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| Herron VTPH-2A vs ModWright PH 9.0 Your system seems to be well thought-out. I do think you'd find improvement with either of these phono stages. My Modwright does not have the upgraded transformer and slightly revised circuitry of the 9.0x. I have heard from others that the new... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A vs ModWright PH 9.0 Forgot to say, the Modwright phono 9.0 replaced an Aesthetix Rhea that I've been using for the past 10 years. The Rhea was great and delivered the "breath of life" that makes you feel you are listening to real human beings making music. It had a... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A vs ModWright PH 9.0 I own the Modwright, and have heard the Herron, but not side by side. I was leaning towards purchasing the Herron, but after discussions with beta-testers of Dan's PH9.0, I changed my mind. I've had it now for almost a year. It's a hard thing t... | |
| Art Dudley passed away. Rest in Peace Also my favorite audio writer. A couple of years ago, Art and I had a nice discussion about selling my dad's collection of 78's (ultimately I offered to give Art the collection for free, but it never quite happened). I have been a fan since the ... | |
| Need compact end of life audio system to shoehorn into a corner of a compact living space Hey I resemble that remark...Compactness is underrated, and your suggestions are still too room-intensive for most situations. A one-box system is ideal, and maybe all that is needed depending upon what you expect from your music at that age.For ... | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? Hey Inna, interesting thread! I've run an Aesthetix Rhea for about 10 years and like it (but don't love it). After a few years, of daily use, I need to re-tube it as it gets very noisy, and it uses 10 tubes = expensive! But I've owned and tried... | |
| Marc Morin-- AR TT mods Marc is a standup guy. I got a lot of help from him when i was looking for guidance on micro-polishing my platter spindle bearing on my Empire-based DIY turntable. I've also seen the AR mods that Marc has done (although not heard them). I'd rec... | |
| What direction is VPI headed? Long-time VPI owner -- record cleaning machine in 1996; VPI Scout owner since 2004 and yes, it's been upgraded a few times with tonearm, motor, platter, feet, etc.I applaud VPI's effort to bring rationality to its line. My major concern is that V... | |
| Best Vinyl Bach - Solo Cello Suites recording? Casals is the least accurate, but perhaps the most romantic and passionate. It certainly is not in fashion these days. I agree on the merits of the Rostropovich and wish I had a set of the Fournier (I love his version of the Lalo Cello Concerto in... | |
| AudioKinesis Swarm or JL Audio F112 Pair? I have a Swarm and used to have a Fathom (but not a pair).My main speakers are Magneplanar 1.6qr's which roll off between 30-40Hz in my room. The Fathom gave me all the deep bass I wanted, but I always had a major problem with discontinuity betwee... | |
| First in line... You have a pretty nice system. What would you hope to accomplish in an upgrade that you are not getting now from your system?What kind of music? Budget?The Xerxes is a terrific table and can support quite a nice arm. But I think you get better ban... | |
| How good is the original Shelter 901? I had a 901, currently have the Shelter 501-II. The 901 definitely had more going on in the highs and lows, but less than the 501 in the mid-range. I love the 501, and only liked the 901, which I found more impressive but less immersive.hope this ... | |
| Linda Ronstadt/Nelson Riddle A bit off-analog, but I recently discovered that Wolfgang's Vault has a bunch of old live concert recordings of Linda Ronstadt at her peak that can be downloaded for $7 each. Unfortunately they are not on LP, nor even high-rez. But some of the per... | |
| SME 3009/II screening/can liner The can is grounded and supposedly prevents signal contamination from stray emf/radio noise. You can accomplish the same using mu-metal shielding around your connections and eliminate the can.HTH | |
| Aesthetix vs. Allnic vs. ARC ph7 Jim McShane's tube selections for the Rhea are:(4) "Mullard" reissue long plate 12AX7's(4) Sovtek 12AX7LPS(2) Genelex reissue 6922EH The big deal is that Jim goes through hundreds of tubes to get especially low-noise sets. Unfortunately, this mean... |