I tried e-mailing the general address at pkm audio as a way to contact Mitch Singerman, but I never received a response (all too common, it seems, in high-end audio). I'll look into the Analog Room. Can anybody recommend this place? Any other suggestions?
You really owe it to yourself to contact Steve Huntley at Great Northern Sound Co. His mod of this unit is amazing! Some NOS Mullard CV4004's and your of to the races. For what it's worth, I love mine...
That's a little harsh on the Analog Room. They were recommended to me by Dan Meinwald of EAR USA and did a fantastic job on my 834P. Very quick, professional work, beautiful layout, beautiful sound. No complaints.
It is not harsh at all. You should have been here to receive the TT I bought from Brian! No wonder the FedEx guy ran away after leaving it on my doorstep! Brian did NOTHING to rectify the situation. It took me months to get the parts I needed through distributors.
It is harsh when it comes with no explanation. Now that you've explained yourself, the evaluation seems justified. Nonetheless my experience with them was fine as I detailed above. As so often YMMV.
I've got a modded EAR 834P and was able to do extended comparison to my old unmodded one. Night and day, even that I loved the unmodded one. Also NOS Mullard CV4004's are fantastic. That's what I settled on.
I bought this particular 834p already modded and it's an extensive mod, but I don't know who did it so can't recommend source alas. It looks like the mod is very substantial upgrade of parts. I can email you pics of unmodded vs modded if you like, it's a kick.
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