turntable? An excellent bubble level on this site: (http://www.analogueseduction.net/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.analogueseduction.net/acatalog/_Turntable_Setup_Tools.html&CatalogBody) Proper leveling(of the platter) is absolutely essential for good... | |
| How do you remove static from an album. Hi Kevin- A static charge can be relieved, regardless of how long it's presence. Chances are better that what you are hearing is dirt that has been welded into the vinyl by stylus pressure. Then too: Unless albums are(or were) made of virgin vinyl... | |
| ICs with great natural sounding highs? I've been using Kimber Selects(KS-1130), and found them to be VERY transparent. They will allow whatever your source is capable of to pass without hinderance. Some look at interconnects as a tone control. The interconnect SHOULD not affect the sig... | |
| looking for solutions to turntable platter static I concur with raising the humidity of the room. All points raised above are valid, however. | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? Behmene- Kudos on not heeding the(never having tried it) nay-sayers! | |
| House Wiring Defect? Cford has it right. Be certain that the black wire(hot) is connected to the copper screw of the outlet, and the white wire(neutral) to the nickel screw. You might even check the breaker box connections, while turning off the power, as Dave suggest... |