cincy_bob
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| Western Electric 300B Tubes Yes, the company is still in business and manufacturing 300Bs:Western Electric 300BsThe company has changed hands over the years, and the manufacturing facility was even relocated at some point (in the late '90s, I believe). Most regard the NOS tu... | |
| I bought a TT--Need a phonopre At $700, my choice would be a used Audio Research PH-3. It's an incredibly good phono stage for the money. | |
| 300B replacement Glory,Thanks for your vote of confidence. And I appreciate you sharing your experience regarding how the Sophia Carbon Plate 300Bs stack up against the Princess Mesh Plates and Western Electrics in your system. You have satisfied my curiosity, and... | |
| 300B replacement Metralla, I also have a pair of the TJ (Full Music) meshies (i.e., the ones with the globe shaped bottle as opposed to the princess or "ST" shaped bottle). In comparison with the Sophia Carbon Plate and Western Electric 300Bs, the TJ globe meshies... | |
| VPI super platter upgrade with JMW 12.5 Rennie, I ran into this same problem when upgrading my VPI TNT 3.5 a number of years ago. What Markd51 says is accurate. VPI went to a taller arm board when they introduced the TNT 6 version of the turntable about five years ago. With the TNT 6 ve... | |
| 300B replacement I'm currently using a pair of the Sophia Princess Carbon Plate 300Bs in my SET amps, and the sound is phenomenal. The Sophia tubes are notably better than the current production model Western Electric 300Bs in my SET system.Philjolet, have you bee... | |
| affordable long run IC Thanks, Musiclover.I'm no expert on EMI/RFI. However, my general understanding is that the longer a run of unshielded interconnects gets the more likely it is you will pick up noise. At 3m, there is a good chance you would be able to get away with... | |
| affordable long run IC I believe the Morrow MA3s are unshielded cables. However, I believe Mike makes a shielded cable as well, and it may be possible for him to install a shield around his MA3 design.Based on previous discussions with Mike, I know he believes that shie... | |
| Upgrade...Sounds great...Goes away I think we invariably grow accustomed to the new level of resolution / fidelity that is achieved with upgrades to our audio systems. Over a short period of time, our ears are no longer surprised by the improvements, and we subconsciously begin to ... | |
| affordable long run IC I'm running a six-meter run of Morrow Audio MA3 unbalanced interconnects in my SET audio system, and the sound is excellent. Mike's cables are very affordable in longer lengths, especially when you manage to catch one of his sales where he offers ... | |
| Good Performance/ Value Oriented Balanced IC's The new Morrow Audio MA3 Reference cables are unbelievably good for the money. The balanced cables are at or near your price range depending on your timing and the level of discount offered by the manufacturer at the time. | |
| Dartzeel 108 amp driving Wilson Watt/Puppy 8 Arwp, the answer to your question is yes. The darTZeel amp had no problem in driving the mid and low bass frequencies. The bass was tight, fast, and punchy. | |
| Best speaker cable for evolution acoustic mm2 Radiohead, I have experience with the Evolution cables but not with the Stereovox, so I can't directly answer your question. However, FWIW, I found the Evolution cables improved significantly on the performance of the Jena Labs Symphony speaker ca... | |
| The Rite of Spring In addition to picking up the Bernstein recording, you might want to try Esa-Pekka Solonen and the L.A. Philharmonic on DG. It's a hybrid SACD, which offers a great performance in addition to great sound. | |
| Dartzeel 108 amp driving Wilson Watt/Puppy 8 I drove a pair of WATT Puppy 7s with my darTZeel amp for about five month last year while I was waiting in queue for the arrival of my Evolution Acoustics MMTwos. The darTZeel amp had PLENTY of power to drive the W/P 7s to very high SPLs in my sit... |