auntjenof2
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| OMA or Jean Natais Lenco rebuild After a lot of research mostly on the tables of these three companies, I discovered PTP audio. The tables are built by Peter Reinders of Peters Top Plate.He uses Corian as a plinth, which some on Lenco Heaven say sounds better than wood or slate. ... | |
| Phono preamp comparison/Pass,Herron,Avid I completely agree with everything Swanny and Kennyb wrote. I went with the xp-15 mainly because I use a Lightspeed passive. Solid state anything normally has me running for the hills, but the Pass is really a pleasant surprise. That being said, i... | |
| AR the Turntable - worth it? Cat9, I have an AR table from Dave at Vinyl Nirvana. It has every Merrill/Scillia mod offered, and I run it with a Pete Riggle arm and Clearaudio Maestro cart.I am overjoyed every time I spin vinyl on this "vintage" rig. This table is a giant kill... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? Bobheinatz, I went the el-34 because it had more bass slam and dynamics then my previous 300b amp while maintaining all the SET magic. I switch between NOS Amperex and Mullard xf-1s which helps. I had their 300b version in my system for a few week... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? Electra Fidelity. Hard wired, Huge custom hand wound transformers, Jack Elliano's proprietary circuits. Mine replaced Coincident Frankensteins. No contest. He makes a single ended 45, 300b, and el-34. Also makes push pull amps if you need more pow... | |
| Need recommendation on mono cartridge please Thanks Suteetat. I will try a mono cart without a SUT first and see how that goes. | |
| Need recommendation on mono cartridge please Can anybody describe the improvements of the Miyajima Zero over the premium?Also, the mono stepup Robin offers for the Miyajima looks interesting, but since my Pass xp-15 has 76db of gain would it be unneccesary for me?Third question- Looking to e... | |
| Need advice - EL34 switchable Ultralinear/SEP Do you already own the Maggies? I had 1.6's for a few years before going tolow powered tube amps and high efficiency speakers. I would buy the bestpair you can afford such as Zu, Audiokinesis, Sonist, Vaughn, Coincident etc.I use Electra Fidelity ... | |
| Much better MM cartridge than Shure V15 IV? Does anyone know if the Soundsmith stylus upgrade wouldbenefit the Clearaudio Maestro? | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? Electra Fidelity has a new EL-34 amp coming out that is thebest SET amp I have ever heard, no exaggeration. 85lb tank withhuge Electra Print transformers, hard wired, and utilizes JackElliano's new class A3 circuit which produces incredibly lowdis... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Sorry, one more comment. I was told the 300b version of the Electra Fidelityamp will be at T.H.E. Show in Newport beach in the room with Fritz speakers,Resolution audio Cantata, and Wywires. You can contact Anthony Chipelo (Clio09 on Gon) of Elect... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Maxmad, everyone that has seen those tubes are stunned bythe looks and build quality. Sadly I may be getting out of 300b tubesand selling my beloved Franks. Yesterday I demo'd an el34 prototypeamp from Jack Elliano of Electra Print transformer fam... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Thanks for the responses, makes me feel better about the RPs.Spoke to Rachel at Grant Fidelity. She says in critical listening thePsvane WEs are better than my Psvane 300b-t. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Does anyone else have experience with the new Psvane WE replica?I am trying to decide between those, the RP's, and the Takatsukis.I use the same amp as Charles1dad so I am sure I would enjoy theTakatsukis, but I am a sucker for luscious warm midra... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR While awaiting the main event results some might be interested in my findings with the "lesser" Psvanes and AVVT 32b. Right out of the box thePsvane 300b-t sounds a little more detailed than the BT's while retainingvery similar warmth and magical ... |