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Welcome! This FAQ will grow over time and include a number of links to hopefully answer many of the most asked questions. Please post suggestions for additions to the FAQ on the Asylum Feedback/Support forum. Questions about how to use the Asylum are answered in this FAQ.

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Asylum FAQ -- Infomation on how to the Asylum software works.

Posting Rules at the Asylum -- What you can and can't post.

AudioAsylum supported HTML -- bold, italic, how'd they do that? Thanks, Mart!

All Music Guide -- The ultimate music lover's reference to music.

Audio FAQ -- Excellent site that covers most of the basics.

Audio Cable FAQ -- Jon M. Risch covers cable basics.

Biamplification Basics -- By Audio Fan and John C.-Aussie with comments, thanks guys!

Sounds Like? An Audio Glossary -- By J. Gordon Holt, Stereophile, July 1993

A Graphical Explanation involving CD Sampling -- a picture tells it all, thanks jj!

BOSE FAQ -- highly entertaining.

I built my first kit in 1953 -- Vintage perspective on everything by Bold Eagle

Subwoofer Integration -- by Bob Katz

"WASP" (Wilson Audio Setup Procedure) -- from the TNT site by Thorsten Loesch.

The Cardas method -- by George Cardas

The Audio Physics Method -- thanks to Edp for digging this one up.

Audio Physics Method -- from the IMMEDIA site.

Rives Audio -- also covers center and rear speakers

Högtalardata - data for most speakers

Yet another site - with data for most speakers, very complete info

Altec Thiele-Small Parameters

JBL Thiele-Small Parameters

"Tube Problems" That Aren't Tube Problems -- Jim McShane.

Joe's Tube Lore -- personal experiences and NOS recommendations for common tubes.

Single Ended Triodes (SETs) and Speakers -- basics from Paul Joppa.

Tube Resellers and resources -- Buyer beware, we make no recommendations.

Tube Testers -- insights from Joe S and others.

Vacuum Tube Primer -- Everything you always wanted to know and didn't know what to ask.

The Vinyl Tourist -- A record collector's site, featuring regional guides for record stores, advice on vinyl playback equipment, cleaning and storage, and links.

Discogs - Find and buy LPs

Skating force - Misunderstanding and misinformation about it. - thanks to Hakan Agustos

Why two null points -- from dpy

Cartridge Loading -- from Hagerman Technology

A complete guide to grading records -- J Harris

The Microscopy of Vinyl Recordings -- What's in a groove?

USB Turntable Comparison Guide -- Ripping your vinyl collection to a computer

Cartridge and Turntable Setup Links

A beginner's guide to cartridge setup , by AUDIOPHILIA STAFF

Tweaking your record-player, by J. Gordon Holt

Turntable system setup, by Laura Dearborn

Setting up your FIRST cartridge....., by Thorsten Loesch

Understanding the issues behind cartridge alignment, by Gary Markowitz (and

a brief comment)

Fine Tuning Your Turntable, by Walker Audio

The Analog Department. An illustrated overview, plus Excel calculators for horizontal tracking alignment and arm data

Vinyl Engine - Articles, alignment protractors and cartridge and tonearm databases. Theoretical articles for download in the Forum section

Cartridge Alignment Guide, by Allen Wright

Two articles reproduced in one Asylum post:
The importance of vertical tracking angle: how to get it right by ear alone, basically by David C. Shreve.
Alignment procedure for minimum lateral tracking error adjustment of offset pickup arms, by Mitchell A. Cotter Co., Inc.

Re: Ranking vinyl setup variables, a short Asylum post by Todd Krieger

Turntable Geometry: Classic Papers (by B. B. Bauer, H. G. Baerwald, E. Löfgren and J. K. Stevenson)

A treatise on cartridge alignment, Part 1 and Part 2, by Brian Kearns

Setting tangential alignment using a two point protractor, by Brian Kearns

VTA once and for all!, by Jon Risch. (Note the correction in the follow-up P.S.)

Funny things happen on the way to azimuth adjustment, by Victor Khomenko

Measuring crosstalk for adjusting azimuth, by Brian Kearns

The HFNRR Test Record HFN001. A review, by Geoff Husband, of the first edition

Re: What to listen for in fine tuning tracking force and antiskate, by Bernhard Kistner

Positive Feedback -- subscription magazine, find it at Tower or most bookstores. 10 years old and going strong.

Enjoy the Music.com -- Webzine with reviews and links to other print magazine sites.

Stereophile -- the Granddaddy of them all. ( Stereophile Complaint Form)

Audiophilia -- The Online Journal for the Serious Audiophile with product and record review archives and more!

SoundStage! -- one of the original E-zines with product review archives, DIY tips and more!

eCoustics.com -- resource for consumer electronics product reviews, buying guides, and more.

TNT Internet HiFi Magazine -- One of Thorsten Loesch's favorites.

6 Moons

Audiophile Audition

Ultra High Fidelity Magazine -- Canadian print magazine.

GoodSound -- Not really an FAQ, but an excellent starting point for budget audiophile systems.

Steve Ekblad's Link Page -- Monster link page.

ART DI/O Mods -- a summary courtesy of MikeT.

Chris VH's DIY Cables -- another great resource!

Dawnrazor's Maggie "dynamat" tweak -- Razor your mags!

Magnan Audio Cables -- Recommended Audio System Tweaks.

Restuffing can capacitors in a classic marantz -- a pictorial from AJ

OTL -- The Atma-Sphere Owner's Group.

Bottlehead Forum -- Bottlehead Corp.

MUG -- The Maggie Users Group.

PS Power Forum -- PS Audio.

Welborne Labs Forum

Tuner Info -- Antennas and whatnot.

Rhombic FM Antenna -- thank you to Timothy Bailey .

Radio Shack Analog SPL calibration curve -- from Home Theater Forum.

Radio Shack Digital SPL Bass calibration curve

The List -- for vinyl collectors.

Wire Gauge Conversion Chart -- from TNT Audio

Internet Radio stations

Building my Fantasy Music Room and Sound System -- insights from Arthur C Ludwig Sr.

Rane Professional Audio Reference -- From 'acoustic echo canceler' to 'zyzzyva', you'll find the definition here.

Decibel (Loudness) Comparison Chart - a nice chart but incorrectly refers to loudness when the measurements refer to SPLs and should accurately be called, INTENSITY.

Musical Instrument Range Chart

THE RECORDING FAQ - with enough links to keep you busy for a week.

Parasites, adware, spyware and more -- from doxdesk.com.

Vintage Manuals -- from Audio Classics

User and Service manuals for Thorens turntables and SME arms -- a free service from user510 (Thanks!)

Vintage/Consumer Audio Equipment Schematics -- tons and tons of gear plus more links to other archive sites.

Service and Owner Manuals

Service manuals: radio, TV, VCR, as well as Antique, Amateur, Audio, and Test Equipment. -- from A. G. Tannenbaum

Yet more manuals

Audio Alchemy DDE3 -- from Kal Rubinson

Audio Alchemy DTI Pro 32 -- from Kal Rubinson

Audio Alchemy DAC-In-The-Box Schematic -- from Kal Rubinson

Tweaks/mods for the Audio Alchemy DITB -- from Kal Rubinson

Audioquest DM-1000 Phono Cartridge Demagnetizer Instructions -- from Kal Rubinson

Harman/Kardon Rabco ST-7 Owner's Manual -- from Kal Rubinson

Harman/Kardon Rabco ST-7 Technical Manual -- from Kal Rubinson

Note: If you have problems viewing any of the above files, right click and save the file to your local disk. Then open the file with Acrobat.

McCormack DNA-1 user's manual -- from Kal Rubinson

Sharp 3388A Operation Manual -- from baumgrenze

Stax ELS-F81 Manual -- from Kal Rubinson

Stax ELS-F81 circuit schematic -- from Kal Rubinson

    Yoyoing

Getting Ready to Yo-Yo! -- thanks to neolith.

Tricks.

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