bpoletti
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| Doh, left system off all night Tube gear takes about half an hour to 45 minutes. Solid state amps sometimes take a few hours of playing music, sometimes a lot less. But once the amps are on and warmed up, they don’t need continuous music. I usually leave them on 24/7 and don't... | |
| Tapping on my table Don't tap on your table. It causes tapping noises.Don't use marble under the table. Use maple butcher block only.If your table sounds good, don't screw around with it. | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps Starting with the sources...VPI recommends turning on the table 30 minutes before use (VPI Aries)AT-OC9/II phono cartridge usually takes one record side / 20 minutes to sound "right"Herron VTPH-2 comes up the same time as the OC9/II -- 20-30 minut... | |
| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? tubegroover - Actually, I'm a tube lover. I own a tube phono stage with a FET mc front end and fully tubed line stage preamp. Herron VTPH-2 and Herron VTSP-3A (r03). They are very wonderful units. Vanishingly low distortion and coloration. N... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 sunnyjim....IMO, a properly set-up HW-19 Mk III (remove the spring suspension and use pucks, level the system, etc.) will outperform anything remotely close in price, new or used, except for a HW-19 Mk IV (typically a few hundred more). Arms are ... | |
| Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp? Just find a tube unit from the early 1960s and put in some worn out tubes. Get as much distortion as you can. That will make it sound "tubey." Great, fat, bloated, lacking transparency like trying to read fine print through a layer of mud while we... | |
| Accidentally dropped Benz cartridge on moving acrylic platter for my VPI Scout The groves in typical vinyl records are MUCH more brutal than the surface of a clean VPI acrylic platter. If the rig still plays a record sounds OK, all is good. | |
| Something just isn't there I might suggest a couple of things to try.....First is to move the speakers around. Look for a change is sweet spot in the room. Change your listening position. And I noticed a sudden lifelessness in my own system the other evening. I noticed ... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 I'm coming in here a little late. I might suggest a used VPI HW-19 Mk III. A real Mk III with a steel chassis, not one of those upgraded Jr.'s sitting on MDF. Many of the used ones have very nice arms, Premier FT-3 and -4, a few Jelco SA 750D,... | |
| What are the smallest speakers that are clean and flat down to 20hz? Headphones are small and can go down to 20hz. They're pretty small speakers. | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? I just opened a bottle of pinot noir. I’m heading down to the listening cave to enjoy the first half of the Decca Gotterdammerung. I don’t need no steenkin drugs. I don’t want no steenkin drugs. I don’t need no steenkin smoke. That stuff just ste... | |
| Superb Service I've had great service from Keith Herron at Herron Audio. In today's economy and especially in the high end audio community, it's a survival requirement to have outstanding service and value. In the age of the internet and these forums, it's too... | |
| Downsizing from VPI HW-19 simao - There's no real learning curve on a -19 Mk IV. But the springs must be replaced with pucks and the cartridge carefully aligned. Fremer has an OK description of cartridge set-up. VTF, once set, shouldn't need to be reset unless there are... | |
| Advice on a preamp It's a bit above your budget, but if you can stretch a little, it might be interesting to try a Herron VTSP-3A in that system. I haven't heard anything better. | |
| Cheater plug safety The only way to safely use a cheater plus is to keep it sealed in it's original package. |