avanti1960
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| $1,500 phono upgrade worth it? You can get a solid upgrade in sound for less. The Lehmann Black Cube SE II is an excellent value at ~ $1200 or so. Outboard power supply for low noise and excellent dynamics. | |
| Rogue ST-100 Tube Rolling Tried other tubes- made me appreciate just how good the KT120s are. | |
| Raven Nighthawk Mk 3.1 vs Cronus Magnum III @sj00884 hi sure. tried lots of combinations of the best NOS available and the center preamp tube is most important but they all matter. Amperex 12AU7 sounded best by a mile, off label made by Amerex are available at more reasonable prices. ... | |
| Biamp question @backdoor agreed, bypassing crossovers can work and work well but DSP per channel with parametric EQ and knowing the driver's parameter are musts. DSP is also a rather large rabbit hole. took me two years to fine tune my car's active 3-way p... | |
| Raven Nighthawk Mk 3.1 vs Cronus Magnum III I owned the Nighthawk and Blackhawk. These were with the now extinct Svetlana Winged C power tubes and NOS .Amperex / Mullard from the factory. I then moved on to a Rogue Cronus Magnum II. The Ravens sounded excellent, transparent and with ... | |
| Biamp question @backdoor "Thank you all! I believe I can manage the active crossover (possibly) but my chief concern is disabling the crossover in my speakers." As it should be. The crossovers do much more than dividing the frequencies. They also may inc... | |
| Help with Cartridge choice Audio technica ART9 XI ~1300 but it beats and competes with $2000 cartridges. look it up. | |
| Biamp question You do not need a crossover- just let the speaker do the work. connect the bass amp to the bottom speaker terminals and the mid/treble amp to the top set of terminals. you may have a gain issue that causes a miss-match- You would need an RCA... | |
| Upgrading Cartridge - $1000 Soup'er Holiday Edition I had a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star ES. ($2K). The ART9 sounded so much better FYI. | |
| Upgrading Cartridge - $1000 Soup'er Holiday Edition good question, i have not been able to find the capacitance or tried an MM cartridge. i am sure ron sutherland will answer if you e-mail sutherland. | |
| Technic SL-1200GR VTA bearing movement. Is this normal? do you have the lock lever engaged? | |
| Upgrading Cartridge - $1000 Soup'er Holiday Edition AudioTechnica AT ART9 XI (.5mv output). The new ART9s are a little pricier (try upscale audio for a good discount) but they are way beyond the usual run of $1000 cartridges. By a mile. Mine competed quite well on my GR with the ~ $2K Ortofo... | |
| Your Favorite Sounding Power Amp, $5000 US Retail max. @jjss49 thank you for the reply. I am just asking members what their favorite sounding power amp is and why (under $5000). Not pointless at all but a good survey and reference. | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition For an excellent holographic, low noise 6SN7 preamp look at used Cary SLP 98. tones and timbre are spooky real. bulletproof design, excellent customer service department. | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition why so much love for the small time operator products? sure they sound good but customer service and delivery can be a nightmare. |