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Wire differences explained common sense
Lol, great one arnettpartners! 
Wire differences explained common sense
I don't. And since we are indulging in idle speculation, I think that if I sprouted wings and could fly and Zach Galafinakis sprouted wings and could fly, I could fly farther and faster than he. Being lighter than Zach and all. I think that this w... 
Noise when playing vinyl
Keep the baby, Faith. 
Noise when playing vinyl
I am a Micro Seiki guy and that cartridge is a very nice match for the tonearm of the DD30.There are two paths for acoustic feedback, structure borne, which means that the structure that you are putting the turntable on is inducing the feedback, u... 
Noise when playing vinyl
A little test. Without the turntable spinning, place the cartridge on a record as if you were going to play it. Slowly advance the volume control. If, at some point, you hear howling out of the speakers, turn the volume control down very quickly. ... 
Strange listening situation
Not to worry. When Clarion bought McIntosh in 1990 they came out with a limited run of karaoke preamps, identified only by a small microphone on the right rear corner of the chassis. You are probably the lucky owner of one of these rare preamps, e... 
Wire differences explained common sense
John, I take no issue with the conclusion, nor with your, or the OPs listening skills, and did not opine myself on the copper vs. silver issues as it applies to sonics. But when "common sense" appears in the header, I expect the logic to hold a bi... 
Condition of speakers
Why should he have to ask the seller? If they are rated 9/10 or 10/10 or described as "mint" the onus is on the seller to describe the defect in the text of the ad. Otherwise the ratings and descriptive words have no meaning. 
Where To Get An Almarro Amplifier Repaired?
E-mail my friend Mike Samra. You will find him on the tube/diy section of Audio Asylum. He does lots of work on different marques. 
Glaring Omissions
Wow, if you can't get past the sound quality of Charlie Parker recordings, I guess you're not coming over to my house to listen to 78s and Diamond Discs. 
Condition of speakers
They sound a lot worse with scratched bottoms; I, for one, would not put up with it. 
Wire differences explained common sense
How can you ascribe the differences to copper vs. silver rather than the strand diameter, strand count, how the strands are laid, the sheilding, or lack of sheilding in the Kimber, dielectric absorption, connector differences, the emi field that t... 
Rogue Sphinx
Psst......they have remote controls in other countries....don't tell. 
Just a bit to bright
You built the bloody things, why can't you just knock down that Fountek ribbon with a resistor? Or even turn down the treble control on the NAD. Sometimes the obvious solutions are the best. 
Help for a confused, sick newbie?
I wouldn't do it. Not that the Cronus sounds bad or anything. It is just that the Type As are current hogs and a 90 watt tube amp is not going to satisfy that demand. I actually think that your current setup is a nice match for the Type As. If you...