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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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    Cheap and effective tweak

    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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    Cheap and effective tweak

    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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    Cheap and effective tweak

    Have another look. Aluminium is the preferred shield.
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    Cheap and effective tweak

    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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    Cheap and effective tweak

    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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    Cheap and effective tweak

    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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    Cheap and effective tweak

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

    The only bright spot possibly is a greater transparency in the industry of provenance. I quote from awsmone above but I disagree, the bright spot is in most of the MoFi reissues, I have purchased quite a few, and except for the recent Eagles One step reissues, I have always found them bright...
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    Pivoting Linear-Tracking Tonearms

    Hello Ron, I can attest to the sonic attributes of Graz Apogees. I have the only pair in the world (that I am aware of) of the Diva A9. A speaker that Mark thought was closer to the Full Range. I think Graz would agree because that was what he indicated in our discussions. I have not heard the...
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    Pivoting Linear-Tracking Tonearms

    This past weekend Mark Doehmann flew up to my house in Mackay to fit the Reed 5A and align the cartridge (an Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux). Mark is one of the true gentlemen of the High End audio world, extremely knowledgeable and a turntable manufacturer of world class products, he brought with him...
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    Differentiating and allocating improvements to turntable vs tonearm

    Hello Mark, Sorry it has taken so long to reply, but with Covid and everything, it has limited my ability to get things done for the TT. This past weekend Mark Doehmann flew up to my house in Mackay to fit the Reed 5A and align the cartridge (an Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux). (Yes it has been a...
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    Etsuro Urushi Bordeaux Review by AvShowrooms - Reviewer Purchase

    Hello Simon, I've had a Bordeaux for about a year now and find that it sounds best when loaded to about 30 to 100 ohms.
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    AlsyVox Botticelli with external crossovers

    Yep $118k. But here is the Australian price of the Alsyvox: Alsyvox Botticelli X AUD $220,000.00 3-way Dipole Speaker (2 Panels) with 2 external crossovers. So bearing in mind that we save the freight costs etc. for the Apogees, roughly half the price here in Australia!!
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    AlsyVox Botticelli with external crossovers

    As the owner of the speakers in the photo, I can only say that they have got better and better with time. I have moved them further apart, a task in itself given the 250kgs of weight per speaker. I had to wait six months for assistance from a suitably trusted adult. I have also moved the JL...
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    Differentiating and allocating improvements to turntable vs tonearm

    Thank you Rensselaer, I have to get a mounting board made up for the Reed. I have some Jarrah timber, a very dense and hard wood. I have been advised to get the jarrah cut to shape and bond it top and bottom to two pieces of laser cut 3mm aluminium. When this is complete I will be getting...
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    Differentiating and allocating improvements to turntable vs tonearm

    I certainly hope you are correct. For me it comes recommended by one of Australia's pre-eminent turntable designers/manufacturers. Once upon a time, Australia was a bit of a backwater for HiFi makers but now we have some of the best in the world.
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    A shout out to Allnic.

    You will not be disappointed.
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    Differentiating and allocating improvements to turntable vs tonearm

    Thanks for your honest answer to my question. I am glad to hear that you are getting major improvements for your hard earned cash. I just purchased the Reed 5A tonearm and was interested in your experience with it? It certainly looks exquisitely built. It will be several weeks before I get to...
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    Differentiating and allocating improvements to turntable vs tonearm

    Any more news on the upgrade?
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    A shout out to Allnic.

    Hi all, I live in Queensland. Several years ago, I purchased a second hand Allnic L4000 from a US dealer. He sent it via South Korea where it was upgraded to the L3000 and changed to 240 volts. I have really enjoyed the L3000 but at one stage the batteries leaked in the remote. I got in...
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    Aesthetix Io Users Group

    I have an Aesthetix Io Eclipse with single power supply and no volume controls which I have owned for about 5 years. I use balanced cables to go from the Io output to an Allnic preamp. I love the sound and do not find it noisy as some have stated. A couple of years back I had some trouble with...
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    Visit to Henk van der Hoeven -- Apogee Acoustics Re-builder/Restorer

    I am now blissfully listening to the Diva A9's. They sound absolutely fantastic. I have made a small change to amplification. Can't thank Graz enough for the speakers he has produced for me, they are superb. Now searching for their limits will be interesting (joking). I can only wish that Graz...

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