david12
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| Getting Rid of Transformer Hum I had a loud hum from what was a well designed amp, with a toroid reansformer, a Karan K180. As I understand it Toroids are prone to hum and it is mechanical, at least in part. I found an Audience AU 24 power cord cured it immediately, a bit to my... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - myth or reality? I agree with Kurt tank too, I would only add, you should try UK prices if you think they are expensive. I loved my Rosewood Signature, but am happier with the Zyx Airy 3 I have now. I am sure they are coloured, but in a musical, wonderful way. The... | |
| Mono Switch in Phono Stage I am just about to fit the mono switch on my K&K, I will report back. If anyone is interested, you can retro fit it to older models | |
| Advice from vinyl types on a good CD player Some excellent suggestions, I like my GNSC modded Resolution Opus 21 very much, detailed good depth, unusual for CD, but no digital grain. It is very close to my TW accustic Raven One, Zyx airy 3 | |
| TW Raven One vs. Nottingham 294? I have heard the Space deck, not the 294 and I have to say Nottingham Analogue make very fine decks. I have the One and am more than happy with it. I went from a more expensive Origin Live set up and the TW accustic is clearly better, better base,... | |
| Origin live tonearm Illustrious upgrade Yes I have, from the black, to the tapered arm. I have to say I did'nt hear a dramatic difference. Of course, you can not to a side by sided comparison, as you wait some weeks to get the arm back. It is a nice arm anyway, I question whether the up... | |
| Sudgen 21SE I had one in my system and liked it a lot, though I ultimately went back to my tube SET. It certainly has the Sugden warm sound, but is not slow and flabby at all, detailed, decent base and good value for money. I think the latter comment only app... | |
| Review: Valve Amplification Company Phi 300 Tube amp I have promised myself a VAC amp some time, but I use integrated amps. Can anyone comment on the Phi Beta 300 amps performance against the 300 with a VAC pre amp. I know VAC don't offer an integrated at the moment, but I would be looking 2nd hand.... | |
| K&K phono stage maineiac I use 100ohm loading with the Zyx, the stage is set at 63db gain | |
| K&K phono stage TW acustic Raven one/ Koetsu rosewood Signature, currently Zyx Airy3 silver | |
| High gain hybrid circuit ss/tube MC phono stage I have used the K&K for some years. It is a tube /Jfet hybrid with Lundahl step ups. It is ultra quiet and has 3 MC gain levels, changed by resoldering the connectuions to the transformer. I use 63db gain. I think the highest is 68db, the comp... | |
| To Raven One owners..... Stiltskin the web adress is www.KandKaudio.com | |
| To Raven One owners..... No regrets: the Aro was on the Raven one, with a special bent arm support. The cartridge tags broke twice, trying to set it up, so it was'nt working. Maybe says something re build quality. Thomas confirmed he likes the Ortofon 312 and uses it on h... | |
| To Raven One owners..... I spoke to Thomas at the recent London show, he was very helpful. His arm is well into it's design, he plans it to be very flexible, VTA adjustment on the fligh etc. However it will be more than the Phantom, not finalised, but 5000 to 6000 euro, b... | |
| K&K any comments? I don't think it is the best phono stage there is, I do at the price. I have compared it wwith a number of other stages recently, including the Whest 20. It was comprehensively better, more musical, deeper base quiet. i also compared it with the T... |