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978
A person who changes his hi-fi equipment more often than his underwear. Ò¿Ò jim......
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jimrivers3
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Nov 4, 2005
4:21 pm
979
... Well, of course I am. Otherwise I'd have an outrageous laundry bill. Ain't this stuff fun? RFM...
Ray McDonald
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Nov 4, 2005
5:27 pm
980
Chips, a beer, a dog and music from home made speakers. You're the MAN, Ray....
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jimrivers3
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Nov 15, 2005
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981
... HUNH? I thought that was a corner sound trap. Well OK, if the damn dog would take his paw off'n my back and share the beer it would be "THE LIFE!" Ain't...
Ray McDonald
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Nov 16, 2005
12:47 am
982
If anyone cares to share hum and ground loop problems or stories, please do. We've all had our share and sharing yours may help someone with a future problem....
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jimrivers3
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Nov 18, 2005
1:54 pm
983
What Shakespeare said about vinyl and digital. Poetic license and copyright Jim Rivers Friends, Texans, music lovers, Lend me your ears; I come to raise up...
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jimrivers3
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Nov 19, 2005
4:06 pm
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Jim, Henceforth ye shall be reknown as the poet laureate of spinners of vinyl. RFM had to do an inventory of his equipment to ascertain how much came from that...
Ray McDonald
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Nov 20, 2005
10:52 pm
985
Hi Ray, I must apologize to all Sony devotees. The original plan was to brag on my new DIY turntable. Using just 4 to 6 lines of that speech memorized in high...
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jimrivers3
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Nov 21, 2005
10:57 am
986
Evenin' Jim, Your apology to Sony's devotees is not necessary. You didn't denigrate any Sony products that they enjoy, just took a poke at the company. Now...
Ray McDonald
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Nov 22, 2005
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987
... Screw Over Networks? Yes! So in my mind, their honor is not in question, it is a lead pipe cinch that they are without honor. That said, my 20 year old...
DJ BPal
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Nov 22, 2005
4:14 am
988
Hi Jim & fellow tweakers, My "lunatic's" system, stereo not HT, is quad amp'd and therefor very prone to ground loop hum. It's been a long and arduous journey ...
Ray McDonald
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Nov 22, 2005
1:57 pm
989
Okay folks, I replaced my Assemblage ST-40 with a Decware Zen SE84C SE amp. Using this with my modified Transcendent Grounded Grid preamp, it is a good...
Brucifer
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Nov 28, 2005
8:22 pm
991
I had this idea sometime back, but havent really tried it.. I bet It'll be as good as the PS Audio AC regenerators minus the high cost.. Get a full sine wave...
dynamicxaudio
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Dec 10, 2005
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992
I had this idea sometime back, but havent really tried it.. I bet It'll be as good as the PS Audio AC regenerators minus the high cost.. Get a full sine wave...
dynamicxaudio
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Dec 10, 2005
1:08 pm
993
I do believe that you are on the right track. ... now to find that pure sinewave inverter at a reasonable price ... I would suggest a battery charged by the...
Roger Dirks
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Dec 10, 2005
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994
... Gang; Far more efficient would be to monkey with a bunch of computer switching supplies and rig them to give you enough clean high-current DC to power a...
Ben Torre
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Dec 10, 2005
11:58 pm
995
I think this is a self destructive dead end. And from research and experience. The core problem is generating power for electronics. The switching supplies...
demianm_1
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Dec 12, 2005
6:41 am
996
Hi Jim, Thanks for changing the cover photo. I was getting depressed seeing that phool and his pup every time I visited here. The new photo is reminicent of...
Ray McDonald
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Dec 12, 2005
4:33 pm
997
That ole' phool never would eat those chips or drink that beer. So I bannished him! That is no washer. That's a turntable. It uses copy proof vinyl records....
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jimrivers3
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Dec 12, 2005
4:38 pm
998
My personal and sparrow feed priced solution is two power strips. One for analog. Analog being amps, preamp, phono, TT and FM tuner only. One for digital. That...
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jimrivers3
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Dec 12, 2005
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999
OK! Got it, a turntable. Flip that drive belt 180 whilst playing that Sony vinyl and you'll hear atonal, unharmonic humming accompanied by the sounds of...
Ray McDonald
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Dec 12, 2005
6:22 pm
1001
I like the gray binding posts from Radio Shack. RS # 275-550 on several levels. They are inexpensive. Metal is on the screw end and the stationary end, so your...
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Dec 15, 2005
2:39 pm
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http://www.audience-av.com/on_capacitor_dielectric_material.htm...
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Dec 15, 2005
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http://www.nutshellhifi.com/library/illusion-engines.html...
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Dec 15, 2005
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1004
I believe they are #274-550. Your timing couldn't be better. I'm building a 41hz Audio Amp 5 Tripath chip amp. Completed the circuit board this afternoon, and...
Fred
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Dec 15, 2005
11:32 pm
1005
I bought a double CD today that is really a fun listen. At least IMO. Who remembers Louis Prima and Kelly Smith?. Capital Compact Disc Artist are: Louis...
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Dec 16, 2005
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1006
Hi Jim, I'll bet that, like me, you didn't much appreciate that stuff when you were a kid. But I've found a treasure trove of pre-Elvis 50's music that history...
Ray McDonald
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Dec 16, 2005
12:19 pm
1007
Hi Ray, Funny you should ask. I was enjoying the music so much, it never crossed my mind. Some were definitely mono. Most recorded in '58 or later had some...
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Dec 16, 2005
2:10 pm
1008
Hello fellow tweakers, I believe the "bottom line" of this audio hobby we pursue is to get to listen, mainly to music, reproduced to accurately emulate the...
Ray McDonald
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Dec 16, 2005
8:57 pm
1009
HAY RAY, Don't make me pull out MY KM-60! L Let me see? If I put in new caps, better resistors, new tubes..... :D jim......
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