stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| single ended cable crossed at bi wireable speaker? I have found that on biwire speakers it makes a difference whether you connect to the tweeter terminals or the LF ones. Usually the HF connection is better, even for the bass to my ears. I use a solid silver wire for jumpers currently. | |
| Isolation Devices: Any Good Ones? I have tried many, all of whom helped but whose sound differed considerably. Synergistic Research MIGs are good at a RELATIVELY low price. FIM roller bearings [ I am a sometimes FIM dealer] work well also. Star Sound brass cones and Melange cryo t... | |
| Over 55? - You Gotta See This Over 55? I am law abiding and haven't been over 55 since they made it the National Speed Limit. I recon that has been 3 or 4 years now. I sure would like to have heard what that handsome young man was singing about but my hearing aid battery is de... | |
| Thorens TD126 MKIII It is a good TT; prices for vintage gear vary widely. You might check ebay or subscribe to the Blue Book on here if you intend to purchase other items as well. Just a general Google search should give some idea. | |
| Nude TT / Armpod question Mine is not separate but is largely decoupled from the plinth by the use of a Pete Wriggle VTA adjustor. Arm is held on table by its own weight and not bolted on. See the Wriggle web site for pictures and more info. Seems to work well. | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated, Use as Preamp Only I have actually used my NuVista M3 in the opposite manner; used the power amp with an external pre amp. This is fine of course. | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated, Use as Preamp Only I would wait for the reply from MF; just because someone has done it without the amp blowing up does not mean it is necessarily a good idea. | |
| TT Weight Outer Ring vs VPI Ring I have a TTW copper ring; 600 gram one I think. I used it at the same time as a VPI ring. The VPI, being much heavier, flattened warps better but I thought the overall performance was fairly close. The VPI is quite heavy and harder to use than the... | |
| Why don't you like Mageplanar speakers? "I do not like thee, Dr. FellWhy this is I cannot tellBut this I know and know full wellI do not like thee Dr. Fell"Your taste is your taste and asking for explanations will not change it. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I use REL subs which operate below the range of the main speakers and augment the bass of the woofer, not replace it. I find that many who use "subwoofers" run them with a crossover point that is too high. I start rolling off the RELs at 30 Hz so ... | |
| Powercord on VPI Turntable & SDS ? I did; thought it made some difference. If I were to change only one it would be from the SDS to the table on the grounds that the SDS regenerated the current and you want to preserve as much of the effect as you can. You can discount my view as I... | |
| bass traps I used Ready Acoustics ones with good results; pictured on my virtual system page. So attractive that my wife, who has no interest in audio, had me buy some more for the HT room. | |
| Transparent High Performance Power Link I am using Transparent on my whole system except a PS PC to my PPP. I forget the model but it is the next to the top one [ $1000 list] or use to be the next. I bought factory refurbished ones from Paragon. They were in excellent shape and saved me... | |
| Preamps waste of money? I am now using the Townshend Allagri transformer coupled passive and it is the most uncolored "preamp" I have had. But good transformer coupled ones are not cheap; it is $3000 and the top end over $12,000. | |
| Accuphase P-300, worth upgrading? Any change will alter the sound, it depends on what you think of the sound you are getting now. Try listening to it for a while before you do anything. The caps would be the place to start if you want to modify, stay with the same values you have ... |