drrsutliff
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| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 Take up @ronboco offer and listen to some Rockports… They may have some of their newer models at Axpona but they are all special. | |
| Freight Movers? Many freight companies will have residential pickup and delivery available for an extra fee with lift-gate service. I usually dropped my palletized speakers off at the freight hub with my purchaser having residential delivery at the destination. | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? Look the midlevel Soundsmith cartridges. The Paua II can be acquired in the range of $1150 (most recent sale found with about 300 hours use). Mine was rebuilt at 1200 hours of use after a review/recommendation by Peter at a cost of $550 and curr... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @jimmyblues1959 Totally agree. Based upon an assumption about your user name we could be of similar age. I went with the angularity of Gryphon amplifications visual lines to contrast the open curvy design of my Origin Live Sovereign turntable so... | |
| 12au7 tube? They may not be actually counterfeit but also probably not NOS by any stretch of the imagination. I have quite a few in my collection and used to own a well calibrated Hickok Military Cardmatic tester that could actually stress the tubes slightly... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? +1 @jimmyblues1959 My system is fairly mature after years of buying, enjoying, and then selling, to afford the next perceived step up the ladder. Now large purchases are probably in the rear view as retirement is approaching (though these darn ... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… Many amplifiers, regardless of class, require some increased volume setting to properly drive certain speakers. It is usually the interaction between an amplifier and the speakers themselves that determine if the “dynamics” at lower volume fulfil... | |
| network switches and cables. My router and the initial switch in a managed Ubiquity Unifi network is in my office where my Comcast bridged modem resides. A network cable then runs 50 feet to my audio room up through my attic space. I placed a second powered Unifi switch 1 m... | |
| Durable record vacuum cleaner recommendation? I used at VPI 16.5 for 9 years with only replacing the tube seals and employing some different brushes. It is rugged and reliable, but I would not say it is quiet. | |
| Need Roon Advice. My Wolf Audio Alpha3SX Roon server runs 24/7 for over 5 years. I will shut it down if I am travelling away from home for a long period of time, but since I employ its service for ARC in my car and other household Roon endpoints it is always availa... | |
| What interconnect cables do you use with your VAC equipment ? I used Audience AU24 interconnects, power cords, and speaker cables for many years when I had VAC preamp(s) and poweramp. There were a few upgrades over the years within the Audience line… | |
| How long do records last? Many of my current collection came to me from my father and my aunt. Those were acquired by each of them in the 50s and early 60s. Some have noise and some have some surface damage but the majority play well and sound very good. They both were ... | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 65-75db | |
| Great vintage MM cartridge for my Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck/Spacearm. Recommendations? A few years ago I owner a VAC Standard LE preamp that had the same phono section that your Avatar is employing. I started using some MM carts then some of the HO MC (Benz Ebony HO). Ultimately I acquired a SUT to use and moved to LOMC cartridges... | |
| Ø Audio anyone? Agree with @tonyptony. Enjoyed their room and the Boulder electronics really helped them sing! |