larryi
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| New VPI 3D Arm The weight located at or around the axis for vertical travel of the arm will keep the vertical effective mass and inertia low--good for tracking warps. But, having that mass also well away from the arm to actually increase the effective mass in th... | |
| the best 2a3 I didn't notice any particular heat issues with the JJ's, but, I was not paying much attention either. Because you mentioned a cover, you should look into whether the JJ's will fit your amp. The tube is taller than a typical 2a3 (the EML's are tal... | |
| the best 2a3 The JJ2A3-40 is a nice, robust sounding tube, but, for cost is no object, I like EML 2A3s, particularly the meshplate tubes--very large soundstage and extended top end. | |
| Reading that damn speed strobe disc What you need, in order to read a strobe disc, is a light source that is flickering to the 60 hz frequency of the power line. I don't know what kind of bulb you have in your light source, but, you should try a different kind of light. Incandescent... | |
| Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea? I hardly think that speaker technology is advancing such that ten year old speakers are necessarily inferior to newer models. There are MANY older designs that are terrific sounding and it is really more a matter of personal taste than technical a... | |
| Silver MC step-up This is most likely one of those decisions that one has to make purely on a try and see approach; if it doesn't improve the sound one can probably sell the SUT without taking a huge loss. There is no way that anyone can reliably say whether the ch... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma I would agree that there may be a tube problem if there is a channel imbalance problem only with the tube linestage, but not with the Levinson set at even balance. But, if you used the Levinson balance control to get that dead center image, that i... | |
| Speaker Impedance: Resistance and Phase Question Almarg,Great expansion on the subject; I tried for a simpler answer, but, it is good to see a complete explanation.For practical application of such information, the tests you mention that Stereophile publishes are helpful. They plot the imdedance... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma A tube preamp/linestage feeding a solid state amplifier certainly can work, but, my experience has been that the results are even more unpredictable than the general unpredictability of component interaction. One MUST try the specific combination ... | |
| Speaker Impedance: Resistance and Phase Question Voltage and current are not in perfect syncronization because the load stores energy and then feeds it back to the source on a delayed basis (reactive load). The type of load determines whether current will be leading or lagging behind voltage. An... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma George,I agree with Charles that it is good that you listened to alternatives and know what you like. My only caveat is that you should hear as much as you can of both kinds of equipment before actually deciding. There is a WIDE range of sounds fo... | |
| Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers Wow, lots of good suggestions on possible cause of, and solutions to, the noise problem. I personally had a problem with hum and buzz that came from a different source. Although my audio system and video system are separate, they share the same br... | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? I know someone who makes homemade interconnects that are very much based on the less-metal-is-better concept for the contact points. The hot pin for the RCA is a small hollow piece of metal that he gets from busting up old tube sockets. That metal... | |
| Linn CD12 MK3 I did not even know that a Mk3 exists. I do like the CD12 and I expect that Linn will be able to support it even if they no longer make a cd player.I happen to like the convenience of a music server myself, even though it was a big deal of work ri... | |
| To ring or not to ring? The primary purpose of a ring or vacuum clamp is NOT to remove warps but to more tightly couple the record to the mat or platter surface. When a stylus runs in the groove, it is actually elastically deforming the groove and the groove then rebound... |