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| Was anyone else caught out by this? My hair is so thin after chemo that I don't need a hairdryer at all, never mind one that costs as much as several LPs! | |
| Was anyone else caught out by this? You've heard of vacuum tables to hold the record flat. Maybe this one applies vacuum from above to improve tracking? | |
| SME 15 mk2 You would do well to ask Elaine Wratten here: Sales@sme.ltd.uk | |
| KT88 Tube Recommendation - Mac MC275 They don't fit your budget, but the best KT-88s I have tried have been Sophia Electric blue coke bottles, with old Svetlanas (St Petersburg) coming next, but they are hard to find. | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion I cannot hear any change with various capacitative loadings. Maybe others can! | |
| NOS Amperex 211 vacuum tube The 211s make the Svetlana (St Petersburg) KT-88 matched quad I just bought seem like a bargain! | |
| ChatGPT Willsenton R800i 805 vs Line Magnetic LM-805ia I should think Skunkie would be upset to be accused of being male! Also, she has studied and modified the R8 extensively, but has declined to try the R800i as it is too heavy for her to move around. | |
| Considering a New Tube Pre-amp I've spent two months now with the Wyetech Ruby STD, and I have no regrets. I can't speak to imaging and soundstage as I have only one functional ear, so I don't hear stereo, but in terms of sound quality it does all I was hoping for. It is much l... | |
| Tubes to replace stock in Quad II Forty's amps? Waking up an ancient thread here! I've owned Quad II/Forty amps for nearly 18 years, and have experimented with various tubes. I haven't found a better rectifier than the Svetlana (St Petersberg) 5Ц3C black plate. I have been using Sophia Electric... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, Blue, Black @abucktwoeighty I've had a Kontrapunkt C (the father of the Bronze), a Cadenza Bronze, and also a BM Ruby 3 and LP-S. I like to listen to the Ortofons now and then, but could listen to the Benz cartridges all day. They are very different: after th... | |
| Last night the Music took over…. First full day of having my tube amps back in service. It's like sinking into a hot bath after a long day - so nice! Playlist included: Fleetwood Mac - Chalk Farm Blues Vol.1 Doobie Brothers - Takin' it to the Streets The Who - Who's Next Dic... | |
| Will a record weight harm the motor in a direct drive turntable? I just weighed the screw-on clamp from one of the SMEs, 355g (12.5oz). A tiny fraction of the weight of the platter (which I can't weigh: it swamps kitchen scales, bathroom scales are inaccurate and I no longer own a set of baby scales!) | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Six hours of driving tomorrow, but at the end of it I should have my right channel back. I've ended up preferring listening to one tube amp and one speaker rather than the old YBA-1ɑ. And no hum that I can hear! | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion The manufacturer suggests 470 - 1000 ohms. | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Not sure, I haven't been able to find a circuit diagram. But I'm using the NuVista Vinyl now, which has solid state amps for MC use. |