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| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @holmz Thanks for sharing! Was the Dohmann HQ in Australia, or Bulgaria (as I just read a Fremer article about Dohmann, Schroder, and another sound equipment manufacturer joining together to form a conglomerate in Bulgaria.) Yes, the alignment ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @sksos Yes, I only looked at the MC cartridge input, since I didn't want to fiddle with a SUT presently, although that could change in the future. I couldn't be happier with the CH Precision P1 / X1. I'm sure that the CS Port phono stage is ex... | |
| Connecting a phonostage to a processor. @bwguy There are some very helpful and knowledgeable individuals on this forum. (I'm not one of them.) There is also the occasional poster who feels a need to insult others, for some reason or another. Generally, I've found that those who fee... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze Don't let @rauliruegas bully you into thinking anything in particular. He doesn't know what you prefer at this point in time. I think most know what you mean by "musical". If you like the musical bloom of the tubes, then that's what yo... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze Here's a good summary of the 6922 tubes from Brent Jessee Recording and Supply: OK, SO TELL ME HOW THEY SOUND!! A tough question if there ever was one! The best advice is to get a few types and hear for yourself the good sounds you h... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze While you might not realize it, the Steelehad is definitely "tubey" in sound, compared a neutral. I had a Steelhead for 15 years, and really enjoyed it. It's a great phono stage. As you mention, perhaps, you should tube roll: the 5687... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? The Manley Steelhead is $12k. I think an upgrade should be 50-100% more in price, otherwise you’re just looking at different. At the price range you’re talking about, you might not get much of an upgrade, but maybe I’m wrong. I used to own a Stee... | |
| Help with stylus cleaning I don’t know if it’s related, but when I was using the Onzow Zerodust, my left channel went out on a MC cartridge with less than 200 hours on it. Since then I tried the StyLast stylus cleaner, the Magic Eraser, a nylon brush, and an electric blow... | |
| Solving the "complex music problem"? I experienced this same problem with complex music. While all components play at least a minor role, I found that the amplifier played the largest role in resolving this problem. | |
| Minusk platform I guess one solution is not to tap on the platform! …or perhaps try some tube dampeners on your phono stage. | |
| Minusk platform My turntable comes / came with a minus K platform from the manufacturer. I’ve never heard what you are describing. Perhaps you need to turn up the strength of the minus K force so that the turntable is not resting on the platform, but floating abo... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @holmz I'm not the most knowledgeable about different turntables, so my experience is rather limited. I've only had a Rega P3, Rega P8, and then made a (very large) jump to the Dohmann Helix One Mk2. The audiophile friend who's been in vinyl f... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm @mijostyn I listened to the exact same recordings with the only difference being the Lamm L2 versus the Ypsilon PST-100 Mk2 SE. Running the signal through the Lamm L2 would cause my system to sound like the Manley Steelhead is back in as ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 So, it's been about 6 months since I bought the CH Precision P1/X1, and it has been a very good experience. I haven't listened to any digital since I've had the P1/X1 installed, which is a good sign. The main distinction with this phono stage ... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl @gte357s I personally found that digital far exceeded vinyl at a vinyl set up of 10k or less: i.e. 10k digital is far superior to 10k analog. However, in my experience, at the upper echelons, analog is superior. Vinyl probably begins to exceed d... |