david99
Responses from david99
| Best Remote $1,250 used preamp? re: Adcom GFP-750 Yes,it is a Nelson Pass design but it almost stops there.Adcom took the design and went running with it.I didn't turn out true to the original design.The reliability is hit and miss also.There's lots of defective units being repa... | |
| Best 6sn7 for a Magnum Rogue 99? Brad-When I bought my new 99 I ordered it with NOS G.E.'sI lived with those for a year or so.Mark contacted me and asked if I'd want some NOS Russian's he was thinking of offering in the 99's and he wanted my opinion of them.I find the G.E.'s and ... | |
| Acrylic platter replacing rega glass platter I have no first hand knowledge but I would be concerned with differences in weight of the glass vs acrylic.You don't want to throw your speed off.Good luck | |
| proper loading for grado platinum 4mv Hmm- yep,47K it is! | |
| Best 6sn7 for a Magnum Rogue 99? Ed- the Russian Brad and I speak of is not a current production tube.It is NOS and pretty nice sounding.as good as a (USA made) G.E.I got mine from Mark at Rogue Audio.All I know about it is NOS Russian.I can't tell anything else about it because ... | |
| Good MM cartridge - any ideas? if ya don't like the grado then try a aurum beta-s | |
| Good MM cartridge - any ideas? The Grado Platinum is the deal! I say it gets you most of the way there for $300 new or <$200 with low hours. | |
| Reducing background fizz and pops on Vinyl. Matrix-don't over do it with the groove-glide.more is not better.you should be able to get 200+ treatments from 1 can. | |
| Best 6sn7 for a Magnum Rogue 99? the Russians are pretty good.I have some myselfin my 99.They replaced some G.E.'s. The Russians are 'maybe' a tad better in the mids.Its close. | |
| Music to die to Queen's "another one bites the dust" | |
| Amp for Paradgim Studio 100 I have the 80 V-1's.same tweeter as the 100'syep,they can sound hot alright.even with a tube pre and a smoooooooth aleph-3 they were still a bit bright.I found the only way to tame them was agressive room treatment. | |
| WEL -- Wife Equivalent Language My ex-girlfriend once referred to my stereo as "the radio". At the time I didnt even have a tuner! Go figure! | |
| New Analog system. where to start? geeze,you guys don't give up!the basis 1400/rb300 'easily smokes' the rega 9/rb900'??thats quite a "statement" and IMO is bull s&%#t.and now we're back to pushing the technics table again.BTW I saw a technics table in a pop-tarts commercial ju... | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? well,my most used source has change again!I bought a MINT Mcintosh MR-74 tuner and can't listen to it enough!I sold my Rega P-25 and Grado Platinum.The LP's are in storage.I decided to dump the analog front end while I could still get a decent pri... | |
| best entry phono stage under 150 new or used from what I've read here radio shack sells a pretty good MM phono stage for $25 others here can tell you more about it..Im thinking of getting one to play around with.anyone know of any mods or tweaks for this 'little rat"? |