SteveFord

If they sound as good as they look you've got it made.

I just thought of something: how light are your turntables? A lot of people will pack the underside of the plinth with PlastiClay to give them some heft. My Well Tempereds weight a ton so there's no problem with vibration or placement.

Are you getting feedback? You can try shelf mounting or a maple butcher block that "floats" on sand. I use platforms made out of some sort of wood with sorbothane risers sandwiched inbetween them.

Neat looking things. Have you heard them?

I was going to put up an unused rectifier tube on a road show on audiocircle for the deHavilland owners but I'm sure glad I didn't. I figured that I'd give it a listen before sending it out and it had a short in it. I turned around and white smoke is hanging above my preamp! It looks like my pre goes back to the factory for a check up.

It's weird how Rich has done so many generous things for people and then they turn it around and he gets vilified. The concept of the Clarifier seems simple enough. Anybody want to take a stab at resurrecting my dead one? It looks like they crazy glued the housing shut.

That would have to qualify as power hungry.

I used to do it but in a blind test I doubt if I could tell the difference between the two.

I would say that it works as described when it works.

Reliability is suspect. I have two Ultra Clarifier 4s - one dead, one still working. I had to sic' the Better Business Bureau on them to get a replacement for one failed unit.

"...and I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen to me". Alex in A Clockwork Orange right before he passes out and falls face first into his dinner.

You have to experiment to see what works best in your room. One thing with my speakers (Magnepans) is that toe in will really increase the amount of midrange at the listening spot. It's easy to get too much of a good thing.

If you have them, give them a shot and see. You'll probably agree with Jazzman but you never know until you try it.

That Beatles set is one my wish list - lucky you!

I'm going to try to buy one new record every week this year. I got off to a slow start but I'm picking up speed: T. Rex - Electric Warrior, 180 gm Rhino Records T. Rex - The Slider, 180 gm Fat Possum T. Rex - Tanx, 180 gm Fat Possum Mose Allison - Back Country Suite Johnny Winter - Roots PJ Harvey - White Chalk, 180 gm Hot Tuna - Hot Tuna, 180 gm, Sundazed Anybody else?

There's not all that much to a RCM - a holding tank for the solution, an aquarium pump for the liquid, the cleaning brush, platter, motor, wand, vacume motor and another holding tank with a drain. You could probably copy my VPI 17 for around $200 in parts. If anybody does buy a VPI machine, do yourself a big favor and remove the liquid tanks and put some varnish or plastic or something in that area. They just bolted it to particle board and it will get wet and disintegrate and then you'll be cursing up a storm.

Glue wouldn't play nice in my record cleaning machine. There are also ultrasonic machines which have recently been introduced but the price is way up there. I wonder if a commercial ultrasonic machine intended for another use couldn't be successfully adapted to albums?

Here's some information from the Library of Congress and a vendor for the solution: http://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/record.html http://www.labdepotinc.com/p-23169-tergitol-15-s-7-surfactant.php?c=498

The TriCenter is supposed to be very impressive. Those who have heard it say that it makes stereo sound broken until the following day when your ears readjust. I'm really looking forward to taking a run up to the factory and see what they're up to.

http://www.magnepan.com/dealer_direct If you don't like them for whatever reason they'll even pick up the freight.

http://www.parts-express.com/cat/fuse-holders/1423 Fuses for the tweeters are a good thing although others will cite possible sound degredation and disagree.

If I may make one suggestion, give that amp a bit more breathing room. It'll last longer if it's running cooler.

I guess that I don't have to tell you to watch out where the Huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow.

The Canadian Conspiracy at work once again... Oh well, welcome to the forum!

The best you can hope for is that it goes into remission. Welcome to the forum.