bpoletti
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| Need help buying new speaker cable caveat emptor | |
| Turntable Decision SOTA. And don't skimp on the arm. The Jelco TK-850 series of arms is excellent, but I think Jelco might have closed up shop. Use the Herron system. The other system can't make up for the superiority of the Herron phono stage. | |
| Spindle-To-Pivot Distance It's possible to use the arm with a slightly shorter spindle-to-pivot distance, but the standard geometry for the arm will not work. A new geometry and alignment system has to be generated. There is a geometry generator on vinylengine.com . Wil... | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids Herron M1 is a bit over $5,000, but the mids are excellent. In fact, the entire spectrum is outstanding, timing and dynamics are in a class of their own. IMO, one of the best amps available at any price every manufactured. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A vs Rogers PA-2 Phono Preamplifier Those of us fortunate enough to own a Herron VTSP-2A don't have to worry what sounds best. We just get to enjoy the best of vinyl without having to be concerned about a phono preamp. Roll all the tubes you want. Argue FETs until you're deaf. W... | |
| New TT, Arm and MC Cartridge @kingharold - Truly sorry for your loss. I would find that devastating. The DC Wood and Satisfy is a nice combination. A trusted dealer would make sure you're happy with the setup. | |
| A 60 year old turntable design is still going strong! Great design with a mediocre, but easy to set up arm. Linn used the design and enveloped it with their bs in order to claim shortcomings were due to bad set up and inferior magic. Still.... I had two ARs myself and my father used his AR with th... | |
| How important is it to have identical speaker cable length? The ONLY difference in wire lengths would be a very small amount of inductance capacitance. Certainly nothing that would be audible. | |
| So where should the tubes be? Tube "sound" is all about the design and engineering of the electronics. I have heard very neutral tube equipment, not warm, lush or thick. Don't have that "tube sound" or "solid state sound." Just music. Tubes belong wherever they sound right... | |
| Capacitor Then why are you trying to correct an obvious design error rather than looking at a more carefully designed instrument? | |
| Amp / Preamp match? Listen and let us know. | |
| Capacitor Why do you think changing caps will give you the desired results? It's the entire preamp design, not one circuit component, that makes the difference.You'd be better off selling the unit and searching for a different one that will give you the pe... | |
| What will you pay for a new LP? Depending on the performance, the artist and the venue, I will pay for a vinyl transcription. If I agree with the price. | |
| CD Player Recommendations… Onkyo C-7030. Proves very good sound does not have to cost over 1000. | |
| Designers -who's been around the longest ? John Curl has been around and active for a LONG time. He is correct about high quality parts. It’s easier and cheaper for large quantity FET manufacturers to skip a few steps in production (especially baking time) to produce chips that still meet ... |