billpete
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| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 OK, so I gave the dbx copy a listen last night. It is undoubtedly one of the worst recordings that I have ever heard in my life. It may be the worst. For starters, there is a loud hiss that you can hear even over soft passages of music.... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? Typically from mid 70's to mid 80's but have seen peaks to 96db. Depends on what I'm listening to. I do like it fairly loud. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? @jpcmrc Pretty nice first rig. I also got my first loan for stereo equipment but Radio Shack was all I could afford the first time around. I think I was 17 years old. Second time I borrowed money was for an engagement ring, third was my second s... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? @inna I love the design of Platine Verdier. If I had the know how to build turntables, I would build them that way. There was another very similar. I do not remember the name. | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 I'll try to get to it tonight. Still evaluating new gear so lots of listening ahead. I have no idea as to why things went the way they did. It would seem that Cat/Yusef was very much involved so no idea how things could have gone so h... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 If I had more than 2 copies, I would consider it. I only have the one on Island from the original stuff. I need to try the A&M dbx copy to see if it is different. I may have never played it, can't remember. I wish the 180g was playa... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Having used a VPI HW 19 Mk III for 20 years, I can say that it served me well. I bought it used with the platter and bearing upgrades, along with SME IV tonearm and a Sumiko Virtuoso Diamond Titanium vdh HOMC. I did not use the cartridge that came... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @harpo75 Thanks for that. I concur, getting old absolutely sucks and you're right, young people could not handle it. I've had multiple back injuries, including a fracture and multiple ruptured disks. Lots of hard and heavy work and now I'm payin... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 From the link you provided, it looks like I have the second version of the second release 1972. It matches the wax A-3u and B-3u. Everything else matches as well, gatefold etc. It remains my best sounding copy, at least as I recall. I h... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @harpo75 @harpo75 Yup, I'm fully aware of the nub/keyway on umbilicals. When it dropped in to where I could tighten the nut, I assumed all was well but yet something didn't feel "quite right". I never thought it would go in far enough to tight... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @decooney @harpo75 @immatthewj OK, it's official. I'm an idiot. I had the umbilical on wrong. No idea how that's even possible but it was. All is well now, probably just took some hours off the PS caps making it too warm. Good grief. I'm a h... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @decooney Trying to figure that out now. I didn't notice anything but I'm not the one who should be looking. I can see if something broke or got disconnected but that's about it. I talked with the guy I bought it from and he's a bit baffled. I d... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @immatthewj Hope to be touching base with you one of these days to talk tubes. Have a problem from the get go. No power to the line stage side. No idea what is up. PS seems too warm. Don't know what to make of it. 3 tube preamps in a row with so... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @decooney Got the Cary SLP 98P F1. Beautiful to look at, like new. Only problem is, I have no power. Hoping to hear from Harpo since he seems to know these things inside and out. I took covers off of the preamp and PS, took a couple pictures and... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @harpo75 Got the SLP98P F1 yesterday. Hooked up and tried it today. I have no sound and no LED's light up. The 6SN7's do not glow at all. They seem to not be getting power. The 12AX and 12AU tubes do glow even though not in use. I wired to AUX c... |