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| How Dedicated Must a Dedicated Circuit Be? Rushton is cetainly correct about the outlets being in series and causing lots of distortion. That is why a dedicated line is dedicated to just one outlet. To get a taste for the difference, plug the rig into the first outlet in the chain and list... | |
| Budget Turntable Cartridge Suggestions The Shure and Ortofon recommendations are great; I would add the Audio Technica AT-440ml. | |
| Seeking help with feedback through audio system There is a very simple test to determine if it is acoustic feedback. With the turntable off, as in not rotating, lower the stylus into a record groove with the volume off. Advance the volume slowly, gently tap the surface that the table is resting... | |
| ?'s about quality of audiophile recordings Many of the MoFi LPs from the first go round that were produced under the supervision of Gary Giorgi have unbelievabley boosted treble and bass. Steely Dan's Aja is a great example; they really sound steely. Almost a fun house mirror effect. The v... | |
| Old Dual 504 I have ordered Dual parts from (516)922-0337, but not for a few years; they used to have technical manuals for all models that should have the exploded views. | |
| Should there only be one company making gear? Let's hope it isn't Magnavox. | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Harry, great post. I might add that it may be necessary to replace the main service panel as well. Not just for the sake of the hi-fi rig; modern appliances use a lot more juice and are more plentiful than in the days of yore. | |
| What is a Low Pass Filter To answer your second question, attenuate does not simply mean to modify; it specifically means to reduce. The value of reducing frequencies above a given selected frequency is to keep the midrange frequencies out of your woofer. There are several... | |
| What is a Low Pass Filter Just as the name implies, the filter will pass all of the frequencies below the cutoff frequency, but will attenuate those frequencies above the cutoff frequency. Generally, the slope of the filter is also specified. If a filter has a slope of 6db... | |
| phono noise Crosstalk on preamp inputs is quite common and not a cause for concern. It us usually a greater problem with phono inputs as they have by far the greatest gain. The simple answer is to turn off your tuner when listening to LPs. If, on the other ha... | |
| Simple, Bargain Basement Rewiring For Audiophiles I prefer a New York steak, but porterhouse is good too. The Palm in New York is a really good place to get your steak and the cool scribbling on the walls is also fun. In a pinch, Peter Lugar's has a pretty good steak as well.Marty | |
| Freaked out about having a TT shipped I think that means that his name is "Art".Marty | |
| Your favorite but unknown Ramatam, only made two albums, the first, eponymous and the second, "In April Came The Dawning Of The Two Red Suns". Lead guitarist, April Lawton was one of the few female guitar slingers in the '70s and the first album features Mitch Mitchell, fo... | |
| Freaked out about having a TT shipped I have had lots of problems with having turntables shipped to me. Rega P3 double boxed, looked like UPS ran a fork lift through it, total loss. Bought another P3, single boxed, dust cover completely broken. Micro Seiki DDX1000 with Grace arm, cart... | |
| Thoughts on single driver speakers Eldartford makes a good point regarding cone breakup but, if properly managed, breakup also increases dispersion, resulting in much less midrange beaming. Most two ways also operate the low frequency drives in breakup mode in the mid and upper mid... |