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| First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp Keith has said the majority of the improvement in the VTPH-2 compared to the VTPH-1 is in the MC circuit of the phono amp. For users of high output pickups (moving magnet and moving iron)---whose signal does not pass through the MC circuit---the i... | |
| ST 70 best sounding version? I've had a couple of stock Dynaco ST70's, and there have been some mods or even redesigns which addressed the flaws in that very historically-important and influential amp. Some of Bill Johnson's early ARC designs were variations on those of David... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @reubent, I don’t know much about The Tubes, even though I grew up in San Jose, just 45 minutes south of their base in San Francisco. But in L.A. I was a member of the band for a singer who got her start as a dancer for The Tubes live shows, Pearl... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Dave Edmunds Band---maybe the best pure, U.S.A.-style Rock 'n' Roll Band I've ever seen and heard live. For my long-time girlfriend, there is no maybe about it. She still talks about their 1983 NYC show we attended. | |
| Favorite band or artist of all time? It is my heart Iris Dement effects, to the point of feeling it will burst. I swear, an Angel sent down from Heaven. | |
| Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K The Eminent Technology LFT-8b, though a planar-magnetic like Maggies (at 180Hz and above, that is), is only 13" wide and about the same deep (the dimensions of the bass enclosure the panel is attached to). But being a dipole planar, it really must... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? @lukaske, do you mean the EAR 859? That is one of their tube power amps, the 868 one of their pre amps. Good products, good designer (Tim de Paravicini), good company. | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Weren’t pre-war 78’s recorded live-to-disc? There were no tape recorders available for the recording of music until after WWII (the Germans invented the recorder for tricking the Allies, "time shifting" fake news), and direct-to-disc LP’s remain t... | |
| ST 70 best sounding version? For the same price, you can get a used Music Reference RM-10, a real nice 35w/ch honey of a tube amp. A much better amp than the ST70, which has some serious design deficiencies. | |
| Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K As a fellow Maggie lover (I've owned four pair, including my current Tympani T-IVa), I suggest the Eminent Technology LFT-8b, a real bargain at $2499/pr. Better imo than the MG1.7i, and even the 3.7i in some regards. | |
| Tracking Force? First, confirm that your tracking force gauge is non-ferrous (with a magnet). If it is, your arms counterweight must have moved during packing, shipping, or unpacking. Readjust your counterweight to achieve correct VTF. | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Speaking from personal experience alone, Atma-Sphere, Music Reference, Jadis, and AVA (Audio By Van Alstine) are excellent. Audio Research not so much, but that company may have more happy owners than all the above combined, so what do I know? Are... | |
| Jimmy Page, It's time to call your lawyers? I watched and listened to them tonight on SNL, and the drummer is certainly no John Bonham. And who dresses the singer? ;-) | |
| Saving the sound of the Stradivarius Dave Edmunds was taking his original 1958 dot-neck Gibson ES335's (one blonde, one black) on the road until someone told him how much they were worth. Too easy to get stolen. Yo Yo buys a second ticket for the seat next to him on plane flights, fo... | |
| Best practices - cleaning contacts! The 7.4mL bottle of Deoxit Gold recommended by Elizabeth ($32.95 on Amazon, $29.95 from Michael Percy) is included in the company’s K-DG100L-2DB kit, available from Markertek for $25.99. In addition to the 7.4mL bottle of Gold, the kit includes a ... |