Recent content by Ben&Ted

Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking- Roger Waters sounded superb through headphones and especially ESL63s Madonna - The Immaculate Collection was good on some tracks and odd on others; I preferred the vinyl to the CD As an effect it may not have been as good as Ambisonics but you didn't need extra...

Sadly it is does not look like this is the desirable battery version of the psu as I can't see the outline of the battery through the vents of the top of the psu. However these are stunning decks with little to beat them at any price. Good point it does have the original puck on the spindle...

Avoid like the plague! If the seller can't be bothered to prepare his items for sale photos by removeing the crud from the crevices then how can you beleive they are 'NEW'!

BMOW MAC SYNC VGA CONVERTOR This is a new release form someone very skilled in the historc Apple scene and may help with your monitor situation. A full read of his BLOGs gives an insight into his working through the problem and the failures and success he has in cracking a problem through to a...

Try reducing the BIAS (Anti-skate) on your tonearm, my LYRA carts didn't need much BIAS and could lean towards sibilance if this was set set too high. Try half your tracking weight/force (TW) for your BIAS and see if sibilance reduces. So if your TW is 2g try BIAS at 1g and you can increase...

Peter Gabriel I/O boxed set has just landed through the door via AMAZON. Monnstrously expensive. Ordered back in Nov 23. Extracted the CDs and DVD from the book, shame they don''t have their own 'digi-pack' sleeve as they would have if purchased seperately! Vinyl nicely packaged in individual...

I saved the last two episodes of SHOGUN and watched them this evening. Beautiful and very sad in equal measures, the brutality of politics laid bare; simply exceptional.

So then, will we see Lewis and Newey at Ferrari?

In the mid/late 1990's I had a DECAPO with HDCD, optical and coax bnc inputs fed by a PIONEER LD player (CD and LD playback) into QUAD ESL 63 and REL subs. Creek passive pre and EXPOSURE IV DR pwr. Quite possibly the best SQ I ever had but sadly all gone by the early 2000's (except LD player)...

I had a dem and was so impressed I wanted to buy one. Sadly none are available to buy in the UK and most UK dealers can't even get dem models. I am on a waiting list but it looks like end of July at the earliest. What is worrying is that it seems EXPOSURE is only concerned with the non UK...

Rebel Moon part 1 was average and the balance of garbage to good just allowed a viewing and some enjoyment. Part two is almost complete utter garbage for the first hour I endured, I will give it a break and try again but somehow it is almost a lost cause.

Possible adjustment hole. If it is adjustable then the lift 'box' would need to be removed from arm for access or remove arm from deck. Best check with a dealer. However there is no information on this hole in either set up instructions LINN or Clearaudio or how to adjust the lift mechanism...

I dabbled in the past with using shims under the mat or differnet mat thickness having set the optimum VTA with respect to the thickest vinyl. If the arm lift leaves the stylus still touching the vinyl you could try adjusting the arm lift height if possible,

None of these have user adjustable time delay and integrating subs perfectly to main 'speakers is hit and miss. I know that the Exposure V and NAIM SNAXO don't have this but the new EXPOSURE VXN are work in progress for me and Tony Brady at Exposure may have built this in for factory set up...

I think they are some of the best from the retail analog active x-overs and the new VXN are superb. I am partial to EXPOSURE amps etc over 40 years and 30 years with active. Downside is you need EXPOSURE to set them up for specific 'speaker x-over frequencies though there is user adjustable gain...