dennis_the_menace
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| Just a kind word of thanks I gotta chime in on the Zaikesman love-fest. He actually took the time to call me and help setup my then Technics 1200. I had no clue how to do ANY of the setup, and he was a great teacher: knowledgable and never condescending. TWL is another one,... | |
| VTL 2.5 Preamp Tube Suggestions. Bugle Boy 7316 for the 12AU7 were the best I tried in my VTL IT85 (which is a combo of the 2.5 preamp and st 85 amp) | |
| integrated tube reccommendations VTL IT 85 | |
| What LP shows what analog can do? Sarah McLachlan "surfacing" (classic records) pinned me to the couch the other day, and she isn't really my favorite artist. CDs never even came close. | |
| Time to get things straight. rock... twl helped me throughout the process, from recommending an arm/cartridge combination (expressimo rega with a denon 103R), to setup. i'm using a supratek phono stage. this combo really is amazing. i'm pinned to my listening seat when playin... | |
| Time to get things straight. the difference between my technics 1200 and my teres 245 is mind boggling. i don't think i could ever listen to the technics again. ... EVER. it sounded that bad vs. the teres. i know its not really a fair comparison, but the technics isn't all th... | |
| Supratek a new thread on the "deal of the century" There are plenty of "ins" and "outs"... not sure of the total, but there would be enough for your amp (out) and tape or processor (out), CD player, aux, secondary cd player, etc. The preamp was designed as a single-ended pre, and I think probably ... | |
| scout or new amp so far the largest improvement in any upgrading I have done (excluding speakers) came from upgrading my amp: i went from an NAD c-350 to a VTL IT85, wow that was huge. | |
| Best sounding 6SN7 VT231 for amplifier input in my amp:--Kenrad (vt231) black glass = BIG, lush sound (but still open, unveiled), bass bloom, music full of weight, the BEST in my amp (but NOT in my preamp!)--sylvania vt231 = sparkling (like TWL said... "twinkly") up top, crystal clear, exten... | |
| The truth about interconnects - can you handle it? i find it strange that people claim there is no difference between different types/brands of speaker and IC cables. i consider myself new to the hobby, and the most noticeable change in sound on my system came from, in this order: 1) speaker; 2) a... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century hey bwhite (brian?)... i checked my kenrads, and they say vt231. something about them, maybe because i have them in my vac as well... just too much. sounds a little more veiled than the black glass tungsol. you also liked the sylvania metal base 6... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century i think it really depends on the sensitivity of your amp. i don't know the rowland, but my vac is pretty sensitive, and likes ideally under 20db of gain, so the top switches are set to low output (forward), and the back dial is set to highest outp... | |
| which is better amp for electrostat speakers you definitely want to consider tubes with electrostats. | |
| Why do AC cords make so much difference? hmmm, thanks bwhite, that sort of makes sense to me. so far though, swapping PCs in my system hasn't made much difference. other cables, both interconnects and speaker cables, i hear marked differences. but not PCs. | |
| Speaker wire change this is the one area where i have been skeptical, and yet have been proven wrong. upgrades in speaker cables and interconnects have made significant differences in the sound of my system. (power cords have not, even different digital gear has made... |