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| Phono preamp with two inputs: two MMs or MM+MC? Yeah, Nick Doshi is a great guy and his latest phono stage is the cat's whiskers. Lots of gain for a tube unit, dead quiet, and flexible. | |
| Hum in phono that comes and goes Ground loop-induced phono hum can be intermittent and mysterious. Try running the phono stage power cord to a different outlet or circuit to the AC mains. | |
| Phono preamp with two inputs: two MMs or MM+MC? Pass Labs XP-25 has two relay-switched inputs and relay-switched active gain options of 53db, 68db, and 76db. That gets it all done without a SUT. The unit has a wide range of selectable load options for MC, but is limited to 47K for MM. I solved ... | |
| Esoteric K01: What are the best settings for CD? I do like the unfiltered PCM setting on the K-01X-- a vivid and open sound. However with some CDs or after extended listening this setting becomes fatiguing. The unfiltered noise products get under the skin. | |
| The Band: S/T and/or Music from the Big Pink "my gut tells me to skip the MFSL's"Not the more recent MoFis. MoFi Stage Fright, Big Pink, and Rock of Ages are all superb. Unfortunately I haven't heard MoFi TB. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Fleib, in the course of marketing capacitors designed to reduce self-propagated microphonics, one of my most interesting interviews was with a respected OEM of TOTL tube amps who had been winding bespoke coupling capacitors with lead foil. He main... | |
| Esoteric K01: What are the best settings for CD? $3990 includes an optional 12Vdc port to connect an external linear PS as an alternative to the integrated switching power supply. IME that option proved worthwhile in concert with a Paul Hynes PS. Reportedly Uptone Audio sells a very good one as ... | |
| Esoteric K01: What are the best settings for CD? There is still a bit of break-in remaining before I can make a confident judgment about all of these settings on the K-01X, however if you can swing it, a Stanford Research Systems Perf-10 10 Mhz clock makes a much more discernable improvement tha... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Buconero17, I believe the theory is that Star Sound racks focus mostly on draining micro vibrations from inside the component to earth-- not on isolating the component. Such physics will operate regardless of where the component is located. | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre I have many Stillpoints of all types and several Star Sound SP-1 and Apprentice platforms. They all work well. Wisper, thanks for the review. I've been thinking about a Rhythm rack for awhile and may just do it.One of the ironies in this hobby is ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I have a similar sized room and have been generally nagged with LF room effects. I can appreciate your interest in finding a statement full-range speaker that takes advantage of your monoblock power. However, in view of room constraints it m... | |
| Best Sounding new releases 2015 Hr1, thanks for the Peacock recommendation. Simply superb. | |
| Best Sounding new releases 2015 Some more 2015 jazz:Charles Lloyd- Wild Man Dance. Bernie Grundman mastering and Joe Harley as "sound consultant."Tim Berne's Snakeoil- You've Been Watching MeEberhard Weber- Encore. Great sounding electric double bass w/flugelhorn. | |
| Best Sounding new releases 2015 Slaw, last week I saw Steve Wilson live on his Hand Cannot Erase tour. It was quite a show-- a very tight performance accompanied by creative use of video montage. Wilson is perhaps rock's most brilliant and eclectic collector of prog rock anteced... | |
| Luxman PD-441 Needs Service I've got a working PD-444, so far so good! Good luck. If the connection to cobra doesn't help, you might try Bill Thalman at Music Technology Inc. He is reportedly good at repairing almost any vintage TT. |