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| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading @terry9 Curious, what were the most expensive and the cheapest?I do have some 2575’s on the way, so far found dirt cheap chinese metal film 10 for 75 cents to sound better then a dale cmf55 or pink takman!The worst was the most expensive resistor ... | |
| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading @terry9 If you are referring to the No52, could you tell me how/where the custom resistive loading is done? Are there screw terminals somewhere like the 32? Thanks. | |
| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading @bpoletti Thanks. I have been listening to the cart using a different stage that has variable loading, and no loading, etc., Soundsmith's loading recommendations for me are pretty spot on. The ML stage may be better, might be worse or lateral, but... | |
| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading SS Hyperion. I want to be able to resistive load between 470 and 1000 ohms. Loading plugs using 47K stage setting would be easier maybe to find what I like. Then I would use the internal screw terminals (if they exist in the No 52). | |
| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading It dawned on me that I should be able to also set the load to the option of 47K, and then use loading plugs. Example 900 ohm resistor used on a loading plug (1 male RCA to dual female RCA) would give me ~900 ohm resistive load? | |
| Mark Levinson No 52 Preamp phono stage custom loading Perhaps similar to No.32 using a pair of screw terminals?Mark Levinson Nº32 Phono Manual@imhififan Thank you very helpful! | |
| Favorite cable brand. NeotechCardas | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @ledoux1238,Well, I did try a bit more weight on the cart end, but I just settled on 12 since it was sounding good. Arriving at that weight was just a lot of trial and error, didn't happen overnight. I didn't think it would be a good idea to go to... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update About heavier carts, I had a hard time getting an ~10 gram cart to sound right, the other problem is it has very low compliance, about 10.The only way I found was to just add mass. Didn't want to use the carbon wand at first since it was so light,... | |
| Mark Levinson - refurbish or start fresh I'd keep both the amp and preamp, but make sure whoever does the work does not use parts that will alter the sound. The 33x series amps are hard to beat.I just got my 380s refurbished and I am very happy! @fixedincome may I ask where you had your ... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update It seems that finding the "optimal" PSI or pressure for the manifold is not that simple.Adjusting pressure down until it skips or mistracks, then adding pressure until it's gone, may not be exactly optimal, since adding even more pressure than thi... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @ledoux1238,Reading your posts about the VTF changing due to the wire.I use Cardas 34x4 "Clear" Tonearm Cable. Very very light and flexible. I haven't noticed VTF change due to the little wire holder clip on the manifold using this cable. The cabl... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update "I am a bit curious as to why your pump cannot work with the 6 gallon tank."Let me clear that up a bit, the 6 gallon tank does eventually fill, but it takes 4-5 minutes for it to show max pressure at the outlet with a gauge. So I decided that it s... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update I've had the transfi tonearm for over 5 years now. Used a Danner AP-8 (Sera/Top Fin). Out of the box it never had > 1.6 PSI all the way up at the pump. But the arm seemed OK around 1 PSI anyway. Only used a 1 liter tank near the pump.Decided to... | |
| Tube Amp soundstage "I wondering if someone could explain to me the reason my tube amp has a deeper soundstage than my SS amps?"Maybe the SS amps just aren't designed that way. I have a ML 335 that has as much if not more soundstage than any KT88, EL34, etc based amp... |