armstrod
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| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? I only had to send him the power supply. I got both upgrades at the same time and never bothered to test them separately, so not sure of the relative impact, but I would agree it’s likely the T upgrade is more impactful. I have to say, once you se... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? I sent my 9.0X back to Dan for both the T upgrade and his umbilical, and it was a major improvement. Sweeter top end, fleshier midrange, and no loss or flabbiness of bass. The T power supply has a hole in the cover so you can roll any 5AR4 family ... | |
| Modwright Phono stage power supply ugrade mdrone, I did update the umbilical at the same time, with Dan's in-house offering. The new umbilical is substantially better constructed and I'm sure makes some level of improvement, but TBH I'm not much for cable juju above a certain basic stand... | |
| Modwright Phono stage power supply ugrade I did it. The difference is not huge, but definitely noticeable, better inner detail and smoother high end without limiting the bass. Surprisingly, it also seems a bit quieter, counterintuitive when you're adding a tube. The best thing is being ab... | |
| A listening test of two power amps "It’s the music and its reproduction that matters, not the device that is rendering it." You must be new here. 😜 | |
| Loud vs. Tactile Bass http://www.rotarywoofer.com | |
| Gallium Nitride GaN Class D Amplifiers No experience with Orchard or AGD, but I owned a pair of Atma-Sphere M-60s for a number of years, fully upgraded to 3.3 including V-Caps. After procuring a pair of the Atma Class Ds, the M-60s were sold and I've never looked back. The Class Ds are... | |
| Mysterious power tube behavior @czarivey, So the tube has an internal bias circuit that could be malfunctioning and the tube would still test good? The bad tube shows no bias in any of the 4 sockets, and a known good tube biases fine in all 4 sockets. | |
| Songs you use when auditioning gear I have three. School/Bloody Well Right from Crime of the Century by Supertramp on MoFi vinyl to check for inner detail and turntable isolation, Temptation from Girl in the Other Room by Diana Krall on vinyl to check for small group ensemble cleanl... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage. Lewm, I’m using a 7082 currently with a light head shell and an Ortofon 2M Black. It’s on the big JVC plinth and a TT-81 along with an older Triplanar. I tend to use the 7082 as a test bed for potential MCs that get transferred to the Triplanar, ... | |
| Questions Regarding Installing a Wheaton Triplanar On A SOTA Cosmos I can confirm that Triplanar sells spacers that are 1/4". I use two of them under mine to bring the arm up to the proper level for my JVC TT-81 on the CL-P2 plinth. Put it at just the right height for the VTA adjustment to be useful in both direct... | |
| Help me find a pre-amp The LS 100 was my daily driver for a long time and was really good with many different amps. Dan Wright is great to work with. There's a pretty good deal on one right now, no relation with the seller: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb7jc3-... | |
| RCA Phono Interconnect Under $400 I own a Zu Xaus that I've been very happy with, and their current Mission Phono is in your price range: https://www.zuaudio.com/cable/p/mission-phono-mkii | |
| Someone that can recap/refurbish/recalibrate a direct drive turntable motor? pindac, I'm interested in anything that can improve my motor. Is your friend currently taking new business? | |
| Who owns / owned a First Watt F4, and what are your experiences with it ? I owned a Rawson F4 clone and paired it with the original Zu Druids. It sounded amazing at low volumes but ran out of steam quickly as you turned it up. The 16 ohm Druids definitely cut into the power delivery, and since the F4 only increases curr... |