What did you do to your stereo rig today?

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,386
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Damn. I must be a bass trap then.

    Tom

    Bass Ale maybe...
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,392
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Damn. I must be a bass trap then.

    Tom

    Maybe more of a BS trap..... :#:D
  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 1,874
    Probably the only thing it’s good for is some laughs from you guys! 😂👍

    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Sony CDP-508ESD CD player (as a transport) | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
  • stevep
    stevep Posts: 334
    edited May 2023
    It's a big old a$$ trap. Once you sit in it you can't gracefully get back up.
  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,142
    edited June 2023
    For my Micro Seiki MA-505L tonearm, I got this AST-05 stabilizing nut. The stock nut is on the right...quite a difference.

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    These nuts screw onto the bottom of the tonearm pillar, under the arm board. It is clear how much more substantial the AST-05 nut is than stock.

    Similar stabilizing nuts exist for other tonearms. Except for suspended sub-chassis turntable designs, these bigger nuts make a lot of sense. I'm using mine on a Micro Seiki BL-91L turntable, which has a one-piece, solid plinth.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    So, when I got my turntable and figured out the cue lever was sticky, I watched a video on YouTube about how to fix the problem. The guy on the video took the entire arm apart desoldering the cables from the main board and everything. I immediately decided it was not a job I could do because, if you know about the mockery I made of my SDA-SRS upgrades, you know my soldering skills are pathetic.

    Anyway, last week as I was watching other videos on YouTube, that video came on again, and there was a throw away line in the dialogue where he mentioned that he normally fixes this problem with the tone arm still attached. So, I started looking at mine, contacted Sumiko to get a new cue arm, and in 10 mins, I had it fixed and readjusted.
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,142
    I believe Jelco made tonearms for Sumiko. You can normally remove the cue platform, and then the piston itself without dismantling the entire arm. It's typically a matter of stripping and replacing the very thick silicon oil, although getting the correct weight of oil can be a challenge...trial and error.
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    That’s what I did.
    2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
  • newbie308
    newbie308 Posts: 767
    jdjohn wrote: »
    I believe Jelco made tonearms for Sumiko. You can normally remove the cue platform, and then the piston itself without dismantling the entire arm. It's typically a matter of stripping and replacing the very thick silicon oil, although getting the correct weight of oil can be a challenge...trial and error.

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    I ordered this through Amazon and it worked great for my SME3009 cueing piston.
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  • Braddles63
    Braddles63 Posts: 185
    Added a new Eversolo Streamer....

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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    I recently shipped an ADS C2000 crossover out for repair and it came back last week. I took the Dunlavy SC-IIIs out of service and put the ADS L1530s back in. I'm currently bi-amping them with a 200wpc Soundstream SS amp on the bottoms and a 60 wpc VTA ST-120 tube amp on the mids and highs.
    Make it Funky! :)
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    Today I moved my gear from between the speakers,to the left wall next to my listening chair. I’ve been wanting to do this for,well, a very long time. I always felt my system threw a great soundstage, but this absolutely took it to he next level. Voices now truly sound like the vocalist is literally standing right in front of me. I knew from all the reading I have done over the years,that moving the gear out of there would make a difference. I’m shocked at how much it matters. The best 2 hours I’ve ever spent.
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,570
    Good move! It’s worth the extra length of interconnects or speaker cables.
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    maxward wrote: »
    Good move! It’s worth the extra length of interconnects or speaker cables.

    Longer interconnects in this case. I will eventually replace the old Wireworld cables I’m currently using.
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,998
    Upgrade time, if you can wing it. It's a buyer's market right now, so make the most of it.

    That said, speaker placement is extremely underrated.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    TEAforONE wrote: »
    maxward wrote: »
    Good move! It’s worth the extra length of interconnects or speaker cables.

    Longer interconnects in this case. I will eventually replace the old Wireworld cables I’m currently using.

    Soundstaging was the one thing I felt Wireworld cables upgraded, and in no small way.

    What version do you currently have?
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    TEAforONE wrote: »
    maxward wrote: »
    Good move! It’s worth the extra length of interconnects or speaker cables.

    Longer interconnects in this case. I will eventually replace the old Wireworld cables I’m currently using.

    Soundstaging was the one thing I felt Wireworld cables upgraded, and in no small way.

    What version do you currently have?

    I picked these up off of flea bay a couple years back. Audio Vision, according to my purchase history. I’m sure they aren’t the final word in detail,but they suffice for the time being. They are 6 meters,and pick up no interference. I’ve had much shorter cables pick up radio stations.
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    TEAforONE wrote: »
    jbreezy5 wrote: »
    TEAforONE wrote: »
    maxward wrote: »
    Good move! It’s worth the extra length of interconnects or speaker cables.

    Longer interconnects in this case. I will eventually replace the old Wireworld cables I’m currently using.

    Soundstaging was the one thing I felt Wireworld cables upgraded, and in no small way.

    What version do you currently have?

    I picked these up off of flea bay a couple years back. Audio Vision, according to my purchase history. I’m sure they aren’t the final word in detail,but they suffice for the time being. They are 6 meters,and pick up no interference. I’ve had much shorter cables pick up radio stations.

    I know @erniejade had higher end Wireworld cables than the ones I tried (Oasis 8). Going from memory, I believe he opined that Equinox is where they start to get good. That was too rich for my blood for wire.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    New PSVANE Reference 845T tubes for my Antique Sound Labs mono blocks.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,998
    You get those when you stopped by Josh's the other day?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    treitz3 wrote: »
    You get those when you stopped by Josh's the other day?

    Tom

    Yes, got to spend a nice afternoon with Joshua spinning vinyl and talking audio.
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,998
    Can't ask for more than that. He's a great guy to hang around with and he has great taste in music. I'm planning on a couple of extra days when I'm down that way next year to do just that.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    Nelson Pass Amp Camp Redux kit

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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    Completed build

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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,745
    edited August 2023
    Unusual looking heat sinks. Is there a schematic you could share?
  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    the circuit is from Nelson Pass 1.6 build. Here is the schematic. A couple of changes from the black box build are the round pin heat sink build uses 2SK370 and IRFP048.

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  • Any idea why the positive output terminal is tied to ground?