irish_tim

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Turntable hum
Run a wire from a screw on the bottom of your turntable and hook it up to the ground right along with the grounding wire.  Completely fixed the hum problem on my Pioneer PL 630.   
Besides Aja and zeppelin pressings, what others are demo level recordings?
I invariably prefer British, German and Holland pressings of any album.   
Anybody out there re-cantilever their cartridge with a Soundsmith Contact Line diamond ?
I had the cantilever, contact line stylus work done by Peter on my Cardas Myrtle Heart.  Excellent work.   
Does any one know a cable that is able to compete with clear day double shotgun?
Quality aside, the significance of owning a cable made by one of the world's finest gentlemen cannot be overstated.    
Does any one know a cable that is able to compete with clear day double shotgun?
I've been using those cables with my Vandersteen's for almost a decade.  They sound sublime and I have never had an interest in auditioning anything else.   
What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system.
If you have full range speakers that reproduce bass pretty well listen to Bela Fleck's "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo." Make sure you remove valuable items from your shelves .   
What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system.
Pretty much any of the Steely Dan albums, my favorite is Countdown to Ecstasy.  Also, check out Alice Cooper, especially the first parts of these songs...Billion Dollar Babies, Ballad of Dwight Fry, Go to Hell.  The Who's "Eminence Front" and Kenn... 
Need help connecting a MJ Acoustics sub to Bel Canto monoblocks
I figured it out.  Thanks 
broken dreams - new cartridge help please!
Call Peter at Soundsmith and get his thoughts.  He did excellent work replacing the cantilever and stylus on my Cardas Myrtle Heart, and was very accessible when I wanted to talk to him.  Probably the best $450 I ever spent. 
Bad case of upgrade fever
The Isotek Aquarius is also an excellent power conditioner.   
The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)
Interesting article, thanks.  As for the quality of music that he wrote about...I remember realizing that intuitively at the age of 14 when I started hearing that abomination called "new wave", some of the coldest, most artificial music ever recor... 
Speed problem with Pioneer PL 630
Thank you gents.   
What is the Best LP Cover Art for you Wall
Black Sabbath Volume 4, Zeppelin I, Rush 2112, Tull Aqualung.   
How would you introduce tubes into this SS system?
Wow, you just received some extremely good advice. 
$1,000 speakers for rock music?
Paradigms and Tylers rock pretty good.