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| Audio Technica AT-ART1000X OP…you have some great thoughts and excellent equipment. I agree with Lewm. Why should we box ourselves into a corner whenever we are trying to decide cost performance ratio and expenditures for our equipment. I don’t buy into that “you should... | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion 1. Hyperion MK II : loading 47k 2. Hyperion MK II MR : loading 47 k Both sound excellent. See post above. | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion @dogberry I agree with Lewm and Billstevenson on loading based on practical hands on experience using both; the SS Hyperion MK II and new SS Hyperion MK II MR. I initially loaded the Hyperions’s per the manufacturer’s recommendations and not... | |
| Analogue front end. You want more weight, scale and dynamics.Where do you start upgrading? @inna Your question is about broad brushed as they can get. Lewm provided a great response as only you can ascertain where to start to improve a system that already has equally efficient sound characteristics across the spectrum of hardware. ... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers @deadhead1000 I think WBF = What’s Best. It is another audio forum. | |
| Aesthetix Janus Sig: Noisy Phono Tubes What brand tubes did your phono stage come with? My Io phono stage (purchased in 2006) came with a set of Sovteks and for the V1/V2 they were 12AX7LPS. The first stage in these phono amps are the most critical for low noise tubes. The tubes may... | |
| Rein in the winter static Get yourself a Vicks warm mist humidifier. It works great and is enough to bump up the humidity in small rooms by a good 4-10%. We ran them overnight on our counters at our last house. I have one in the basement sitting on the bar counter to take ... | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Isao Suzuki Trio Quartet – Blow Up album released by Three Blind Mice. Album recorded in 1976. Song: Aqua Marine. Three Blind Mice record made natural sounding records, rich of color, with good soundstage and imaging, air for the instrument... | |
| Can anyone tell me when XLR connections were first used on stereo equipment. (what years)? This is informative: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR_connector | |
| McIntosh MC-2301 Tube Replacements @taxmandme You are welcome. In my opinion, there is no substantial information to validate that there are frequent reliability issues with Gold Lion tubes. Of course, tubes in general, are subject to various intermittent problems. Some tubes ... | |
| McIntosh MC-2301 Tube Replacements Congratulations on acquiring the 2301 tube amps. They are phenomenal. I am not sure which tubes you have in the 2301s right now but the Gold Lion KT88s seems to be a great fit with the 2301s. I have tried EHs, JJs, Mullards, and feel the Gold L... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Can you provide some characteristics of the Hyperion MKII MR? For example, what are things you like about it? Is it balanced and not shouty or overbearing in any of the frequencies? How long did it take to break in? I have a Hyp... | |
| room treatment gurus, please @pindac, I agree with your assessment. There is nothing more satisfying than experimenting on your own and realizing the benefits of tweaking things here and there to realize greater outcomes. For my own personal philosophy, I have learned th... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Which version of the Hyperion are you using? I noticed that Soundsmith now has two variants of the Hyperion. I have the previous Hyperion MK II Contact Line which is absolutely amazing. This new Micro Ridge variant of the Hyperion s... | |
| Sub making electrical noises when connected to a Power conditioner You’re on the right path to isolating the problem. What else are you plugging into the conditioner? Try eliminating a component one at a time while the sub is plugged in to see if the noise disappears. Are there any high current plug options on th... |