avanti1960
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| recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each stretch your budget a touch and you will get into the $4000 level by buying value leaders in the $1000 range. An Audio Technica AT ART9 cartridge competes well with $2K cartridges. A Lehmann Black Cube SEii phono is a perfect match for the ART9 ... | |
| New Funk Firm Achromat Warped throw it in the dumpster. ruined the bass on my turntable. mats are best used to damp the audible tonearm resonance that can color the midrange. the way to test this is to play bass beat music with vocals at higher volume to make the differ... | |
| McIntosh MC275VI vs Rogue Audio Stereo 100 does the 275 benefit from NOS tubes? | |
| What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25 FYI a stereophile review of the Sugden a21 shows that it reaches 1% distortion at 24 watts, below its 25 wpc rating. The pass reached 1% thd at 80 watts, far exceeding its rating. the sugden was noted to run quite hot during operation. the... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k The Raven Osprey. Honorable mention Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum ii. With NOS tubes it comes close to the Raven and has more dynamics and power. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question current production sovtek is $30 to $40. genelex gold lion are $47. | |
| No love for Legacy Audio Heard them at AXPONA many times, they sound excellent but very big. The Calibre stand mount is a superb near full range speaker. With passive radiator and thrilling resolution it is what the Buchardt S400 wishes it sounded like. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @immatthewj Hi, I have a Cary SLP 05 too and have used several different rectifiers after the stock Sovtek failed after three months and took both fuses with it. I rate the Sovtek as OK sounding and poor on reliability. I tried a Gold Lion... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression xcool, it was a single component in the power supply box, a power supply regulator or something like that. yes i saw the video, mine did not have the source issue. they will fix it. | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression Sounds exactly like what happened to my SLP-05- none of the left 6 tubes would fire and the meter readings were way off. I had to send it in and it was fixed perfectly. As a last ditch effort before you send it in you can try a new rectifier- ... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression xcool, definitely get the power supply chassis out from under that shelf, it has a tube rectifier and gets fairly warm. mine got very warm so i pulled it out and just put it on the top shelf under the preamp chassis in stacked arrangement. much... | |
| I want to move from Rega Planar 6 help me to pick a new turntable a few years ago i was seeking an upgrade for my VPI traveller with ART9 cartridge. i listened to the new at the time Rega P6 with Ania cartridge at a dealer on my same Harbeth speakers. after all the Rega hype i had read the sound was disappoint... | |
| Move from Parasound A23 to A21/A21+ or Something Else? there are people who prefer the sound of the a23 vs. the a21 FYI. | |
| What is the best system one can make under $5000 define system. what components are you looking for? | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 @decooney Re; The Cary SLP-05, I have not heard the ultimate upgrade but everything you mention about the SLP-05 is right on. Cables and tubes can make a huge difference. The other important factors are gain adjustment, rectifier and balanced i... |