avanti1960
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| Help with getting shims for my Ortofon Cadenza Blue. i have the cadenza blue on a technics also. use the stock headshell because it puts the cartridge closer to the platter. i use one shim to keep the azimuth ridge out of the headshell recesses. for a great starting point put a small round bubble... | |
| Can’t use any other tube??!!? It can be done! I tried dozens of preamp tubes on my old CM Ii. Excellent sounding amp that upgrades nicely with small signal tubes. See Brent Jesee Audiotubes.com. Spec low noise screening for an extra 10 bucks.My favorite was Amperex NOS. B... | |
| Tube/Hybrid Tube Preamps Below $2000 save a little more and get the rogue audio RH 5 headphone amp balanced line stage. an excellent sounding preamp and a value at its $2500 msrp.sold mine and sorry that i did. took gobs of $$$ to improve on. | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year another value as mentioned is that well reviewed products retain their value better and sell faster if you are inclined. i just sold some items and could not believe how quickly they sold. | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year There is definite value in the stereophile reviews but you have to be careful with matching components for compatability and synergy. this is why they list the associsted components which i like. the other thing is that there is an unwritten rul... | |
| Sound quality of Newer versus Older speakers too many variables to make sweeping statements. with respect to walking the fine line between detail and forgiveness I would say speakers of today tend to be more over the line towards detail and speakers of previous eras tended to be under the l... | |
| Can Any Bookshelf Speaker Be Used Nearfield? yes, but your results may vary. if you want the best sound you will need coherence between drivers at close range and an ability to adjust / variably plug the bass ports to tailor the bass response.The KEF LS50s work well because the drivers are ... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? @georgehifi,we will have to disagree on that front. my ears tell me otherwise and it isn't close. | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? it takes a heck of a DAC to have an analog section capable of robust drive and dynamics that a good preamp brings to the table- if you are plugging directly into a power amp and not an integrated. i need a preamp because I need tubes and that is ... | |
| Phono Stage, Cartridge, DeGritter...which one first? do you have spacers under the P6 tonearm to level and optimize the VTA of the Hana cartridge? | |
| Possible cause of harsh mids? try backing off on the phono preamp gain..... | |
| Is the appeal to euphonic distortion learned? i do not see it being so complicated. you either love the sound of the music or you do not. when i first heard a sweet sounding Raven Audio tube amp Ioved the sound so much i bought it on the spot. no learning involved. imho learning would mea... | |
| SLP-05 and MC-275 i have heard that MAC amp on a few occasions and never liked what I heard. I do have the Cary SLP 05 and love the sound driving my Parasound a21+ solid state amp with Harbeth speakers. the combo does it all, tube warmth yet excellent transparenc... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk When auditioning a Raven amp be aware of tube and amplifier burn in. At least 100 hours. Also that NOS tubes like Amperex, RCA and Mullard can literally transform the sound to a much higher level of unheard of transparency and refinement and sou... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk I owned a nighthawk and then a blackhawk. seriously good sounding amps but this is when they were offering premium nos svet power tubes and mullard, rca, amperex small signal tubes. i have not heard the latest stock tube configurations but nos p... |