swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Mesch- I'm a new Englander thru and thru but must admit that w wind chills of -20 / -30 overnight it might be time to be walkin' some a them mangrove swamps y'all got down there. | |
| repair or replace Accuphase DP-75V after 15 years Nsgarch- I'm sorry for your loss. Hadn't seen any comments from Fatparrot lately; now I know why. Seemed like a good guy. | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Mesch- You were one lucky 19 y.o. I got my AR XA in 1970 or 71 (if you remember the 70s you weren't there!) but I had to wait another 20 years to discover the joys of tubes. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Lak- I'm sure that one of the HFC crew could fix you up a magnetic levitation cable support platform for another $5K. So has anyone other than the two fanboys seen dd and calvin at the same time? The mystery continues??? Maybe we can get Geraldo R... | |
| Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first.. I've had some success with A'gon customer support when I contact them via email. If seller contacted you outside A'gon system and you can document it, there should be no penalty to you AND of course, if he actually sold the amp he has no "damages"... | |
| Anyone else making their own cables? Al said In most cases a pin diagram for the XLR connectors was marked on the rear panel Interesting...it's been quite a while but as best as I can recall, the unit I had did not have the pin-outs marked. And I think I remember that it was "upgrade... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? If you decide to go the tube integrated route, here is a very modest cost way to give it a try:http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-audio-space-as-3i-integrated-el-34-tube-amplifier-in-factory-box-2015-01-28-integrateds-80020-broomfield-co.No rel... | |
| Anyone else making their own cables? Hi Al- Not really on-topic but no, the EMC-1 did not have inverted phase, it flat out did not work w conventionally wired XLR cables. No sound. Nada. | |
| Zany measurements and theories The empirical evidence I was referring to was Rodman's I've got a number of test records, that I used in my shoppe, for setting up turntables. They were, of necessity, played multiple times, during a setup. They are still as pristine in function &... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? The Polk web site specs that speaker @ 90 dB (hopefully per watt per meter, but no detail) and the nominal impedance as 8 ohms. Without seeing the impedance curve, it's hard to be sure, but it's likely that it would be a good candidate for moderat... | |
| Maggie Disappointment The critical piece of advice above is to clarify the dealer's return policy in advance. If it's not printed on the sales slip, have them write it on and both parties initial it. Pay with a credit card. If you comply with the terms and they give yo... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? I generally agree with Syntax; great pre-amp and very good amp if a compromise has to be be made. In this case, however, I think an integrated really makes sense. There are some very nice tube and solid state choices listed here right now in the $... | |
| Zany measurements and theories From a theoretical standpoint, the real issue here is what Rodman9999 points to; how much heat is actually transferred from the stylus contact point (very small) and the vinyl (which is only in contact with the stylus for what I would venture to g... | |
| Anyone else making their own cables? Since I am so ignorant of the technical details of electrical or electronics that I still don't understand the difference between chassis ground, circuit ground, and signal ground, I am very hesitant to suggest that Al may not be 100% correct. How... | |
| Does a phono cartridge have a break-in period?? The short answer is "yes". Regardless of what you think about break-in of electronics/wires, etc, there is no question that the elastic characteristics of suspension components will change over time. So will the "shape" of the stylus. Unfortunatel... |