puzzleman
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| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? As a long time cat owner, I simply put aluminum foil atop my equipment. Cats hate it. | |
| No Insurance with FEDEX as of 11/01 Used Ramon cargo insurance when I shipped my Bryston amp for repair. Great price, easy to deal with. Despite factory boxes, unit arrived at repair site with broken speaker connectors. Luckily, I did not need to file a claim, as Bryston fixed the... | |
| Great song to test bass Shriekback's "The Sign." Pushes my VMPS speakers to the MAX! | |
| Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements? Regarding skin effect, I found this article from Belden: https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/understanding-skin-effect-and-frequencyI would trust them far more than anything on Wiki, for authors and writers it is not considered a reliable sour... | |
| Cat jumped on turntable I had a similar accident with my Dynavector DV-20X2H.After investigating the cost of a trade-in (more than the cost I originally paid for the cartridge!) I investigated re-tipping. I settled on Steve Leung at VAS Inc. He replaced the tip and cant... | |
| TRL WON'T GIVE ME MY AMP If the internet was used in this transaction, it falls under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). It is a federal crime. Contact the Computer Fraud Division of the FBI in the city nearest the perp. I had a similar problem with a piece of elect... | |
| BE VERY CAREFUL OF YOUR DEALINGS ON AUDIO-ASYLUM For anyone else with similar problems.Since the transaction involved the internet and a money transfer, this is a federal matter.As a social worker I know how to use the system. When this happened to me, I phoned the FBI Internet Fraud Division ne... | |
| if I buy an ultrasonic cleaner for my records will I be able to hear the difference? My first record cleaning machine was KAB's version of the Nitty Gritty. When my friend bought a Keith Monks machine he gave me (!) his VPI 16.5. I have cleaned records using all three of these and have found that when used properly there is no dif... | |
| I've got the Summertime Blues. Power conditioner necessary? A friend in an apartment building had a similar problem. I gave him a large Constant Voltage Transformer that I had purchased as surplus for $60. It solved his brownout problems cheaply.At my own home, I had the electric company increase my home s... | |
| Is tonearm cable the most important cable in the system ? If you have a Nottingham with the Rega tonearm, you can send the tonearm to Britaudio (www.britaudio.com). I sent them my tonearm and had Mr. Wharton install the Incognito wiring harness. I now have better wiring and a proper ground. I sent out th... |