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    Do Mobile Fidelity Vinyl Re-issues Have a Digital Step in the Process?

    Not quite a comment about digital files for Mo Fi but: I quite like the sound of some of the Ultradisc One Step pressings of the Eagles albums and recently purchased Hotel California. Got it home to find two copies of LP1 and nil of LP2. I emailed the store, and they asked if they could just...
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    Cheap and effective tweak

    No RFI escaping from that head!!!
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    I bet you both look great in them too!!!:):)
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    Cheap and effective tweak

    The advice given to me was to use aluminium foil for the shielding to stop switching noise from affecting my electronics. The foil made a huge difference to the noise floor, which was already low anyway. It also reduced the sibilance on some female vocals. I reported this as an effective tweak...
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    I thought it was you shooting the messenger!!!
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    I'll let Jim White and Mark Dohmann know that they don't know what they are talking about then!! I trust my ears. If you don't want to try it, that is not my problem!!! I know what it did for my system, but obviously you have tried copper foil on your electrical components and can report a...
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    Have another look. Aluminium is the preferred shield.
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    The utility meter is cut into the brick wall on the outside of the house so there are no bricks on the house side of the electrical enclosure. On the house side of the brick wall are timber joists with plasterboard sheeting. That room houses the Hi-Fi equipment. Steel is a terrible electrical...
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    Look at your cables, the majority of them are shielded using aluminium, that is because it is the most efficient shield for electrical noise.
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    Hello Kingrex, You state "Your breakers are in a steel enclosure. Your RF shield is on the face of the meters, yet your open branch wiring going to the house is behind the equipment where it is not shielded." I didn't show any photos, but the aluminium foil is also behind what you can see...
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    It isn't really touching other metals. The sticky part of the tape is but the aluminium foil is away from other metals.
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    I did not measure either before or after, except with my ears. I live in Australia where the voltage is 230 volts 50Hz. I made a baseline from listening to my system for the past 3 or 4 years. I have a very high-end phono stage which had to go to Melbourne for repair. The Melbourne repairer...
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    I recently had a conversation with a couple of industry luminaries about managing interference from home electrical installations. Following this enlightening conversation, I have reduced any electrical interference with my hi-fi components by shielding several of my home electrical...
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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    I am not sure if this is the thread for this, but this is my experience with Audio Desk Systeme ultrasonic cleaners. They are a marvelous record cleaner and sure do a good job of cleaning records. My first one lasted approximately 2 years before the water pump motor stopped working and I was...
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    Alsyvox Raffaello speakers arrival and unpacking

    Congratulations Amadeus. The speakers and setup look amazing! You are one lucky guy.
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