stanwal
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| All I want is The Truth, just gimme some truth... THE TRUTH, YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! While we were doing quote I thought I'd throw that in. I have both active and passive preamps, my impression is that a good passive is better than MOST active ones, even some quite expensive ones, but that th... | |
| MM cartridges and capacitance Adding capacitance will in some cases flatten the frequency response of the cartridge. Shure V-15s use to have a midrange droop that could be corrected by the proper loading. Ortofons use to come from the factory with a "cap 210" which slipped ove... | |
| Transmission Line A transmission line features a complicated exit path filled with absorbent material that will ideally absorb all the back radiation that enters it as opposed to having the air rush out as it does in an ordinary ported design. The purpose is the sa... | |
| Is this what a good preamp does? The wider you open the window the more dirt flies in. Hearing more grove noise is the downside of more interior detail; that said the AT 150 is not the easiest cartridge to align, you might check to see if you can reduce the groove noise by changi... | |
| does amp draw alot of power when volume is zero If it is an AB amp, probably not much; if it is a Class A amp or biased well into Class A it will draw the full amount of current or a substantial portion of it. This is easy to tell, just feel the heat sinks when it has been on but not playing mu... | |
| Single-wire biwire versus single-wire plus jumper I have done both, using mono-block amps with short biwire and single wire with jumpers. Like you I don't want to pay for two lengths of Cardas GR. It is arguable which is better anyway, depends on your system. I would suggest running your speaker ... | |
| Cartridge for Jelco SA750D I would use the AT. | |
| vpi classic -phono cable Silver works very well for tonearm cable; whether it is better than copper depends on your taste. Right now I am using silver on both tables, including Siltech on a VPI Classic but I have also used copper, it depends more on the cable construction... | |
| What is turn on/off sequence of amp and pre-amp? What he said. | |
| 12 inch Graham Phantom My wife told me I wasn't qualified to comment on the differences between a 9" and 12" length. | |
| Turntable/cartridge/tonearm suggestions I am in a funny position, I am a VPI dealer with a Classic set up currently, have a Basis table also and am in the process of upgrading an LP12. I think you are not getting anything like the full capability of the Linn at present. I don't think yo... | |
| How do designers fare when they change companies? David Hafler went from Dynaco to start his own company. Carl Marshasato [ phonetic spelling] has been several places. Tim de Parravicini [also probably misspelled] has been with Luxman before EAR. In England several of the better designers work as... | |
| SAE two t3u tuner....any thoughts? I had some SAE gear in the late 60s, looked better than it sounded. There are a lot of very good tuners out there that I would rather have. | |
| Goat Hair Brush This reminds me of the squirrel hair record brush that was offered in the 60s; also from England. | |
| Matching speaker to amplifier? Look for an amp whose output matches the needs of the speaker. For example SETs work well with very efficient speakers such as horns. Very difficult loads call for large SS or standard tube amps. The impedance curve and efficiency of the speaker i... |