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| Tubed Amp Troubleshooting First thing I tried...but I'll try it again. | |
| Correct turn on, turn off sequence???? I usually start with a light dinner, a bottle of good wine and witty conversation for the turn on part. As for turn off, this is a bit more unpredictable, but mentioning your old girlfriend's name at the wrong moment will more often than not do th... | |
| Need HELP selling MFSL and High End LPs You may also want to take a bit of time to check ob eBay to see what the going market price of some of you LP's is. Telarcs don't seem to be worth much (despite being VERY good), but prices of some of the MoFi's may surprise you. If you search eBa... | |
| Record clamps on LP12 I've tried a couple (Mitchell reflex clamp, the "Pig"). Don't bother...they killed the rythm and pace! | |
| Possibly moving to ITALY Will my U.S. gear work? I wen thru this in 1994 when I moved to Rome. Once I factored in the cost of high quality outboard transformers and/or the hassles of converting mu gear to 220, I simply sold everything and purchased new gear. In fact, I bought a Linn system in th... | |
| Small balanced monoblocks Don't forget the Aronov 9100 tubed monoblocks. They sell for $ 600/pair new, but you can get them used for $ 3000 or less. This are great with my BAT VK5 and Sonus Faber speakers. Output is ~ 120 watts per side with KT88 tubes. I got mine second h... | |
| Rel Storm 3 with Thiel CS1.5's ? Given the sizeof the room and the rest of your system, you may be able to "get by" with the Strata III. I own onw and use it with Sf Guraneri's in my 12X14 room. The integration is seamless with the gain on the sub set exactly halfway. | |
| Original Packaging, you gotta have it. UPS sucks. Worst Customer Service on earth, As for packing materials and boxes, I work for a Fortune 500 company in the consumer goods industry and we spend LOT of time and money designing boxes to minimize product damage during shipping. There ar... | |
| Tonearm Grounding Problems. How good is the connection between the RCA jacks on your Naim gear and the RCA plugs on your cable? I gave grounding problem withthe RCA jacks on my Linn Linto and the cable I am using because the RCA jacks on the Linn are short by audiophile stan... | |
| Sonus Farber Guarneri vs Merlin VSM Have not heard the Merlins, but own the Guarneri's. A fiend who has listened to my system and to another system buit around the Merlins sez the Guarneris go down further (~ 45 Hz in my room)and have a richer midrange. The Guarneri's tweeter is par... | |
| "Pictures From Exhibition" best recording? There is another classic and very good performance on Mercury Living Presence. The CD reissue of Dorati's orchestral version is coupled with a previouly unreleased solo piano version performed by Byron Janis. The transfer to CD was done by Wilma C... | |
| Power cord for Linn Classik Try a BMI Eel. For the price, hard to beat, and works great with Linn solid state gear, warming up the midrange. | |
| Record Cleaning Machines - VPI vs. Nitty Gritty I've owned both, and I must say I prefer the VPI 17F. Easier to use oveerall and, if you clean a lot of records, won't overheat on you. The ability to spin the LP both ways is a nice touch, too. I DO wish the fit -n- finish and quality of construc... | |
| Abraxas - 180 gram audiophile pressings? It is indeed the recent Columbia 180 gram pressing. Side 2 is not too bad, but side 1 is horrible. Guess I'll have to keep my etes peeled for the German version! Did MoFi ever do this one on vinyl? | |
| LP 12 the Extreme Phono Way-First Impressions Casey - I still prefer the Neuance over the stock Mana glass shelf. It is not about "better" but about "different" in a way that, to my ears, is more pleasant. I find describing neuances (no pun intended) in sound as difficult as as finding the pr... |