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| Speakers for First Watt SIT-1 amp I'm using Tekton open baffle speakers with Valvet mono blocks. They are also single end ss amps. They put out around 18 watts at 4 ohms. Not sure what the first watt is rated at, but the Tekton/Valvet combination sounds spectacular. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 6t5gto, Where did you pick that one up at? Looks interesting | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 6t5gto, ThanksStone Jack Jones / Love & TortureDevendra Banhart / Ape in pink marble | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tori Amos / American Doll Posse | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? That is a nice arm slaw. I haven't heard the Acutex but know it's a well regarded cartridge. BTW, I put an SR red outlet in my system a couple months ago. It was about the best $100 I've ever spent on my system. The blue has to be awesome. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Starless & Bible BlackSquarepusher / Go PlasticTom Waits / Aliceslaw, Likewise, thanks, & that is a fair question. I actually own a half dozen or more MC's & have spent the majority of my audiophile life listening to them. (I still hav... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sonic Youth / The Destroyed Roomslaw, LOL... I'm going to follow your advice on the rack & try some sample pieces of carbon fiber (to see what I like best) before going full bore into it. My son took some pictures of it right after it was buil... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Porcupine Tree / Hand.Cannot. Eraseslaw, 6t5gto, Thank you. To answer your questions:I started my career as a tool & die maker, then went into R&D & eventually management. Never lost my love of working with metal though so have had a s... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Low / The curtain falls on the castslaw & 6t5gto,I made the turntable. It's a labor of love.The platter is 4" thick solid aluminum & the plinth is 2". Both are powder coated then dampened on both sides. The platter is topped with a 1/4 del... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Captain Beefheart / Shiny Beast | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mazzy Star / She hangs brightly | |
| Cartridge alignment tool Like chakster I like the Dr.Feickert. My arms are not attached to the table & it is easy to mess up the set up without a good tool. Well worth the money. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jenny Lewis / Acid Tongue | |
| The current best band in the world? Keith has looked like death for at least the last 30 years now geoff. I think he'll out live all of us. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Magnetic Fields / The charm of the highway strip6t5gto / Just put a new cartridge & head-shell on tonight as well. Clearaudio Virtuoso Ebony. The head shell has silver leads which I know from past experience takes a few 24 hours to settle ... |