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| DIY Phono Loading Plugs Question @chakster I thought you also had the JLTi. I was using the 470 ohm plug which came with mine. I also got a 100 ohm with it. So I may be goodI think you have the later JLTi from Australia. I see Mr Rasmussen has "updated" the JLTI. I’ve wondered if... | |
| DIY Phono Loading Plugs Question @chakster OK I found my Zyx box and spec sheet. It listed >100 ohm which I assume means over 100. I was using the 470 ohm which came with the phono preamp. So I may not need to make any other plugs after all. Preamp (JLTi) came with 100 &... | |
| DIY Phono Loading Plugs Question @millercarbon, I pretty much knew the answer when I asked the question. But I had to ask just to make sure. | |
| sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price We have entered an age of marketing in which every seller expects that the buyer will offer them 25%-30% lower than the posted price. So they jack up the price to ridiculous number and when they drop down to a reasonable price the customer is supp... | |
| Who remembers audio from the time when ... When I was 8-10 yrs old I got a $2 allowance. I went directly to the record store and bought 2 45's @ $1 apiece. Got to hear them play before I bought them too. Then home to wear them out with my cheap "record player" I didn't get a decent stereo ... | |
| Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment Im surprised that no one has mentioned the Harmon Kardon Twin Power 730 or its smaller brothers, 430 or 330. I bought one in '78. I recently fired it up and was shocked at how big the sound is. | |
| Phono Preamp I'm not sure the JLTi has to take a back seat to the Herron. The thread which got me looking at the JLTi was a shootout conducted and attended by several other audiophiles, including Jay @ Audio Revelation. They all concluded that the JLTi was th... | |
| Phono Preamp @slimpikins5 has given good advice. Any system is only as good as its weakest link. The phono preamp handles the most delicate signal in the chain. A good phono stage is imperative and will make a big difference. I have a JLTi which is made in Aus... | |
| Need Some Tube Amp Advice Another contender is Bob Latino's VTA Dynaco ST-70. 35wpc uses EL34, 6L6, KT-66, 77, or 88's. Sounds fantastic and inexpensive. I've had mine for 10 yrs and am more impressed with it all the time. | |
| Looking for perspectives I went from a SS CJ 2500A to a Bob Latino Tubed ST-70 amp. I sold the CJ within the month. This is not a put down of the CJ. I love their sound, but the tube amp has a quality which I think is better | |
| Top five live Rock And Roll Albums Crack The Sky - Live Sky (Fantastic band)Little Feat - Waiting for ColumbusNeil Young - Live Rust = Good call r@crazyeddy Larry Howard - Cornerstone Blues Jam (Christian Rock/Blues by former Grinderswitch member)Tower Of Power Live - Soul Vaccination | |
| New in 2019 Personally, I'd love to see someone take the old R&B which Phil Specter recorded and somehow take all the echo, etc from the recordings. I love the music of Temptation, Smokey Robinson,& the Miracles, etc but the wall of sound only sounds ... | |
| Cconfused... @jtcfAnother instrument which my tube amp gets right is horns, especially the Sax. I was quite surprised at how real it sounds. Its as if you can hear the reeds fluttering. I never experienced that with my SS amps even though they got good reviews. | |
| Cconfused... @ishkabibil I am a drummer who, like you appreciate a good bass line. I have fought for years to get the bass up to where it sounds right. My room is very large which helped emphasize the lack of bass. I've always heard the tubes do not do bass a... | |
| Cconfused... @Elizabeth Several years ago I read about using pumice stones as footers under my cdp. Though a skeptic, these are readily available and cheap. (Used for pedicures). I picked up some of them and tried it. I could not believe what I was hearing and... |