rrog

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We Need An Audiophile TV Channel
It's hard enough to find a magazine. 
Will there be any 'Arrow' mark in a Fuse holder?
I'm pretty sure I'm on the verge of looking for a new hobby. 
Bad hum using Berning TF-12 with Beveridges?
Bob, How bad is the hum? Have you tried this preamp in another system to make sure it is ok? Grounding is important. I know a guy that bounds a grounding rod into the ground outside of the listening room wherever he lives for a dedicated ground. Y... 
Paid a bit too much for a Citation II...
The Magus is a nice preamp. I forgot about that one. 
Tandberg TR-2080 Receiver screw s ?
Thanks Mikey. 
Tandberg TR-2080 Receiver screw s ?
Lithojoe, Is Nick a Tandberg guy? I'm looking for someone to repair my 2075. 
Contact Cleaner Recommendations??
I use Kontak for connections. For other things like switches and controls I use electrical contact cleaner from Radio Shack. I stopped using Caig DeoxIt products because it leaves a film that becomes messy over time. If you just want a good all pu... 
Room acoustics how ? My image is not centered
A picture is worth a thousand words. I would say your channel imbalance is due to your furniture. You have the large end of your sectional sofa directly in front of your left speaker and the other side of the room is wide open. 
great headphone amplification in vintage gear?
Tandberg would be my choice. 
Room acoustics how ? My image is not centered
My experience with VAC is a very vivid and transparent sound, but Vac can sound glassy in some systems. It is not my choice in electronics. It is difficult to give a recommendation about your room without more information. You don't need to scient... 
Why I like my home system better than live music
Dracule1, I don't sit and constantly think about how recordings would sound live either. For me it is all about timbral accuracy. You will never know if your system is reproducing recorded music properly without comparing it to live acoustic music... 
Why I like my home system better than live music
Dracule1, I already read your post three times. How many times do you want me to read it? Not everything is a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact and unless you are comparing your system to live acoustic music it really doesn't mea... 
bananas vs spades as terminals for speaker cables
Kijanki, With complicated wire designs there is no other option than terminating the ends of your wire. Audioquest has been very good about providing both bananas and spades with minimal auditory affect. 
quartz as shelving
What you are not getting is, I don't use my speakers as a shelf to set my equipment on and speaker designers use this material for speaker cabinets for reducing cabinet resonances. I think you should take out the maple and replace it with quartz. ... 
Why I like my home system better than live music
First of all, whether or not speakers are the most important in the audio chain is a matter of opinion. Second, I think you have it backwards. The objective is to reproduce the music. Real music is what we compare our system to, not the other way ...