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Maggie's and cats I have a pair Quad ESL63 speakers and 2 cats. What I did when I got the cats was spray cat repellent on the speakers and the cats stayed away. I keep spraying them once a week for . . .	51
Which speakers excel at low volume? Quad ESL	45
Analog a dying breed For people who are into listening music in its most natural form especially for classical music. Vinyl playback offers much more long term satisfaction. I don't have a CD player . . .	34
I finally compared CD to vinyl and... I have been in the vinyl hobby for over 20 years and I couldn't get into to CD no matter how hard I tried. I think the main reason is that I listen to classical music and CD just . . .	32
Won't preamps become obsolete? Most volume controls in amps and CDP are of low quality volume control which really restrict dynamics and sound quality. If you are thinking going direct from source to amp, you . . .	32
Speakers for Classical Music I listen to almost exclusivly classical music and I have tried a few speakers. I found electrostatic speakers are most suitable for that purpose. They are especially good with . . .	22
Preamp-phonostage selection for analog lover Vinyls and tube gears go hand in hand. If you like the sound of vinyls, tube amp and tube preamp would make it sound even better. For your budget, I would go with ARC SP8 and stay . . .	21
Step-up Transformer, what's lost? I have the ARC SP-8 preamp with a MM phono section for years. I have gone through many step-up transformers including the last one I had (Counterpoint SA-2 Tubed pre-preamp) which . . .	15
personal experiences with quaility preamps... For $3000, I would go with the used ARC Classic or the D series for tube amp and used ARC SP8 for pramp. Great gear for the price. For the amp, depends what speakers you have and . . .	15
TWL's Hi Fi Mod & Doug's VTF tweak Can someone point me to the orginal threads on how to do these tweaks. Thanks	14
Electrical question re dedicated line Hiend2 If you have 2 dedicated lines. Aren't you supposed to have them in the same phase ?? To have your gears in 2 lines in opposite phase is highly not recommended. I did this . . .	14
Shipping from US to Canada Depends on what you are shipping. I have asked sellers to ship by USPS with good results, the cheapest and I have never lost anything with them. Don't use UPS, they are very . . .	14
Best CD Player for Classical Music? Jkphoto Excellent post. I can't agree with you more. To me, the #1 thing is your room, #2 is the recording and pressing and #3 is the rest. #1 and #2 together is about 80% of what . . .	13
The Power of Positioning My Quad 63 ESL's are at least 13' from the rear wall because my system is in the basement where I can do a lot positioning experiments without being scolded by the wife. I moved . . .	13
Power cables, I need help First thing you got to do is get dedicated lines for your gears. Without ddedicated circuits, you are wasting money on power cords and conditioners. Do a search on this site on the. . .	12
speaker cable and IC's to dim brightness in system I really agreed with Sean's comments. No interconnects in the world would tame the Krell which is giving you that aggressive sound. Your 802 is one of the very best ever made. The . . .	12
Need advice from OTL experts Twl, Thanks for your input. You are right, the the input impedance of the T8 is around 100K ohm. blptwp	12
beethoven string quartets I have the complete set of vinyls of Beethovan string quartet by Quartetto Italiano, philips label. I know the whole set has been digitalized. I love the vinyl set. I haven't heard. . .	11
speaker placement help I thought the following article might help. http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=4077	11
TVC vs. active pre? I have an all tubed and vinyl only system and I have gone from active preamp to built-in passive TVC ( TX-102) in my custom made phono stage. One very noticeable differnce is . . .	8
subwoofer for Quad 988 electrostatics The Quad 988 has adaquate bass if the right amp is used with them. I am not familiar with the amps you have. So, I can't comment if it is right for the 988. Adding a subwoofer to . . .	8
Full-function/Phono-only vs. Line + Phono Stage? I am a vinyl-only type person too. I have an Art Audio Vinyl One phono stage with volume control and I love it. It's warm, dynamic and full sound without lossing detail, very . . .	8
"notched" records....what's the story? Those were usually promotional copies sent to record dealers and stores for demo purposes. The little notch or hole cut in the cover meant to make it imperfect for sale	7
AR SP 9 hum/amp compatibility question - HELP It could be what Newbee suggested. I have the SP-8 and it has the banana jacks at the back that should be tightened. If it's not that. Check all your tubes	7
Bi-Amp or Upgrade to larger amp??? Talking from experience. I have tried bi-Amp and tri-amp for years. And, finally I am back with one bigger amp. To me, 1 amp is better than 2, 2 is better than 3. There are so many. . .	5
Best distance from your beloved speakers? I think you are sitting way too close to the speakers. If your speakers are 7.5 feet apart, the minimum distance you sit from the speakers should be the same or preferably further. . .	4
Maggie 20.1 vs. Quad 989 I have used both and am still using Quad. OTL (Output transformerless) amps work very well with ESL speakers. Check out the Transcendent OTL T-8 mono blocks. They work especially . . .	4
Power Regeneration - PS Audio The best thing you can to your power is get 1 or 2 dedicated lines (circuit) for your gears if you haven't already done that. If you run 2 lines, make sure they are the same phase. . .	3
Comments on Quad ESL 988? The lack of "sweetness" of your Quad ESL speakers could be contributed by the type of amp you are using. I have tried many amps with ESL 63. The sweetest of the ones I . . .	3