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| Reel to Reel tape question 1. Do you find this deficiency on both channels when you play the second side? The outer tracks, which is there the left channel lives, are more likely to show a loss of fidelity since they are at the edge of the tape and will be most prone to les... | |
| recommends for interconnects? Dave, you might want to look into these pure silver interconnect cable which are reasonably priced and offer exceptional performance: Stager Silver Solids. | |
| Sound becomes less open/smeared (less detailed) The Fidelity Audio website details some updates for your BP-25: Opens with: "The Bryston is a good discrete design pre-amplifier but is let down by a poor power supply and cheap selection of part (sic)." It lists the parts used in the upgrade if ... | |
| Male DIN Phono Cable for Ortofon RF 297 tonearm? Unusual, most tonearm cables have a female termination for the arm. But they are available... Have a look at this review and if you find it worth your while, contact the cable maker who can make a custom tonearm cable to you precise specifications... | |
| Purchase European 220 power cords and power conditioners in the U.S. Would this work for you? VOLTCRAFT Series transformer AT-400 NV 115, 125 V/AC to 230, 240 V/AC Transformer for the operation of USA devices at 230 V-mains or 240 V devices on USA mains (115 or 125 V) Output side has USA socket and earthed Eur... | |
| Interconnect recommendations There are so many interconnects to chose from, and the vast majority catering to audiophiles are overhyped, and underperforming and ridiculously OVERPRICED. There is one that stands out. Pure silver, Pure performance. Reasonably priced. I won't m... | |
| Old SS amps Around the mid ’80’s Bob Carver made some very good sounding amplifiers with an unusual and very light power supply. He challenged critics to hear any difference between his M1.0 and an expensive high-end tube amp (forgot which one) - and he prove... | |
| RCA Interconnect recommendations There is one you might consider. Pure silver in Teflon ultra low capacitance and reasonably priced. Both users and reviewers have given it high marks and several reviewers, rather than keeping the review samples, kept them and bought them for them... | |
| Why do I have to prove I am a human, every time I refresh a page on this site ? WHY??? Because there have been too many cats and dogs trying to log on. Last week gerbil tried to post. They all hear far better than humans and their participation would make humans feel inadequate. This has got to stop. I fully support Audiogo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I’ve loved the guitar since I was a kid listening to Duane Eddy playing "40 Miles of Bad Road" and "Pepe". Then one day I saw an LP with a bright red Gretsch on the cover and I thought I might see what someone else played on the guitar Eddy used. ... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? About twenty years ago I bought a pair of old, used Altec-Lansing 1568A mono amplifiers in nice shape, they had spenent their lives in a rack. Those 1568A’s are simple, lightly stressed designs, made to run 24 hours a day, using two EL34 tubes in... | |
| Where to purchase cables? The lowest price to performance ratio is from on-line cable makers keeping down costs by not charging and passing along dealer and distributor markups. Sometimes you can find top quality gear from small custom shops who do not do much advertising... | |
| Pop album that has stood the test of time Has to have three properties. Great music, A great performance by top notch talent. Great arrangements played by great musicians. Rock groups and distorted guitars don't do it for me. Some Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, and Beatles albums are interest... | |
| What is your top sexy song? It's not a song. Lyrics are distracting. Antonio Carlos Jobim's"Carinhoso" https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Carinhoso++Jobim&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQkUvIcdIY54 The entire album, "Tide" is beauti... | |
| Interconnect Break In? From the blog at silversolds.com While this is specifically about Stager Silver Solids pure silver interconnects, it applies to most cables: "There should not be a need for a long, extended break-in period, as many cable makers claim, actually h... |