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| Turntable Contact Matt at VPI Industries they are in their 40th year. He is the owner and you'll be set for life | |
| Brave man, McGowan... In browsing through the thread I see a few people mentioning component noise so I am wondering if the cables are filtering ac noise. To me that means the component is flauded and some of the change for the cable is doing that which would explain ... | |
| Looking At CD Players My opinion would be to looked for a good condition Electrocompaniet I think the model is called 1 UP or something like that. Very musical and a good tech can upgrade some parts inside. The Luxman is another good choice. Heard most of the above ... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Since I build both dac and phono stage I have not been able to build a dac that betters the phono stage yet. The dac will better most analog systems I have compared it to but even with a low cost TT the phono still beats the dac. I'm working on ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 Having been repairing Counterpoint hybrid power amps that used MOSFETS and converting them to bi-polar transistors, my experience finds the MOSFETS are very musical but do not measure up in dynamics, clarity and frequency extension compared to the... | |
| Class A 30 Watt Amps: Are they enough to drive my book shelfs? I drive a pair of Vandersteen 5As with a Class A 30wpc amp. They are 87db but have powered subs. Should not be an issue as Class A is high current. Happy Listening. | |
| Budget Tube Amp (newbie) You can buy for cheap old counterpoint SA-12 or SA-100 hybrid amps and even get an SA-1000 or SA-2000 preamp to match for around $1K on eBay. PLUS they can be upgraded to compete with some current models amps today when you are ready.Happy Listen... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! I don't work for VPI but I visited with them a few weeks back with my phono stage. I will try an answer some of the questions above.The TT as a stand alone lists for $15,000 but you can buy the entire systems shown in the article if you want to. ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 @daveyf The HK circuit can be worked on by anyone with an electronics background. The JR needs the modules. When I sent mine back, it came back to me as non-working and I had to send it back again. I have no skin in this game other then my own ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 @jeffvegasHere Here is another person who buys and sells vintage gear that I emailed today to ask the same question:Hard to remember I sold both of them a year or two ago. Got $1000 for the Rowland, $750 for the H/K. The Rowland wins hands down... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 @daveyf - my opinion is different versus the HK. I own them now along with many other vintage amps such as the HK XXs which are a level above many current SS amps today. While the JR was musical if it has issues a local tech would need to buy th... | |
| Pierre Lurne - Audiomeca I sent him an email tonight so I will let you know if he respondsPeter | |
| American Made Speaker Cables Bulk If I remember correctly there are two companies that make wire (told to me by the person who owns Genesis, Gary Koh). You can use the dueland wire designed after the old Western Electric wire - look it up on Parts Connexion as an option.The wire ... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 1 Plenty of used amps for $1500 that will compete. Like already stated, good little amp, warm and musical, no game changer. $900 is the max for a great condition one. The amp uses modules so if it breaks a local tech cannot repair it. An old HK ... | |
| Legacy Audio Focus SE vs. Canton Reference 5K For $5K buy a nice used pair of Vandersteen 5As. |