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New TEAC W-1200 cassette deck Review

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on New TEAC W-1200 cassette deck Review

DEGRITTER RECORD CLEANING MACHINE REVIEW

September 2, 2021 Comments Off on DEGRITTER RECORD CLEANING MACHINE REVIEW

Degritter record cleaning machine

After cleaning 50 LPs, Degritter tells you the foam filter needs cleaning. It’s straightforward to do, and – unlike some rival ultrasonic cleaners – there are no expensive pads or brushes that need regular replacement. If you stick to distilled water, Degritter is exceptionally cheap to run.

However, this is perhaps running away with the review. To clean, or not to clean, that is the question! Every serious audiophile playing vinyl eventually has to consider whether or not to invest in some form of wet record cleaning machine – especially once you start buying secondhand vinyl.

There’s an old argument about not cleaning records. This states that it’s less damaging to play at most use a record brush, and the only cleaning required is to remove crud build-up at the stylus. In fairness, wet cleaning LPs can be a messy and involved process. It’s potentially harmful too; ham-fisted wet cleaning can leave LP surfaces sounding noisy.

A pure digital amplifier

August 24, 2021 Comments Off on A pure digital amplifier

Uncompressed vs, compressed audio files

August 15, 2021 Comments Off on Uncompressed vs, compressed audio files

Technics RS-B100: Massively Dynamic Premium Cassette Recorder

August 13, 2021 Comments Off on Technics RS-B100: Massively Dynamic Premium Cassette Recorder

Core Power Equi=Core 1000 Review

August 10, 2021 Comments Off on Core Power Equi=Core 1000 Review

Core Power Equi=Core 1000

How will you know you’ve gone too far? If you’ve gone way too far and overtax the current capability, the circuit breaker on the front panel will pop. It’s worth mentioning here that staffer Jerold O’Brien uses an Equi=Core 1800 in his main system, and on a recent lightning strike to the house, only the sacrificial breaker on the front panel was damaged (an easy fix) but his beloved ARC SP-10 mk 2 and D76 power amplifiers were unharmed. So we know for a fact that the Equi=Core stuff will protect your gear. If you don’t push the EQ1000 hard enough to blow the breaker, you will notice a subtle flattening of the soundstage. Should you get to this point, take a quick look at how much power the components you have plugged in draw. You’ll probably only notice it when you’re really playing your system at high level. Remember, think about that 1800 if you have a big amp,

and/or really like to crank it up.

Accuphase DG-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer Review

August 7, 2021 Comments Off on Accuphase DG-68 Digital Voicing Equalizer Review

https://www.stereophile.com/content/accuphase-dg-68-digital-voicing-equalizer

Each time I altered room treatments, or cabling, or power treatment, or equipment supports, or component resonance damping, I created new “Smooth” and “Flat” curves with the DG-68, turning VC/EQ on and off and listening intently. Over the same period, I also changed optical (internet) cabling and upgraded optical-to-electrical converters and SFP (small–form-factor pluggable; don’t ask) modules. In due time, I created and implemented 18 different “smooth” and “flat” VC/EQ curves.

Under ordinary circumstances, making changes to my reference setup during the course of a review would be verboten. But in the context of a Digital Voicing Equalizer review, each change provided a new opportunity to evaluate the DG-68’s efficacy. While the journey was more stressful than fun, it led me closer to Oz. In nonmythological terms, as I made successful changes, the system sound with the Accuphase bypassed got progressively closer to sound with the unit activated. The room itself was doing more of the heavy lifting, and the Accuphase was proving itself a useful tool.