albertporter
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| Record-playing Rituals? Detlof, glad to hear you are giving the Record Research fluid a workout. There are a couple of issues with testing these cleaners that should be considered. First, the fluid I sent you was part one of a two part solution. It is the heavy duty vers... | |
| Used Wolcotts My understanding is that the transformers are the only significant change. The very latest ones are fitted with logic boards manufactured from a totally different colored material. This could be a change in suppliers, materials or an upgrade. The ... | |
| VPI cleaning fluid and fungus I am a dedicated vinyl fan, but your sister and brother in law have me beat by a mile. I would toast with cheap Champaign, bad beer and even city water, but the "VPI toast" is the sign of a pair of truly dedicated audiophiles. Did they come clean ... | |
| Going Topless Frank, while I do not disagree with your experience, there can be an additional factor at work here. Is the ARC preamp tube type? If so, tubes seem to prefer having all metal removed from their proximity. My Wolcott amps are run with the covers of... | |
| How can power cords make a difference? I experienced a significant improvement with my Soundlab speakers using audiophile power cords.These speakers, like the Quads, require AC to operate. The first time the discussion concerning expensive replacement power cords was raised, I rejected... | |
| Best EL34G tubes for Cary Audio cad 40M? I own all of the tubes being discussed, as well as the Siemens / Telefunken AEG. The Teslas I recently bought are the blue glass version, a nice alternative to the clear (same performance). I would rate all that I own in the following order, from ... | |
| Low noise Preamp for High Eff Speakers The Aesthetix Callisto is extremely low noise, and with twin balanced stepped volume controls, one for each channel, it is capable of ultra low level resolution with high channel separation. The stock Sovtek tubes sound good in it due to the excel... | |
| KT88 s Sovtek vs Valve Art Rcprince, YES! | |
| Viva vs. WAVAC amps These products are not represented by the same people. Wavac is by tmh audio who is the US Importer for WAVAC Audio, Köchel, Miyabi, Pure Silver Co. Viva was originally represented by Victor Goldstein of Fanfare in New York until about January of ... | |
| KT88 s Sovtek vs Valve Art You really know how to make is suffer don't you, a lifetime supply of KT 88 MO valves?I'll bet that next you are going to tell us that you audition these with Cameron Diaz, Sandra Bullock and Milla Jovovich. | |
| How can power cords make a difference? Jhunter. I just spoke to Jim Aud of Purist Audio Design. Jim has graciously offered the (temporary) loan of a Dominus Power cord for your testing. If you will contact me via the Audiogon e-mail system, and give me your physical address, the cable ... | |
| KT88 s Sovtek vs Valve Art Redkiwi has taken the time to give you the information that I should have offered. Not only is his assessment fair, my own experience has proven to be identical. The only other thing I would add to this topic is the possibility of opting for NOS t... | |
| How can power cords make a difference? Jhunter, your system may not be the absolute ultimate in audio, but it is certainly high quality and capable of resolving the differences between power cables. I would love for you to audition a couple of cables that are very different from stock ... | |
| Favorite solo piano players...cds As always, I've got to mention Bill Evans. I never heard a release of his that I did not absolutely love. Got to agree with Jay@viaccess.net, for suggesting Jerrett, Bley and Haden. | |
| New formats, same old story? Onhwy61. I have copied and pasted part of your statement here with a question: "Beta lost when Panasonic made significant monetary payments to the large SoCal porn distributors......The home market for Beta quickly went limp."What in your opinion ... |