armstrod
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| tube damper help Like Dopogue, I use silicone O-rings, but I purchased them online where I could be sure I got a formulation that would take the heat. They're available very cheaply and in my experience work as well as the Herbie's, the only others I've tried.What... | |
| Zu speakers with Atma-Sphere M60 amplifiers Tvad,Read the thread again; Ralph preferred the M60s with the Druids, not the S30. Not sure how that corresponds with the respective output impedances. I agree with you that the science says the S30 would be better with the Druid, but his statemen... | |
| Zu speakers with Atma-Sphere M60 amplifiers Check out this thread, toward the bottom:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1259232779&openfrom&10&4#10Ralph says he likes the Druid better with the M60s than the S30. If the Definitions are similar, they might follow su... | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. Alison Moyet, Yaz and solo... | |
| NAD 7140 VS Nakamichi TA 2A Laviathon,Like all audiophiles, I eventually upgraded. :-)I had the 7140 for about 20 years and it worked just as well when I sold it as the day I bought it new. In fact, it was the last original piece out of my system, as I first bought a power a... | |
| NAD 7140 VS Nakamichi TA 2A I also used an NAD 7140 for many years and it's terrific. No experience with the Nak and it might be better, but the 7140 will serve you well.David | |
| National Record Store Day is Apr 17th I happened to be in Portland today and hit 5 record stores: Everyday Music, Jackpot, 360, Anthem and 2nd Ave. Everyday, Jackpot and 2nd Ave were all having special events for Record Store Day, and Everyday was 20% off. Scored Dead Can Dance, Cal T... | |
| Quick poll How long have you been in this hobby? 1969, when I inherited my grandfather's Arvin table radio:http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~srs/Antiques/Radios/Rtempl.php?pid=24and listened to Triad Radio every night I could get away with it:http://pages.ripco.net/~saxmania/triad.htmlI was 10 years ol... | |
| Project Acryl-it Platter I agree with Grinnell. While I'm sure the acrylic platter will sound better than the metal one, you'll probably get 90% or more of the same effect with the Herbie's mat, and you'll be able to re-use the mat with your next turntable.I have a Herbie... | |
| recommendations for tube dampers??? Chatta,I'm sure urethane can work, but make sure it's of a formulation that will withstand the temperatures of a hot tube. I received a used preamp once with urethane dampers and they were a sticky mess. No idea how long they'd been in use, but th... | |
| recommendations for tube dampers??? I concur with Gino. Silicone O-rings are dirt cheap and may be all you need. If you're not satisfied with the results, you can then move on to the more involved/expensive solutions. Upscaleaudio is also correct that a little bit of microphony can ... | |
| attractive modest power tube amp?? I have the Glow in my bedroom system, and the DAC is definitely better than the analog connection from my iBook. I've been very pleased with the Glow getting fed from my tuner and iBook and driving Zigmahornets and a sub. I don't play it very loud... | |
| Record Clamp for Entry-Level Music Hall TT Tom,Two audiophiles agreeing on something? Stop the presses! :-)Dmloring,Somewhere I've seen specs for how much spindle you need for the regular Michell versus the Rega model. If you have the thinnest Herbie's mat you should be fine, as it's proba... | |
| Record Clamp for Entry-Level Music Hall TT Dmloring,I owned an MMF 2.1 and used the Michell clamp with great success. It's light and has has a locking collet; perfect for a low mass table like the Music Hall. Most weights would be too heavy for the MMF; the bearing isn't robust enough and ... | |
| Tubed Pre to mate with W4S monos 1K budget Bwp,The Modwright was on my short list too, and was the only non-6SN7 preamp I considered. My other favorite was the Cary SLP-98. I need at least 4 inputs so that ruled out the AES and a couple others. In the end, I got such a great deal on the Cy... |