bpoletti
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| Upgrading to an external Phonostages for my system (I'm posting, therefore, this comment must be about the Herron Audio phono stages.) I personally own and have heard NOTHING better at any price than the Herron VTPH-2. To my ears, it is not bettered by any phono stage, though I admit I have not ... | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. Forget Stereophile's list. It is subject to the biases of the reviewers, equipment interaction, their latest medical condition(s), what they had for dinner, the last "conversation" with their boss and how much wine they had during the listening s... | |
| 6922 tube selection I'm trying to 3D print vacuum tubes and the 6922 is at the top of my list. I'm trying to figure out how to 3D print the actual vacuum. | |
| what pre-amps to try Herron VTSP-1 or VTSP-3. Used can be acquired for $3K with a little luck. Upgrade to current levels for great performance. | |
| Preamp recommendation please.. The amp has an input impedance of 100k ohms. That opens up the field to include most tube pre-amps. My suggestion is to try to find a used Herron VTSP-3 even if it might be a little above your budget.An alternative would be a Herron VTSP-1. Kei... | |
| Upgrade Linn LP 12 or buy new table You should upgrade your Linn. And play all your new disco and hair band vinyl. It's a great match for your AR 2ax speakers. Go out in the evening wearing your double knit leisure suit. You can also finally upgrade your rotary phone to touch to... | |
| Firefox freezes when using Audiogon I've been using Firefox and its predecessors since the mid-90s. I've never had any problems or other iss | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner Has anyone tried oxygen free distilled water? Especially the cryo-treated version? Maybe the oxygen free distilled water that came out of the vacuum mines before the great implosion? | |
| Premium distilled water for ultrasonic record cleaner The Disc Doctor says distilled. That's the final answer. Nobody knows more about record cleaning. | |
| Choosing a CD or SACD player over my Oppo BDP 95 "This is a SIGNIFICANT step up in performance over the Oppo" "Ha! I doubt that seriously!! You would have to spend well over $2500 to get a "better" sounding DAC...really, give it a good source and you will see. And not a wireless or TOSLINK co... | |
| Phono pre "Break-In" process? Necessary? pbn - None of the articles seem to examine small changes over time nor do they remotely hint anything related to resonances. And who's talking about electrolytics, specifically? Definitely NOTHING related to actually hearing differences.I stand ... | |
| Choosing a CD or SACD player over my Oppo BDP 95 Use your Hippo... I mean Oppo as a transport. Get the DAC listed below which has various D-to-A rates. Connect using toslink to help isolate the ground of the Oppo from the DAC (and, potentially, the rest of the system). http://www.ebay.com/itm/25... | |
| Phono pre "Break-In" process? Necessary? Yes, components take time to break in. Capacitors and their various resonances are a good example. Different capacitors take differing times to form. Different TYPES of capacitors take different amounts of time to form. And most other componen... | |
| what are the tradeoff for these cables? I've had very good results with Herron Audio interconencts. I've had very poor results with every cable I've ever used that had any silver content in the signal path. | |
| Any suggestion on DAC below $1,500 I have found this to be a very interesting DAC. Well under $1500. Haven't noticed any warts or problems. Very clean, detailed, spacious soundstage and stable imaging. It preforms like a really good DAC should. I really like that particular ch... |